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PERF-110/110G
Understanding Music (3)
An introduction to musical language through listening
and comprehension. The fundamentals of acoustics, melody,
harmony, form, texture, and color in a wide range of
music from ancient and global music to European concert
music. Includes listening and concert attendance requirements.
Usually offered every term.
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PERF-120
Music Fundamentals (3)
Introductory study of musical notation and theory including
rhythm, intervals, scales, keys, chords, and musical forms.
Usually offered every fall. |
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PERF-124
Harmony I (3)
The principles of part-writing and harmonic progression
through compositional and analytical work in which students
harmonize given melodies or basses. Materials are limited
to tonal music, triads and seventh chords with their inversions,
cadences, harmonic progression, and simple modulations.
Usually offered alternate falls. Prerequisite: PERF-120
or equivalent experience in music. |
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PERF-125
Harmony II (3)
A continuation of part-writing and harmonic progression
through compositional and analytical work. Materials include
more complex structures, chromatically altered chords,
and modulation to distant keys. Usually offered alternate
springs. Prerequisite: PERF-124. |
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PERF-142
University Chorus (1)
May be repeated for credit; different repertoire is assumed.
Prepares and presents major works of choral literature.
Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: audition. |
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PERF-143
Chamber Singers (2)
May be repeated for credit; different repertoire is assumed.
Small, highly select, traveling choral ensemble which
presents both sacred and secular programs. Usually offered
every term. Prerequisite: audition. |
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PERF-144
University Orchestra (1)
May be repeated for credit; different repertoire is assumed.
Concerts, sight-reading, and study of selected compositions.
Open to all students, faculty, and staff. Usually offered
every term. Prerequisite: audition. |
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PERF-145
Instrumental Ensembles (1)
May be repeated for credit; different repertoire is assumed.
String, mixed, and wind ensembles, pep band, and jazz
ensemble. Open to students, faculty, and staff. Usually
offered every term. Prerequisite: audition. |
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PERF-205/205G
Masterpieces of Music (3)
Listening to and analyzing masterpieces of Western music
from the Middle Ages to the present day. The course
includes a variety of genres and styles with background
study into the historical era and particular composers.
Usually offered every spring.
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PERF-210/210G
Greatness in Music (3)
Study of the concept and meaning of greatness in music
through the Western classical canon, world music, vernacular
and popular music, and performance. Readings and lectures
examine the aesthetic criteria for greatness in each area
and offer students an opportunity to evaluate and critique
diverse genres of music. Course readings are drawn not
only from music but also other arts. Usually offered every
fall. |
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PERF-215/215G
Opera on Stage and Film (3)
Classics of operatic repertoire. Through readings, viewing
videotapes, and attending live productions, students confront
the literary sources, dramatic and musical structures,
cultural forces, and the social, political, and historical
environments that shaped the works and gave them life.
Usually offered every spring. |
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PERF-227
Musicianship I (3)
The practical techniques of reading, hearing, sight singing,
playing, and conducting simple (diatonic) musical materials
and the methods by which those tasks are accomplished.
Includes lab work in keyboard skills, conducting, score
reading, and improvisation. Usually offered every fall.
Prerequisite: PERF-120 or equivalent musical experience. |
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PERF-228
Musicianship II (3)
The continuation of reading, sight singing, playing,
and conducting scores into chromatic and modal materials.
Includes lab work in keyboard skills, conducting, score
reading, and improvisation. Usually offered every spring.
Prerequisite: PERF-227 or equivalent musical experience.
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PERF-322
History of Music I: From Antiquity to 1700 (3)
Music in Western civilization from ancient times to the
eighteenth century, including a brief survey of primitive
and oriental music. Illustrated with slides and recordings.
Usually offered alternate falls. Prerequisite: ability
to read music notation. |
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PERF-323
History of Music II: From 1700 to the Present (3)
Music in Western civilization from the eighteenth century
to the present. Illustrated with slides and recordings.
Usually offered alternate springs. Prerequisite: ability
to follow a musical score. |
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PERF-324
Form and Analysis (3)
Exploration of the structural principles of tonal music
from the Baroque to the early twentieth century. Examines
the interaction of harmony and melody in form. Includes
sonata, rondo, song form, and binaries. Usually offered
alternate falls. Prerequisite: PERF-125. |
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PERF-325
Counterpoint (3)
The study of contrapuntal writing from tonal sources including
the invention, chorale-prelude, and fugue through analysis
and composition of examples. Also includes invertible
counterpoint and canon. Usually offered alternate springs.
Prerequisite: PERF-324. |
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PERF-331
Music Technology I (3)
Familiarizes students with the creative use of new sound
technology (synthesizers, computers, etc.). The course
covers, with hands-on experience, the techniques applied
in music composition and/or performance on an elementary
level. Usually offered alternate falls. |
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PERF-332
Music Technology II (3)
A continuation of PERF-331. Covers the principles of electronic
music composition and analysis of performance styles.
The course focuses on actual composition and performance
of works created by students. Usually offered alternate
springs. Prerequisite: PERF-331. |
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PERF-415
Psychology of Music (3)
This interdisciplinary course focuses on the cognitive
processing of music--how it is sensed, perceived, remembered,
and interpreted at both micro and macro levels. Includes
music therapy, performance anxiety, developmental and
cross-cultural perspectives, and neurological aspects.
Meets with PSYC-415. Prerequisite: PERF-120 or equivalent
music experience and two psychology courses. |
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PERF-526
Orchestration (3)
Scoring for various chamber ensembles and full orchestra.
Analysis of the orchestration of composers from the classical
era to the present. Usually offered alternate falls. Prerequisite:
PERF-324, which may be taken concurrently. |
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PERF-535
Studies in Music History (3)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with
different topic. Concentration in an area such as opera,
non-Western music, or performance practices. |
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MUS-021
Private Instrument (0)
Students may enroll in noncredit private study for voice,
piano, organ, guitar, or other orchestral instruments,
for 1/2 hour per week. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite:
permission of department chair. |
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MUS-022
Private Instrument (0)
Students may enroll in noncredit private study for voice,
piano, organ, guitar, or other orchestral instruments,
for one hour per week. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite:
permission of department chair. |
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MUS-100
Class Instrumental Study (1)
May be repeated for credit for a second semester at a
more advanced level. Beginning study in piano or guitar.
Prepares the beginning student for private study. Usually
offered every term. Prerequisite: permission of department. |
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MUS-101
Class Vocal Study (1)
May be repeated for a second semester at a more advanced
level. Basic principles of singing. Prepares the beginning
student for private study, for more effective choral singing,
etc. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: permission
of department. |
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MUS-121
Private Instrumental or Vocal Study (1)
May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor;
different repertoire is assumed. Students may enroll in
private study for voice, piano, organ, guitar, or other
orchestral instruments. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite:
MUS-100 (piano), MUS-101 (voice), or permission of instructor. |
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MUS-122
Private Instrumental or Vocal Study (2)
May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor;
different repertoire assumed. Students may enroll in private
study for voice, piano, organ, guitar, other orchestral
instruments, conducting, or composition. Usually offered
every term. Prerequisite: permission of department. |
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MUS-334
Junior Recital (4)
Junior performance honors. Full recital required. Usually
offered every term. Prerequisite: audition and permission
of department chair. |
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MUS-434
Senior Recital (4)
Senior performance honors. Full recital required. Usually
offered every term. Prerequisite: audition and permission
of department chair. |
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MUS-791
Private Instrumental or Vocal Study (1)
May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor;
different repertoire is assumed. Students may enroll in
private study for voice, piano, organ, guitar, or other
orchestral instruments. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor. |
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MUS-792
Private Instrumental or Vocal Study (2)
May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor;
different repertoire assumed. Students may enroll in private
study for voice, piano, organ, guitar, other orchestral
instruments, conducting, or composition. Usually offered
every term. Prerequisite: permission of department. |
