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MUSIC 101 Chorus
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The study and performance of music for chorus from the medieval period through the twentieth century. This course may be repeated for credit. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 102 Chamber Singers
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The study and performance of music for the small vocal ensemble. Repertoire ranges from Renaissance madrigals to contemporary music. Limited enrollment. This course may be repeated for credit. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 103G Music as Experience
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An introduction to the art of music including musical elements and the creative process, historical styles, forms and composers. Participants study the cultural significance of representative works, as well as music's relationship to the other arts. Please note: Students may receive credit either for this course or for MUSIC C110 (Listening Experience), but not for both. More Info
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MUSIC 104 Jazz Band
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Analysis, improvisation and performance of jazz. Work in small ensembles. This course may be repeated for credit. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 105G Music of the World
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This course examines the power and function of music in pan-human context. Drawing on a wide variety of sounds and texts, students investigate the relationship between music and intellect, spirit, community, and environment. Special attention is given to how terms, concepts and values from various world musics illuminate and amplify our essential understanding of this human phenomenon. Please note: Students may receive credit either for this course or for MUSIC C110 (World Music), but not for both. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 106 Orchestra
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The study and performance of music for chamber orchestra. Repertoire ranges from Renaissance to contemporary music. (Often this is available for credit as MUSIC 479, section 1.) This course may be repeated for credit. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 111 An Introduction to Music
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Basic music materials, principles of design, and the cultural significance of representative works in historical sequence. Designed primarily for non-music majors. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 115 World Music
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An introduction to the musical traditions of countries throughout the world, embracing the role of music in society, ritual, and culture. Traditional vocal and instrumental styles of folk and traditional music are illustrated through audio and visual materials. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 117 History of Country Music in America
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This course is an introduction to the stylistic vocabulary and cultural contexts of country music in America from the 1920's to the present through source readings, cultural and musical analysis, and critical listening. More Info
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MUSIC 121 Theory I
MUSIC 122 Theory II
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A continuation of MUSIC 121: realization of bass lines in four-part harmony. Basic counterpoint. Principles of voice-leading. (Course offered in the spring only.) More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 123 Ear Training and Sight Singing I
MUSIC 124 Ear Training and Sight Singing II
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A continuation of MUSIC 123. Further score reading and rhythmic exercises. Dictation of moderately simple melodies and introduction to part-singing. (Course offered in the spring only.) More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 131 Elements: Keyboard I
MUSIC 132 Elements: Keyboard II
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A continuation of major scales, introduction to minor scales, harmonization of melodies with expanded chord vocabulary. Further study of piano technique, including coordination of hands in more complex rhythmic patterns. (Course offered in the spring only.) More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 185 Applied Music
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Private, individualized study of voice and all instruments covering both performing techniques and musicianship. Open to all students upon payment of an additional fee. Twelve hour or half-hour lessons per semester. May be repeated for credit. Students must contact the Music Department to register for lessons. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 205G Introduction to Ethnomusicology
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This course provides an introduction to ethnomusicology, the study of music across culture. The class will sample readings from the field's major figures together with sounds and images from the places they studied. Field methods and topical issues raised in ethnomusicology are discussed in class, then applied to the student's own research through several structured projects. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 221 Theory III
MUSIC 222 Theory IV
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A continuation of MUSIC 221: advanced four-part writing and the introduction of short tonal compositions in imitation of classic models. Further analysis of complex harmonic and melodic structures. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 223 Ear Training and Sight Singing III
MUSIC 224 Ear Training and Sight Singing IV
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A continuation of MUSIC 223: emphasis on dictation of harmonic progressions and extended melodies. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 235 Music of the Middle East
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Music of the Middle East examines various Middle Eastern cultural soundscapes from an ethnomusicological perspective, including the relationship between folk, classical, and popular musical traditions and music's role in religious expression. More Info
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MUSIC 241 American Music
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The growth and development of American music in both its rural-folk and urban aspects. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 248 Universe of Music
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An introduction to the infinite universe of music from its origins to the present, this course investigates the role of instruments, culture, myth and science in the evolution of music. Illustrations through the medium of the World Wide Web present the concept of music as both communication of ideas and expression of feelings in diverse musical traditions of the world. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 251 The History and Development of Jazz in America
MUSIC 252 African-American Mus
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An examination of African-American music (black music) from its African origins to contemporary black musical expression, including work songs, spirituals, minstrelsy, blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 253G Black American Music
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A study of musical activity of Black Americans and the vital role it has played in the development of musical performance in the United States. The study includes an examination of the genres and styles that characterized the music from its earliest manifestations among a people in slavery to the rap beat of the late twentieth century. Capabilities addressed: Critical reading, critical thinking, clear writing, collaborative learning, information technology, oral presentation. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 255 Jazz Harmony and Arranging
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An introduction to the fundamentals of jazz theory: scales, modes, chord progressions and voicing. Analysis and application of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic structures through improvisation, composition and arranging in small forms. More Info
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MUSIC 258 American Music in Wartime
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The history of the United States goes back only 255 years, yet in that relatively short amount of time the country has been involved in no fewer than ten wars. This course is a survey course examining American wartime composers, their lives, their works, and the events surrounding the composition of patriotic works. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 268 Music of Latin America
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This course is an introductory online course dealing with the diverse musical traditions of Latin America, including the role of music in society, ritual, and culture. The result is a comparative study of styles, dances, and instruments, with a certain emphasis given to the development of critical listening skills. Students need access to a computer with Internet sound capabilities. Course subject matter is generally limited to music that has surfaced and developed in Latin America and not as it has developed in the continental United States. Readings will be supplemented by various links as well as the Latin American audio selections available from the Naxos catalogue. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 301 Medieval & Renaissance
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A survey of important stylistic and formal developments from the Middle Ages to the early baroque. Liturgical chant, the rise of polyphony, the motet, monophonic and polyphonic secular song, monody, opera and major works of composers from Machete to Monteverdi. (Course offered every third semester.) More Info
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MUSIC 302 Medieval to Baroque
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A survey of important stylistic and formal developments from the Medieval Period through to the end of the Baroque Era. (course offered once per year) More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 303 Classical to Modern
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A survey of important stylistic and formal developments in music from the Classical Period through to the present. (Course offered once per year) More Info
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MUSIC 315 Seminar in World Music
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An upper level exploration of selected global cultural soundscapes from an ethnomusicological perspective, emphasizing the role of music in culture, specifically its symbiotic relationship with various cultural modalities, including community, identity, tradition, change, class, gender, nationalism, and religion. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 400 Master Composers
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A survey of the life, works, and influence of eminent composers. Topics vary each semester, and are listed in the department's announcement of current course offerings. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 401 String Methods
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Intensive class instruction in the fundamentals of string technique. This course offers preparation for teaching instrumental music at the secondary level. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 402 Woodwind Methods
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Intensive class instruction in the fundamentals of woodwind technique. This course offers preparation for teaching instrumental music at the secondary level. More Info
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MUSIC 403 Brass Methods
MUSIC 404 Percussion Methods
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Intensive class instruction in the fundamentals of percussion technique. This course offers preparation for teaching instrumental music at the secondary level. More Info
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MUSIC 434 The History of Musical Instruments
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The art and technology of musical construction from the Middle Ages to the present. Representative repertoire is used to illustrate particular instruments in solo and ensemble contexts. More Info
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MUSIC 435 Opera
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The musical, literary and scenic components of opera from 1600 to the present with special attention to the works of Monteverdi, Hndel, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner and Puccini. More Info
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MUSIC 440 Instrumental Methods and Literature in the Teaching of Music
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This course deals with running band and orchestra programs in grades 4-12 in the schools. Topics include: history and literature, psychology of music, teaching methods, organization, administration, literature, adjudication, program evaluation, and the instrumental music teaching profession. More Info
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MUSIC 441 Choral and General Music Methods and Literature
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Choral and general music in public and parochial schools. This course deals with all aspects of running choral and general programs in grades N-12. Topics include history and philosophy, psychology, teaching methods, foreign approaches, (Orff, Kodly, Dalcroze, Suzuki), lesson planning, literature, and joining the profession. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 442 Conducting
MUSIC 453 The History of Performance
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A study of music literature through the conventions that govern its performance. Notation, musical instruments and ensembles, the role of improvisation, and changing musical tastes are examined in relation to historic repertoires from the Middle Ages to the present. Topics also include the development of the public concert and of the art of the conductor. More Info
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MUSIC 478 Independent Study
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Study of a particular area of this subject under the supervision of a faculty member. Students wishing to register must do so through the department. More Info
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MUSIC 479 Independent Study
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Open to advanced students who wish to do intensive work on a particular topic. A written outline of the project must be submitted to the prospective instructor well in advance of the beginning of the semester in which the project is to be done. An extended written paper is the normal outcome of such a project. While enrollment in Independent Study is encouraged for advanced students, all students enrolling in MUSIC 479 (other than the Chamber Orchestra section) that involves any aspect of performance do so with the understanding that they will continue to perform in the performing ensemble idiomatic to their instrument, whether officially enrolled for credit or not. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 480 Special Topics
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This course offers study of selected topics within this subject. Course content and credits vary according to topic and are announced prior to the registration period. More Info
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MUSIC 483 Orchestration
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A study of the range and timbre of instruments. Practical ways of combining instruments. Discussion of mass, texture, and sound. More Info
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MUSIC 498 Senior Honors
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An opportunity for seniors to work with a faculty advisor on an individualized, advanced project. The senior honors project may be either a major creative effort leading to a recital/portfolio of original compositions, a senior recital, or a written research project in music theory or history. While enrollment in Senior Honors is encouraged for advanced students, all students enrolling in MUSIC 498 that involves any aspect of performance do so with the understanding that they will continue to perform in the performing ensemble idiomatic to their instrument, whether officially enrolled for credit or not. More Info
Offered in:MUSIC 499 Pre-Practicum in Music
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Field experience consisting of observation and limited assistance in selected public school music programs. This, coupled with the pre-practicum experience taken with required courses of the Provisional Teacher Certification Program, fulfills the pre-practicum requirement established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This course is offered every semester. More Info
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