102 Voi ce Class (1) For the s tud e nt with no prev io us vo i ce rraining who desi res to s tud y a ppli ed m us ic . Fee: $60 . 104 Guitar Class (1) r o r the s tudent with no prev ious tra ining in g ui ta r. Survey of dif fere nt st y les of pl ay ing, cogecher w i th music theo ry as rel ated tu th e in strume nt. Firs t pos ition c ho rd s, ba r chords. right and left
and American so ng from tht: 19th thro ugh the 20th ce ntu ries, as well as songs o f prominent composers in the Nat ional sc hoo ls. 253 Lyri c Diction Ill (1) Lvric dict ion is caught in four semesters. Al l courses a rc I- unit lab cou rses meeting two hours per ,,·c:ck. 'l'h,cse courses arc gcarc:d for swdcnts s tudying clas s ical , ·ocal technique whose vocal reperto ire consists of foreign lan guage :1s well as Engli s h. and who , therefore, must learn co accu rately prono un ce a nd articu lat e fo reign languages, a nd t o k now t ht: meaning of vc rv word in t he text in o rd er to convey it acc urncc ly . In t he t hi rd se mester (1\ l u s ic 253) F re nch diction and
211 Improvisation: Concepts/Practice (2)
sixth chords, ra ised supe rtonic/ra ised submed iant seventh chords. e tc. , as wel l as at-s ight s imple figured-bass real ization and sightread ing from an open sco re. Re quire d fo r B.1'vl. Compos ition students. Fee: $90. 141 Applied Music - Private (1) App li ed instruction in com pos i tion , p ia no , o rga n. ha rp s ic hord , voice, brass inscrun1 ents, sering in s truments , woodw in d instru mcnt s1 percuss ion in st rument s 1 concl uct io n 1 and im p rov isat ion. Fee: half hour lesson $260. 142 App li ed Music - Private (2) Ap pli e d in str uction in com pos i t io n , pia no 1 o rgan, ha rp s ichord , vo ice, brass in s trum e nt s. s tring in st rum ents, woodw in d in s tru me nts, percus s ion in s trume n ts. conduct io n , and improvisat ion.
The study of foundational co n cep ts and principl es of improvisa tion. Thi s co urse is designed to in c lud e la borarorv ex per ie nce in dc,·c:loping improvi sationa l s kill s fo r the mu sic major on hi s/he r prin c ipa l ins trument or voice in both large and small settings. Prerequi site : 113 A and \\ '; 11-t A and W. 213A Sight-Singing and Dicta tion Ill (1) This co urse centers o n the app li cat ion of s ig ht -s inging a nd dicta tion sk ill s acquired in I 13A and 11-t A, with particu lar focus on dom inant a nd non-dom inant sev e nth c h o rd s, a lt e red n o n-har n1 o ni c tone s, secondary domi nants and c hromat ic me lodics . 213W Music Theory Ill (2) Thi s is the fin,tl sc:mcstcr of com mon-pra c tice diatonic harmony. Emphas is is on \'Oice leading a nd ha rmonic progressions including a lter ed dominant s, borrowed c hords. the 1capol irnn Sixth c hord . augmented chords a nd mod ul at io n. 214A Sight-Singing and Dictation IV (1) This course centers on the ap pli cat ion of s ig ht -s ing ing a nd dicta tion skil ls to complex diaroni c a nd c hromatic and modulating melodies. dominant a nd non-dom inant SC\'cnth c hords. altered non harmoni c tones, secondary domi nants. the Neapol itan Sixth c hord. a nd a ugmented s ixth chords. 214W Music Theory IV (2) This course is ce nter ed on t he stu d y o f c hrom a ti c harmonv of t he 19th ce ntury; Impressionism, a nd oc he r early 20t h century prac tice s; contem porary popular har monic practice and its symbo ls . 251 Song Literature I (1) ' I 'hi s is the first of two semes ters in the survcv of song liceracurc from the i\ l idd le Ages through the 20th centurv. This course will cover the hiscory of solo song literature from the i\ li dd lc i\gc:s through the C las s ica l pe ri od , and the hi sco ry of the German lied from Sc hub ert t o Schonberg. 1-:mphasis will be placc:d on how solo song influcncc:s or is influen ce d by major St) le
hand technique. Fee: $60. 113A Sight-Singing and Dictation I (2)
S ig h t-s in g ing d iaconic me lod ies, major and minor sca les and tr iads using moveable tonic solfcgc. Tran scri bing ba s ic diaconic me lod ies, cadences and progressio ns. Read ing, per for ming and transcribing rh ythmic patterns in s impl e, com pound and irregular meters. 113W Music Theory I (2) The study of the follow ing mus ic fundamentals: elementa ry aco ustics, keyboard layo ut , inter vals, sca les. key s ignatu res, triads. figured bass, diatonic vo ice- lead ing, cadcnccs 1 e lementa ry harmonic progress ion s, meter. rh ythm , t ime s ig natures a nd sta ff notation. 114A Sight-Singing and Di ctation II (2) Usi ng 11 3A materials as a founda tion, th is cou rse w ill encompass the sight -s ing ing and transc ribing of d iaconic and s impl e chromatic melod ics with g reater rhvthmic complexity, triad s i n al l i nver s ions , d om inant seven th c ho rd s a nd a ltered non-hMmonic tones . 114W Music Theory II (2) A stud y of common-p ractice d ia to ni c harmon y with e m p has is o n vo ice leading and harmon ic pro g ression. In c ludes pa n-writin g, non-h a rmo n ic cones, cadences, figured bass a nd Roman analvs is. 118 Keyboard II (1) Keyboard technique and li te ra tu re for the non-kcvboard major. Graded o n a c redi t / n o c redit bas is . Pre requisite: I 00 or per mi ss ion . Fee: $90 . 119 Keyboard Ill (1) Keyboa rd tec h niq ue a nd litera ture for the non-kevboa rd major. G raded on a c rc:dit / no credit bas is . Pre requisite: 11 8 o r per mission. Fee: $90. 120 Keyboard IV (1) Adva nced funct iona l keyboard sk ill s fo r the compos ition major. Included will be s uch sk ills as the playing of four-voice progress ions incorporating secondary d ominants, 1eapol irnn
grammar will be co,·c red. 254 Lyri c Diction IV (1)
Fcc: hour lesson $520. 151 Lyric Diction I (1)
Thi s semester wil l be a re,· icw of t he pronunciation and grammar of a ll languages o,·e red in the fir st three se mester s . and will cove r t he pronunciat ion of Latin a nd Spani sh. as we ll as t he proper pronunciation and art ic ul at io n of the Eng li s h language. 260 A, B Keyboard Sight Reading (1, 1) Analvsi s of s ight reading skill s and procedures. Emphasi s on dc,·e l o pm t:nt of abilit y to read with mu s ical understanding and ade quate tluenC) at first s ight. Pre requisite: consent of in struc tor. 281 Movement and Dance for Musical Theat re (1) The st ud y of spec ific stv lcs of movcmc..:nt used in musical t heat re performance. lnclud c:d wi ll Ix tap, jazz and a comb in a tion of othe r basic dance styles common to mus i ca l theatre performance. ' ['his acti\' ity class require, a fee and docs not meet the gent:ral education require ment in Physical Educat ion . 300 Concert Music (0) Attendance at specified number a nd tYpe s of concerts each se me ste r. Three se m esters required for g raduat io n. Graded o n a credit/ no c redit ba s is. 307 Music History and Literature: Medieval Through Early Baroque (2) t\ hi sto rical ,tnd cr it ical stud,· of t he period including im portant cont ributi ons in m usica l literature. theory a nd perfo rmance practice . Special attention will be given t0 the ana lysis of se lected voca l and instrumental works . Fee : $20.
L y ric di ct io n is taught in four semesters. All co urses are I unit lab courses meeting two hours per wee k. These co u rses are gea red for students stu dving classical vocal tech niqu e whose vocal repcrro irc cons ists of fo re ign la nguage as well as Eng li s h , a nd who, th e refo re, mus t lea rn to acc urate ly pronounce a nd art icu late fo re ig n lang uages, and to know th e meaning of every word in the text in order to convey it acc uratel y. Intcrnationa l Pho netic Alph abet. as it appli es to the languages studi ed, and the pronun ciation and bas ic gra mmar of the Ita li an htnguagc, wi ll be caught. 152 Lyric Diction II (1) Germa n diction a nd grammar wi ll be covered in t he sc:cond semes te r. 180, 280, 380 Performance Seminar (1) G ro up performance, d iscuss ion of performance practi ce and per formance evaluat ion. Poss ible sect ions of voice, piano , organ a nd va riou s wind and o rchestral in st ruments. i\ l ay be repea ted for up to 3 uni ts credit in t he same area of pe rforma nce. 181 Introduction to Composition (2) A wr it ing co urse des ig ned to p ro v id e opportun ity for deve loping basic skill s in the manipulation of mu s ical ma teria ls . 200 Concert Music (0) Atte nd ance at spec ified numbe r and types of conce rts each semes te r. Fo ur semeste rs req uired for g radu at ion. Graded o n a c red it/ no c re di t bas is .
trends of the rnrious periods. 252 Song Literature II (1)
Thi , is the second of two scmc, tc rs in the s urvey of song literature from the i\ liddlc Ages through the 20th century . Thi s course: w ill cove r the history of French. Briti sh
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