Music
College of Fine Arts
Music Education
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Arts Engagement as Active Hope: Attuning, Reflecting, and Writing Our Way Towards a Sustain Future
CFA ME 377
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CAS WR 100 or CAS WR 120). Online offering. Explore the arts and writing to contemplate nature, identify unsustainable practices, and propose viable alternatives. Learners of all ability levels in the arts are welcome. Effective Summer 1 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, The Individual in Community, Creativity/Innovation. 4 cr.
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Rock & Pop Performance & Pedagogy
CFA ME 638
The course is designed both to introduce learners to, and to develop existing expertise in, skills and techniques for making, teaching, and learning popular music; providing learners with a range of learning and music-making experiences germane to and typical of a range of popular music contexts. Informal, nonformal, and mentoring pedagogical practices are normative components of learning popular music, along with more formal teaching learning approaches, so students are encouraged to embrace all of these approaches, as learners and as co-teachers and peer mentors. 4 cr.
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Special Topics: Advanced Conducting Institute
CFA MU 535
This course offers immersive, hands-on instruction for aspiring and experienced choral conductors, including current music educators and conductors, seeking to refine their skills in leading vocal ensembles. Students engage in intensive score study, conducting technique, rehearsal planning, and ensemble leadership, with a focus on technically sound, expressive conducting. Through a combination of podium time, faculty coaching, and private lessons, students will develop advanced gestural vocabulary and explore strategies for achieving cohesive ensemble sound. Pre-course readings and assignments will be provided in preparation for the in-person aspect of this intensive course. Available for graduate conducting credit in consultation with student advisors.. Variable cr.
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Elements of Music Theory 1
CFA MT 105
A creative introduction to the foundational principles of musical structure. Uses a multi-modal approach, combining in-class performance exercises, listening, composition, keyboard, and aural (and oral) learning. Students acquire an analytical vocabulary and the basic knowledge to support the exploration of musical repertoires, to enhance their own performances, and to develop their own musical compositions. Analytical and music-composition projects engage concepts of musical space, time, pitch, rhythm, and harmony as employed in tonal music. Course may not be taken by CFA music majors. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation. 4 cr.
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Applied Voice (Half-Hour)
CFA ML 508
Seven half-hour private lessons provided by CFA faculty. Students should make personal arrangements with the School of Music for private lessons. There is an Applied Music fee during Summer Term of $500 for seven half-hour lessons per session for CFA ML 508. In addition, standard tuition rates also apply. Register for 1 or 2 units. Variable cr.
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Applied Guitar for Non-Music Majors (Half-Hour)
CFA ML 566
Seven half-hour private lessons provided by CFA faculty. Students should make personal arrangements with the School of Music for private lessons. There is an Applied Music fee during Summer Term of $500 for seven half-hour lessons per session for CFA ML 566. In addition, standard tuition rates also apply. Register for 1 or 2 credits. Variable cr.
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Applied Voice (Hour)
CFA ML 507
Seven one-hour private lessons provided by CFA faculty. Students should make personal arrangements with the School of Music for private lessons. There is an Applied Music fee during Summer Term of $1000 for seven one-hour lessons per session for CFA ML 507. In addition, standard tuition rates also apply. Register for 3 or 4 credits. Variable cr.
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Applied Guitar for Non-Music Majors (Hour)
CFA ML 565
Seven one-hour private lessons provided by CFA faculty. Students should make personal arrangements with the School of Music for private lessons. There is an Applied Music fee during Summer Term of $1000 for seven one-hour lessons per session for CFA ML 565. In addition, standard tuition rates also apply. Register for 3 or 4 credits. Variable cr.