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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
Spring (2 credits). Introduction to the instruments of the percussion family with emphasis on practical experience in group and/or individual performance. Prerequisite: ability to read music. Offered in alternate years.
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2.00 Credits
Spring (2 credits). Examination of the construction and repertoire of the pipe organ from its invention to the present day. Topics include iconography, mechanics, and acoustics, as well as cultural and societal interdependence. Open to nonorganists. Offered in alternate years.
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3.00 Credits
Fall (1-3), Spring (1-3), May Term (1-3) Special topics offered as needed. May be repeated for degree credit given a different topic.
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3.00 Credits
Fall (4/2), Spring (4/2). Provides an introduction to electro-acoustic music through the study of electro-acoustic compositions, synthesis techniques and current computer applications. On completion, students should have a strong sense of the development of electro-acoustic music, a working knowledge of the supporting details (terminology, techniques, genres, composers, etc.) and an aural sense of different styles. Prerequisite: MUS 43 or permission. NU only.
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3.00 Credits
Fall (1), Spring (1). Study of vocal coaching (opera and art song) and instrumental accompanying techniques. Practicing, rehearsing together, literature, transposition, and sight-reading. Supervised practice sessions. Prerequisite: permission. May be repeated for degree credit up to 8 credits.
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2.00 Credits
Spring (2 credits). Study of jazz nomenclature, performance strategies, and resources for improvisation. Emphasis on applied ear-training and performance on the student's major instrument. Prerequisite: MUS 102, 106, or permission.
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2.00 Credits
Fall (2 credits). Continuation of improvisation and performance strategies studied in Jazz Improvisation I. Emphasis on advanced eartraining, performance on student's major instrument, and music transcription. Prerequisite: permission. May be repeated for degree credit for up to 4 credits.
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
Reedmaking, mouthpiece refacing, tuning, minor repairs, and mechanical adjustments. Prerequisite: permission. Offered as needed.
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2.00 Credits
Literature for solo piano, chamber music with piano, and concertos written from the mid-18th century to the present. Music for harpsichord and clavichord prior to 1750 commonly performed on the piano also included. Stylistic, social, and cultural elements are explored. Extensive listening and examination of scores. Prereq uisite: ability to read music. Offered as needed.
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2.00 Credits
Fall (2 credits). Exploration of literature for the voice in the German and Italian languages and correct diction for each language. Also includes learning and working with the International Phonetic Alphabet. NU only. Offered every year.
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