Music

Description for MUSIC111:
Basic music materials, principles of design, and the cultural significance of representative works in historical sequence. Designed primarily for non-music majors.

Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution Area: Arts.

Fee:
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $960

Description for MUSIC111:
Basic music materials, principles of design, and the cultural significance of representative works in historical sequence. Designed primarily for non-music majors.

Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution Area: Arts.

Fee:
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $960

Description for MUSIC115:
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.

Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution Area: Arts.

Fee:
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $960

Description for MUSIC185C:
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.

Prerequisite: Students must contact the Music Department (617.287.5640) to register for lessons.

Academic Information:
Credits: 1

Fee:
Course Fee: $455
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $455

Description for MUSIC185E:
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.

Prerequisite: Students must contact the Music Department (617.287.5640) to register for lessons.

Academic Information:
Credits: 1

Fee:
Course Fee: $455
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $455

Description for MUSIC185F:
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.

Prerequisite: Students must contact the Music Department (617.287.5640) to register for lessons.

Academic Information:
Credits: 1

Fee:
Course Fee: $455
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $455

Description for MUSIC185I:
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.

Prerequisite: Students must contact the Music Department (617.287.5640) to register for lessons.

Academic Information:
Credits: 1

Fee:
Course Fee: $455
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $455

Description for MUSIC185I:
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.

Prerequisite: Students must contact the Music Department (617.287.5640) to register for lessons.

Academic Information:
Credits: 1

Fee:
Course Fee: $455
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $455

Description for MUSIC185I:
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.

Prerequisite: Students must contact the Music Department (617.287.5640) to register for lessons.

Academic Information:
Credits: 1

Fee:
Course Fee: $455
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $455

Description for MUSIC185I:
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.

Prerequisite: Students must contact the Music Department (617.287.5640) to register for lessons.

Academic Information:
Credits: 1

Fee:
Course Fee: $455
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $455

Description for MUSIC241:
The growth and development of American music in both its rural-folk and urban aspects.

Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution Area: Arts.
Diversity: United States.

Fee:
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $960

Description for MUSIC248:
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.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution Area: Arts.
Diversity: International.

Fee:
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $960

Description for MUSIC251:
The development of jazz from its origin to the present.

Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $960

Description for MUSIC258:
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.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution Area: Arts.

Fee:
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $960

Description for MUSIC268:
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.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution Area: Arts.

Fee:
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $960

Description for MUSIC480:
This course introduces students to the different types of Chinese music and performance techniques that are representative of the evolution of Chinese music at various times in history. Coursework includes an exploration of the social, cultural, religious, economic, and political environment of China from the antiquity to the present day and discussion of the functional relationship between Chinese music and Chinese society as developed through the years. Students will also explore the multi-faceted cultural significance of different genres of Chinese music and examination of the similarities and contrasts between Chinese music and music of the students’ own culture.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $960