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50:700:125.
INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC THEORY (R) (3)
Intended primarily for nonmajors and minors.
An introduction to the elements of tonal music. Provides students with an understanding
of rhythm, pitch, keyboard, scales, key
signatures, intervals, and triads.
50:700:161. BASIC
MUSICIANSHIP I (R) (2)
Prerequisite: 50:700:125 or permission of instructor.
Provides intensive work in sight-singing, dictation of melody, rhythm, harmony;
score reading, and keyboard harmony.
50:700:162. BASIC MUSICIANSHIP
II (R) (2)
Prerequisite: 50:700:161 or permission of instructor.
A continuation of material learned in Basic Musicianship I.
50:700:205. BASIC MUSICIANSHIP III (2)
Prerequisite: 50:700:162 or permission of instructor.
A continuation of material learned in Basic Musicianship II.
50:700:206. BASIC MUSICIANSHIP IV (2)
Prerequisite: 50:700:205 or permission of instructor.
A continuation of material learned in Basic Musicianship III.
50:700:201. MASTERPIECES OF MUSIC
(R) (3)
No previous musical experience necessary.
A survey of the masterworks of Western music.
50:700:202. INTRODUCTION
TO MUSIC (R) (3)
No previous musical experience necessary.
An approach toward music appreciation that emphasizes the cultural influences
that have determined the varied musical
languages throughout the world.
50:700:203.
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD MUSIC (R) (3)
No previous musical experience necessary.
A course designed to develop basic concepts and listening perception of music
in non-Western cultures. This includes the elements, forms, and styles of Polynesia,
East Asia, India, Latin America, and more.
50:700:225.
MUSIC THEORY I (3)
Prerequisite: 50:700:125 or pass placement examination or permission of
instructor.
Examines the elements of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century harmonic practices,
including part-writing in three and four parts,
and harmonic analysis of works.
50:700:226. MUSIC THEORY II (3)
Prerequisite: 50:700:225.
A continuation of Music Theory I with emphasis on secondary functions, modulation,
linear chords, harmonic analysis, form,
and creative writing.
50:700:271.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN MUSIC I (3)
Prerequisite: 50:700:125 or 225 or permission of instructor. Preference
given to majors and minors .
Limited enrollment.
Introduction to the creative use of computers and synthesizers.
Provides an understanding of MIDI applications, including sequencing, editing,
sampling, effects, and notational software.
50:700:272
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN MUSIC II (3)
Prerequisites: 50:700:125 or 225, 271, and permission of instructor. Preference
given to major and minors.
Limited enrollment. May be repeated for credit.
A continuation of 700:271 with emphasis on broadening the development of creative
skills and compositional techniques.
50:700:291.
HISTORY OF MUSIC I (G) (3)
Intended for music majors and minors.
An historical survey of music from antiquity to the fifteenth century.
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HISTORY OF MUSIC II (G) (3)
Intended for music majors and minors.
An historical survey of styles, forms, genres, and composers from the sixteenth
century to the mid-eighteenth century.
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HISTORY OF MUSIC III (G) (3)
Intended for music majors and minors.
An historical survey of styles, forms, genres, and composers from the mid-eighteenth
century to the late-nineteenth century.
50:700:294.
HISTORY OF MUSIC IV (G) (3)
Intendend for music majors and minors.
An historical survey of styles, forms,
genres, and composers of the twentieth century to the present.
50:700:305. GENDER IN MUSIC (G)
(3)
Provides an overview of the interactions between women and their musical environment
in Europe from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century. Among the composers studied
are Hildegard von Bingen, Francesca Caccini, Barbara Strozzi, Elizabeth Jacquet
de la Guerre, Constanze Mozart, Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Ellen
Taaffe Zwillich, and Joan Tower. The course may require off campus concerts
and operas.
50:700:309. AMERICAN MUSIC (D)
(3)
Survey of music in the United States from the time of the earliest settlers
to the present, including Shaker hymns, Civil War tunes,
the establishment of a distinctive American style, the beginnings of jazz, and
current experimental styles.
50:700:320. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
(3)
A study of the life of the great eighteenth-century master with an emphasis
on his most important works, including representative
selections from the early and late symphonies, piano sonatas, concertos, string
quartets, and operas.
50:700:321.
COUNTERPOINT (3)
Prerequisite: 50:700:125 or permission of instructor. Offered in alternate
years.
A detailed study of basic voice-leading principles that includes extensive writing
in two- and three-part species counterpoint.
50:700:332.
MUSIC THEORY AND ANALYSIS (3)
Prerequisite: 700:225. May be repeated for credit.
A course designed to provide students with essential analytical skills for comprehensive
analysis of music from various periods.
50:700:329. INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING
(2)
Prerequisite: 50:700:225.
Intended primarily for majors in the Teacher Preparation Program.
A course designed to introduce the fundamentals of conducting school choruses
and orchestras.
50:700:337.
OPERA (G) (3)
Prerequisite: 50:700:225.
A critical survey of the continuing tradition of opera emphasizing the relationship
of music and drama through selected works of varied composers.
50:700:413. WORLD MUSIC (G) (3)
Prerequisite: 50:700:125.
Intended primarily for majors and minors.
An extensive multicultural survey that examines the elements, forms, and styles
of non-western music.
50:700:421. ADVANCED
THEORY AND ANALYSIS (3)
Prerequisite: 700:325
Introduction to post-tonal theory and analysis of works by Schoenberg, Webern,
Berg and their contemporaries.
50:700:449. AUDIO
POST PRODUCTION (3)
Prerequisites: 700:271, 080:448, 488 or permission of instructor.
Explores audio post-production techniques for 3D animation, film, and video
including digital recording, editing, sound synthesis and composition, and music
to animation/video/film synchronization.
50:700:497. SPECIAL TOPICS: CONDUCTING
PRACTICUM (1)
Intended primarily for majors in the Teacher Preparation Program.
A course designed to prepare the vocal arts/choral and instrumental teacher
to lead a large ensemble, with emphasis on basic conducting techniques. The
student will conduct a public performance.
50:700:495-496 HONORS IN MUSIC I,II (3,3)
Candidates for honors in music must at the end of their junior year
have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better and an average of 3.5
or better in the major. Both terms must be completed to receive credit.
Requires independent research on an approved topic in music history or
theory leading to an honors thesis written under the supervision of a professor
in music.
50:700:498. SPECIAL
TOPICS IN MUSIC (3)
A variety of topics such as Music in Film is offered on a rotating basis.
50:700:499.
INDIVIDUAL STUDY IN MUSIC (BA)
Independent study, guided by a member of the faculty, intended to
provide an opportunity to investigate areas not covered in regular
courses of instruction.
Courses (Applied Music 701)
50:701:340.
REPERTORY SINGERS (R) (3)
May be repeated for credit.
A small performing group of select singers who study and perform
smaller masterpieces from the Renaissance to the present.
50:701:140.
RUTGERS CHOIR (R) (3)
May be repeated for credit.
Study and performance of choral masterworks.
701:321 JAZZ ENSEMBLE I (2)
By audition or permission of instructor.
A performance course that concentrates on a variety of jazz works.
701:322 JAZZ ENSEMBLE II (2)
May be repeated for credit. By audition or permission of instructor.
A performance course that concentrates on a variety of jazz works.
50:701:347. MADRIGAL ENSEMBLE
(3)
May be repeated for credit. By audition or permission of instructor.
The Madrigal Ensemble is a performance course that concentrates on choral music
from the Medieval era through the early 17th century.
50:701:348. PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE (2)
May be repeated for credit. By audition or permission of instructor.
A performance course that concentrates on chamber works from a variety of different
musical periods.
50:701:471. INSTRUMENTAL METHODS:
PERCUSSION (3)
Intended primarily for majors in the Teacher Preparation Program
Introduces the fundamentals of playing and teaching percussion instruments.
50:701:478. INSTRUMENTAL METHODS:
STRINGS (3)
Intended primarily for majors in the Teacher Preparation Program.
Introduce the fundamentals of playing and teaching string instruments.
50:701:488. INSTRUMENTAL METHODS:
WOODWINDS (3)
Intended primarily for majors in the Teacher Preparation Program.
Introduces the fundamentals of playing and teaching woodwind instruments.
50:701:494. INSTRUMENTAL METHODS:
BRASS (3)
Intended primarily for majors in the Teacher Preparation Program.
Introduces the fundamentals of playing and teaching brass instruments.
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PIANO (1 EACH)
50:701:165,166,265,266,365,366,465,466. ORGAN (1 EACH)
50:701:169,170,269,270,369,370,469,470. VOICE (1 EACH)
50:701:173,174,273,274,373,374,473,474. VIOLIN (1 EACH)
50:701:175,176,275,276,375,376,475,476. CLASSICAL GUITAR (1 EACH)
50:701:177,178,277,278,377,378,477. VIOLA (1 EACH)
50:701:181,182,281,282,381,382,481,482. VIOLONCELLO (1 EACH)
50:701:185,186,285,286,385,386,485,486. FLUTE (1 EACH)
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