Introduction to the musical notation of pitch and rhythm and to scales and intervals through study in beginning piano technique and literature, ensemble playing, and simple improvisation. No prior knowledge of music is necessary. V.6a

A course designed to increase and deepen the student’s appreciation of music as an art. Emphasis is placed upon development of intelligent listening skills founded upon a knowledge of the basic elements of music, musical styles and their historical contexts. V.6a

Opera workshop is a performance based course which allows students to explore operatic literature in an educational classroom setting. Students will study and perform literature which is vocally and dramatically challenging but which is well within their capabilities. Basic elements of stage deportment, character analysis, and public performance will also be incorporated. V.6b

Students will have independent instruction in musical composition. Weekly assignments of prescribed composition projects will introduce students to a variety of musical procedures. Additionally, each student will produce a single larger work developed progressively throughout the semester to be presented in performance at the end of the term. May be repeated for credit. Applied music fee required.

Prerequisite: Interested incoming first-year students should plan to audition during orientation week. other audition dates will be announced during the academic year. Upperclassmen desiring applied music study should arrange an audition or consult with the chair of the department prior to registration for the term in which lessons are desired. A weekly, 50-minute private lesson. An applied music fee will be assessed for this course. Music scholarships are available to defray part of the cost. Once a scholarship has been awarded, it will continue to be awarded whenever the student enrolls in the course, as long as funds are available and the student shows sufficient progress. All students enrolled in applied music are required to perform in a departmental recital or before a faculty jury, usually near the end of the academic term. Exceptions may be made for those students who have performed a solo recital or program of equivalent difficulty. May be repeated for credit. V.6b

Prerequisite: Interested incoming first-year students should plan to audition during orientation week. Other audition dates will be announced during the academic year. Upperclassmen desiring applied music study should arrange an audition or consult with the chair of the department prior to registration for the term in which lessons are desired. A weekly, 50-minute private lesson. An applied music fee will be assessed for this course. Music scholarships are available to defray part of the cost. Once a scholarship has been awarded, it will continue to be awarded whenever the student enrolls in the course, as long as funds are available and the student shows sufficient progress. All students enrolled in applied music are required to perform in a departmental recital or before a faculty jury, usually near the end of the academic term. Exceptions may be made for those students who have performed a solo recital or program of equivalent difficulty. May be repeated for credit. V.6b

Prerequisite: Interested incoming first-year students should plan to audition during orientation week. Other audition dates will be announced during the academic year. Upperclassmen desiring applied music study should arrange an audition or consult with the chair of the department prior to registration for the term in which lessons are desired. A weekly, 50-minute private lesson. An applied music fee will be assessed for this course. Music scholarships are available to defray part of the cost. Once a scholarship has been awarded, it will continue to be awarded whenever the student enrolls in the course, as long as funds are available and the student shows sufficient progress. All students enrolled in applied music are required to perform in a departmental recital or before a faculty jury, usually near the end of the academic term. Exceptions may be made for those students who have performed a solo recital or program of equivalent difficulty. May be repeated for credit. V.6b

Prerequisite: Interested incoming first-year students should plan to audition during orientation week. Other audition dates will be announced during the academic year. Upperclassmen desiring applied music study should arrange an audition or consult with the chair of the department prior to registration for the term in which lessons are desired. A weekly, 50-minute private lesson. An applied music fee will be assessed for this course. Music scholarships are available to defray part of the cost. Once a scholarship has been awarded, it will continue to be awarded whenever the student enrolls in the course, as long as funds are available and the student shows sufficient progress. All students enrolled in applied music are required to perform in a departmental recital or before a faculty jury, usually near the end of the academic term. Exceptions may be made for those students who have performed a solo recital or program of equivalent difficulty. May be repeated for credit. V.6b

Prerequisite: MUSC 157. A study of Western vocal and instrumental music from 1770 to 1890, focusing both upon general stylistic developments in their historical contexts and upon the closer study of great works of the Classic and Romantic masters. Basic forms and score analysis will be introduced. These forms include Sonata-allegro form, theme and variations, rondo, minuet and trio, and song forms. III.W, V.1, V.6a

Prerequisite: MUSC 181. Study and analysis of keyboard music from the pre-piano period to the present. Special attention will be given to the development of keyboard forms, techniques and idiomatic styles. V.6a

Prerequisite: MUSC 107 or MUSC 157. This course will introduce students to the process of composing film scores, as well as analyzing films, representing various compositional styles and techniques. Students will use technical and musical vocabularies to analyze and critique film scores. Included in our study will be film composers John Williams, Danny Elfman, Howard Shore, Elmer Bernstein, Bernard Herrmann, Nino Rota, Miklos Rosza, Jerry Goldsmith, and others. Offered alternate years. May be counted toward the minor in film studies. III.O, V.6a

Prerequisites: Audition and permission of the instructor. Reading, preparation and performance of instrumental chamber music and ensemble music of various styles. The instrumental ensemble performs alone and with the concert choir. Three hours of rehearsal per week. V.6b

Prerequisites: one MUSC course and permission of the instructor. The study of introductory level material by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.

Prerequisites: MUSC 157 and MUSC 181 or MUSC 185. This course offers students an intensive look at the genre of the art song. Both the history and performance of German, French, Spanish, and English-language art song traditions will be studied. There will be an emphasis on performance in the class. Offered alternate years. V.6a

Prerequisite: MUSC 157. A study of Western music from 1890 to the present, with emphasis placed upon study of the great composers of the 20th century. Topics covered will include impressionism, dodecaphonic music, neoclassicism, serialism, and the emergence of electronic and synthesized music. Basic musical forms and music score analysis will be introduced. These include serial techniques, aleatoric ideas, minimalism, advanced harmonic analysis, new systems of notation, and the innovations in rhythm. V.1, V.6a

Prerequisite: MUSC 343. This course is a continuation of MUSC 343.

Prerequisites: 100-level MUSC course and permission of the instructor. The study of an intermediate level topic by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.

Prerequisite: Three courses in music history and three courses in music theory. Intensive study with emphasis upon at least two of the following: analysis, historical research, or performance. This study will culminate in a substantial piece of critical writing by the student, to be carried out under the supervision of the department faculty.