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  • CFA MU 225: Jazz Music
    A study of important issues connected with America's original music: the art of improvisation; the role of composition; innovation and tradition; individuality and style; instruments and forms. We also consider controversial questions such as the formation of the roots of jazz, issues of race, and the "neo-classicism" of the 1980s and 1990s. Students will learn how to listen, to appreciate jazz if they are unfamiliar with it, and to deepen their understanding if they already enjoy it. 2 or 4 cr. (*)
  • CFA MU 228: Masterpieces of Western Music
    Study of selected major works from each of the historical style periods of Western music: Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, Romantic, and the twentieth century. Works are chosen to illustrate the broad scope of Western musical history. Open only to non-CFA music majors. 2 or 4 cr. (*)
  • CFA MU 229: Masterpieces of Opera
    An introduction to the forms and conventions of musical drama. Selected works of light and serious opera presented in order of progressive depth and complexity. Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, Puccini's La Bohème,Mozart's Don Giovanni, Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, and Alban Berg's Lulu. Open only to non-CFA music majors. 2 or 4 cr. (*)
  • CFA MU 240: Ludwig van Beethoven
    The triumph of the human spirit through the symphonic ideal. An introduction to the nine symphonies, chamber music, piano sonatas, concertos, the overtures, and the opera Fidelio. Open only to non-CFA music students. 2 or 4 cr. (*)
  • CFA MU 242: Music and Society
    A survey of the complex and fascinating relationship between music and the society it mirrors, from Plato to Punk. Focuses on several crucial crossroads in the history of Western culture: antiquity and musical ethos; medieval plainsong; feudalism and courtly love; the secular courts of the Renaissance; Bach and craftsmanship; Mozart and the Enlightenment; angst, anger, and Romanticism; and the modern ferment. 2 or 4 cr. (*)
  • CFA MU 246: Popular Music: The Rolling Stones
    This multi-media course will provide an in-depth examination of the Rolling Stones and their role within the evolving history of popular culture, with the major emphasis being placed on understanding their musical styles. Along the way, the relationship between the group and the major trends in rock music will be highlighted, since a history of the Stones is, in many ways, a history of rock music in general. This course is intended for the general university student and neither assumes nor requires previous training in music.
  • CFA MU 247: Popular Music: The Beatles
    This course will examine the music of the Beatles in the cultural, social, and musical context of the Sixties. We shall look at the influences that played a part in the formation of their style; the magical interplay of talents among the four musicians; and the special partnership between Lennon and McCartney that led to the creation of some of the most enduring songs of the pop and rock era. This course is especially designed for students who have no technical background in music, though musicians are welcome too.
  • CFA MU 248: Popular Music: World Beat
    This course will explore the distinctive popular music known as "World Beat " including pop music from Africa, Cuba and other parts of the Caribbean, Latin America and in particular Brazil, Argentina, India, Spain, Portugal, and North America., as well as world beat fusion, film music, and more traditional genres such as Spanish flamenco. Social and cultural influences, political motivations, and the effects of modernization and recording will also guide our investigation.
  • CFA MU 249: Popular Music: Funk
    Funk is a musical style that emerged during the late 1960s and early ?70s, and is widely considered as one of the primary influences in the development of disco, rap, hip hop, fusion, and contemporary urban and R&B styles. This course will follow the trajectory of funk from its roots in rhythm and blues through its classic formulation in the 1970s, and will conclude with a discussion of the urban transformation and revival of funk over the last two decades. We will place funk within its cultural and social milieu, as well as examine the evolving musical characteristics of funk in some detail. This course is intended for the general university student and neither assumes nor requires previous training in music. 3 cr.
  • CFA MU 261: Music Education 1
    Required of music education students and open to any University student interested in building a basic repertoire of teaching skills. Discussion of student's reasons for selecting music teaching as a profession. The study of the nature of teacher power and authority in the classroom and the importance of relationship building with students. Instuctional strategies of master teachers including attention and clarity moves are studied, analyzed, and practiced. Analysis of teacher attributes as portrayed in films. Development of a repertoire of songs for classroom use. FIELD EXPERIENCE: 25 hours of sustained weekly Friday morning internship in a public secondary school music program. 2 cr.
  • CFA MU 263: Music Experiences for Classroom Teachers
    The study of contemporary philosophies and curricula related to the elementary school music program. Experiences in music listening, performing (i.e., singing and playing instruments), and creating provide a basis for evolving goals and teaching strategies for the development of musical concepts appropriate to the elementary school. 2.0 credits.
  • CFA MU 264: Music and Movement in Early Childhood
    Experiences in music and movement provide a basis for developing concepts and skills in each arts area, as well as teaching strategies appropriate for relating music and movement in the early childhood curriculum.
  • CFA MU 275: Jazz 1: Performance and Context
    Open to non-music majors and music majors for elective credit with advisor approval. Introduction to the American musical art form through recordings, videos, discussion, concerts and workshops; also an introduction to the role of jazz in education. 2 cr.
  • CFA MU 276: Jazz 2: Performance and Context
    A continued study of the major movements of jazz, with emphasis on the role of jazz in education. 2 cr.
  • CFA MU 295: Phonetics for Singing
    The study of Italian, French, English, and German lyric diction through use of the international phonetic alphabet. Emphasis on mastering the symbols and sounds of the alphabet and the study of its practical application. Approximately one-half term devoted to work in each language: Italian and French, first semester; English and German, second semester. 1 cr.
  • CFA MU 296: Phonetics for Singing
    The study of Italian, French, English, and German lyric diction through use of the international phonetic alphabet. Emphasis on mastering the symbols and sounds of the alphabet and the study of its practical application. Approximately one-half term devoted to work in each language: Italian and French, first semester; English and German, second semester. 1 cr.
  • CFA MU 300: Composers' Forum
  • CFA MU 301: Music Theory 5
    Individual musicianship problems developed according to the major area of study. Formal and compositional idioms of the Romantic period of music. Individual study or compositional projects. 2 cr.
  • CFA MU 302: Music Theory 6
    Individual musicianship problems developed according to the major area of study. Formal and compositional idioms of the twentieth century. Individual study or compositional projects. 2 cr.
  • CFA MU 303: Instrumentation 1
    Basic techniques in scoring for chorus, orchestra, band, and ensembles. Ranges and transpositions of voices and instruments; idiomatic writing, score reading, and clef transposition. 2 cr.

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