MUS 099
MUS 099 - Performing Music

One half-hour private lesson per week. Students may register for 45-minute or hour-long lessons for an additional fee. May be repeated without limit. This course does not carry academic credit.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 100, or exemption by Music Theory Placement Exam; audition required.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Spring; Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit. For further information, including fees, see Performance - Private Instruction in Music. See also MUS 149, MUS 199, MUS 249, MUS 299 and MUS 344.

MUS 099G
MUS 099G - Performing Music - Group

Weekly group lessons in voice, violin and classical guitar.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 100, or exemption by Music Theory Placement Exam; audition required.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Spring; Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Lessons meet once a week for 10 weeks. For further information, including fees, see Performance, Private Instruction in Music. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 100
MUS 100 - Musical Literacies

This course is designed to provide an immersion in the world of music to improve listening, reading, and general comprehension skills. The focus is on the fundamentals of music (notation, rhythm, melody, scales, chords, and formal plans) and listening examples will be drawn from a wide variety of genres, styles, and cultural traditions. Individual members of the academic faculty will visit regularly to introduce students to the rich diversity of approaches to the field of music. No prior musical knowledge is expected. Students may choose to take the Music Theory Placement Exam to see if they can exempt MUS 100 and go directly into MUS 200, MUS 201, MUS 202, MUS 122, or MUS 220. A musicianship lab supplements the three class meetings. May be counted toward the major or the minor.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 30

Prerequisites: None

Instructor: Collins, Russell

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Spring; Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 104
MUS 104 - Composition

In this course we will begin the process of learning the techniques of music composition. Through the writing of exercises, and projects, we will learn the fundamentals of musical syntax and composition. In the process, we will unlock our creativity, learn how to discuss other people’s music, and learn about how music can aid in the telling of a story. By the end of the semester, students will have attained the skills necessary for writing an original piece of music that can be played by other musicians. Students will have learned how to compose their own melodies, how to harmonize these melodies in a variety of ways, and how to create compelling musical textures with many different combinations of musical instruments and timbres. Students will be encouraged to develop their own unique compositional “voice” by drawing upon intensive studies of both musical works they already know and enjoy, and musical works they may never have heard before.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: None.

Instructor: Moya

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall

Notes:

MUS 105Y
MUS 105Y - FYS: Rhythm and Form

One of the most fundamental ways that music moves us is through rhythm and the emotional highs and lows of musical form. This first year seminar will focus on the musical materials that aid in critically analyzing popular music and world music: rhythm and song form. In this seminar, students will hone their ability to hear the structures that make up the music in our daily lives through group discussion, guided listening journals, and practice with analysis. The semester will culminate in an analysis of a listening experience, such as an album, playlist, DJ set, or concert. Students need no prior experience with formal musical training: they need only to have the means to listen to music in private.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 10

Prerequisites: None. Open to First-Years only.

Instructor: Goldschmitt

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Other Categories: FYS - First Year Seminar

Typical Periods Offered: Every other year

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit

MUS 122
MUS 122 - Harmonic Concepts in Tonal Music

Beginning with a comprehensive review of musical terminology and basic materials, MUS 122 explores the fundamentals of tonal harmony, voice-leading, phrasing, and form. Topics include harmonic functions and phrase structure, cadence formation, voice-leading and figured bass, and tonal analysis. Regular ear-training practice complements written exercises. One musicianship lab per week.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 18

Prerequisites: Open to all students who have completed MUS 100 or exempted it by the Music Theory Placement Evaluation.

Instructor: Moya (Fall); Tang (Spring)

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Normally followed by MUS 252.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M24 - Private Music Instruction 1: Trombone, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M25 - Private Music Instruction 1: Trombone, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M26 - Private Music Instruction 1: Trumpet, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M27 - Private Music Instruction 1: Trumpet, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M23 - Private Music Instruction 1: Saxophone, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M21 - Private Music Instruction 1: Piano, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M28 - Private Music Instruction 1: Tuba

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M19 - Private Music Instruction 1: Percussion, Carribean and West African

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M20 - Private Music Instruction 1: Piano, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M18 - Private Music Instruction 1: Percussion

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M32 - Private Music Instruction 1: Viola, Jazz/Fiddle

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M35 - Private Music Instruction 1: Voice, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M36 - Private Music Instruction 1: Voice, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring; Fall

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M37 - Private Music Instruction 1: Carillon

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M34 - Private Music Instruction 1: Violin, Jazz/Fiddle

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M33 - Private Music Instruction 1: Violin, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M30 - Private Music Instruction 1: Viola da Gamba

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M31 - Private Music Instruction 1: Viola, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M17 - Private Music Instruction 1: Organ

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M29 - Private Music Instruction 1: Vibraphone, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M22 - Private Music Instruction 1: Saxophone, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M04 - Private Music Instruction 1: Clarinet

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M06 - Private Music Instruction 1: Drumset

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring; Fall

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M07 - Private Music Instruction 1: Flute, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring; Fall

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M03 - Private Music Instruction 1: Cello

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M02 - Private Music Instruction 1: Bassoon

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M16 - Private Music Instruction 1: Oboe

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M01 - Private Music Instruction 1: Bass, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M08 - Private Music Instruction 1: Flute, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring; Fall

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M05 - Private Music Instruction 1: Double Bass, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M13 - Private Music Instruction 1: Harp

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M14 - Private Music Instruction 1: Harpsichord

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M09 - Private Music Instruction 1: French Horn

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M12 - Private Music Instruction 1: Guzheng

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M15 - Private Music Instruction 1: Lute

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M11 - Private Music Instruction 1: Guitar, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 149
MUS 149-M10 - Private Music Instruction 1: Guitar, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester. Prior to registration, students must obtain confirmation from the instructor.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None. Co-requisite - MUS 100; or, if exempted, any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M24 - Private Music Instruction 2: Trombone, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M24. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring; Fall

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M25 - Private Music Instruction 2: Trombone, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M25. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring; Fall

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M26 - Private Music Instruction 2: Trumpet, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M26. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M23 - Private Music Instruction 2: Saxophone, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M23. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M27 - Private Music Instruction 2: Trumpet, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M27. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M21 - Private Music Instruction 2: Piano, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M21. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M28 - Private Music Instruction 2: Tuba

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M28. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M20 - Private Music Instruction 2: Piano, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M20. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M19 - Private Music Instruction 2: Percussion, Carribean and West African

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M19. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M22 - Private Music Instruction 2: Saxophone, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M22. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M35 - Private Music Instruction 2: Voice, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M35. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M37 - Private Music Instruction 2: Carillon

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M37. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M36 - Private Music Instruction 2: Voice, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M36. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M18 - Private Music Instruction 2: Percussion

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M18. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M34 - Private Music Instruction 2: Violin, Jazz/Fiddle

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M34. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M33 - Private Music Instruction 2: Violin, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M33. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M30 - Private Music Instruction 2: Viola da Gamba

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M30. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M31 - Private Music Instruction 2: Viola, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M31. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M32 - Private Music Instruction 2: Viola, Jazz/Fiddle

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M32. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M29 - Private Music Instruction 2: Vibraphone, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M29. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M11 - Private Music Instruction 2: Guitar, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M11. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M05 - Private Music Instruction 2: Double Bass, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M05. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M06 - Private Music Instruction 2: Drumset

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M06. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M08 - Private Music Instruction 2: Flute, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M08. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M04 - Private Music Instruction 2: Clarinet

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M04. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M03 - Private Music Instruction 2: Cello

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M03. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M01 - Private Music Instruction 2: Bass, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M01. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M02 - Private Music Instruction 2: Bassoon

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M02. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M09 - Private Music Instruction 2: French Horn

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M09. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M07 - Private Music Instruction 2: Flute, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M07. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M10 - Private Music Instruction 2: Guitar, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M10. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M15 - Private Music Instruction 2: Lute

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M15. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M16 - Private Music Instruction 2: Oboe

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M16. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M13 - Private Music Instruction 2: Harp

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M13. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M14 - Private Music Instruction 2: Harpsichord

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M14. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M12 - Private Music Instruction 2: Guzheng

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M12. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 199
MUS 199-M17 - Private Music Instruction 2: Organ

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 149-M17. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring; Fall

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 200
MUS 200 - Topics in Music History I

Topic for 2023-2024: Musicke’s Recreation: Studies in Renaissance Music with an Emphasis on Performance

Topic for 2023-2024: Musicke’s Recreation: Studies in Renaissance Music with an Emphasis on Performance

This hands-on history course explores the way music enhanced the lives of women in the courtly society of Renaissance France. Playing instruments and singing were essential to the well-educated noblewoman, defined by her intellect, talent, poise, and refined bearing. Music-making promoted these attributes of sociability. In this course you will learn to play the viola da gamba while studying its repertory in historical context. We will examine the biographies of a number of women of the French nobility as we play the music of their time. Students must also rehearse on Monday evenings with the Collegium Musicum, culminating in a performance for the college community. While some experience playing string instruments is recommended, singers, keyboardists, and players of other instruments will be welcomed.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 10

Prerequisites: MUS 100 or exemption from MUS 100.

Instructor: Fontijn

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall

Notes: This is a topics course and can be taken more than once for credit as long as the topic is different each time.

MUS 201
MUS 201 - Topics in Music History II

Topic for Spring 2024: The Symphony in the World

Topic for Spring 2024: The Symphony in the World

The Austrian composer, Gustav Mahler, argued that “a Symphony must be like the world; it must embrace everything.” This course takes Mahler’s statement as a springboard for examining the rich and varied sounds of the Symphony in the Western European classical tradition. Students will build on their skills in music analysis and criticism through close listening to famous symphonies by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, and Mahler. We will learn about the cultural, stylistic, and aesthetic nuances of these works from a variety of intellectual standpoints (including feminist theory, queer theory, and sound studies). A highlight of this course will be a field trip to a performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. All students are welcome.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 18

Prerequisites: MUS 100 or exemption via the Music Theory Placement Evaluation.

Instructor: Bhogal

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: This is a topics course and can be taken more than once for credit as long as the topic is different each time.

MUS 202
MUS 202 - Topics in Music History III

Topic for Fall 2023: Expressing Race and Gender through New Music

Topic for Fall 2023: Expressing Race and Gender through New Music

This course takes its spark from recent global and on-campus conversations around race and anti-racism in relation to the arts, particularly music composed and created during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Students will become familiar with “canonical works” by (predominantly male, some female, and mostly white Euro-American) composers. However, the primary focus is on the creative achievements of under-represented composers and musicians identifying as Black, Latinx, East Asian, and Native American. This course inverts the balance by privileging the artistic accomplishments of composers and musicians who usually reside at the margins of “central” conversations. Our goal is to understand what the traditional category of “modernism and music” reveals about history and society from typically less represented cultural/racial/gendered perspectives. Students will undertake critical listening/viewing/reading assignments and reflect on live performances through writing.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 18

Prerequisites: MUS 100 or exemption from MUS 100.

Instructor: Bhogal

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall

Notes: This is a topics course and can be taken more than once for credit as long as the topic is different each time.

MUS 209
MUS 209 - History of Jazz

The influence of jazz on music in the twentieth century and beyond has been so profound that it has gone from being a feared public scourge to “America's Classical Music.” Ever since its origins among African Americans in the 1910s, jazz has challenged distinctions between “art” and “popular,” at times even playing a key role in social protest. Today, it is an internationally respected art form that is revered by musicians as varied as hip-hop artists and classical composers. This course will cover the history of jazz through critically engaging with recorded performances, source readings and popular reception, and evidence of its broader influence in popular culture. We will also learn about jazz's role in international music scenes, including approaches from Europe, Asia, and throughout the African Diaspora.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 18

Prerequisites: None. Not open to students who have taken MUS 309.

Instructor: Goldschmitt

Distribution Requirements: HS - Historical Studies; ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: This course is also offered at the 300-level as MUS 309 with additional work.

MUS 210
MUS 210 - Music & Global Metropolis

Metropolises bring together diverse groups of people in concentrated locations all over the world. Along with heightened crime and poverty, they are also home to an astounding variety of musical innovations. This course offers an exploration of disparate musical cultures in major metropolises of the world. Throughout the semester, we will study major cities, the major musical developments to come from them, and the cultural conflicts and celebrations that emerge in contemporary urban life. In addition to local styles, we will discuss such global styles as hip-hop, punk, pop, dancehall, rock, roots music, “world music,” and electronic dance music, and how they relate to the urban environments where they were developed and where they continue to thrive.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 18

Prerequisites: None.

Instructor: Goldschmitt

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

Notes:

MUS 213
MUS 213 - Video Games: Composition & Criticism

This course examines the expressive ways in which music and sound function within the medium of video games. The “criticism” component of the course draws on recent scholarship from the fields of music, media studies, sound studies, film, and video games, asking students to interrogate the role of music and sound in relation to play. The “composition” component of the course invites students to create original video game music and sound. Together, these varied approaches will allow students to reflect on their experiences as players whose immersive experience is shaped by sonic cues, and as critics whose intellectual engagement with the act of gaming finds points of intersection with a larger world of ideas and their relationship to the sensory process.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 16

Prerequisites: None.

Instructor: J. Johnson

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

Notes:

MUS 214H
MUS 214H - Experiencing Haiti

In this Wintersession course, which brings together ethnomusicology and anthropology, students will study the folkloric music, dance, and culture of Haiti. During Wintersession, there will be workshops, lectures, discussions, and site visits to multiple locations within the country, including Port-au-Prince, Gonaives, Jacmel, and Saut d'Eau. C-CLAK, a cultural center and school in Mirebalais, will be home base. Students will gain wide-ranging exposure to multiple aspects of Haitian culture in their field research with folkloric artists in different regions, expanding their cultural knowledge and experience of life in Haiti and working on their French and Kreyòl skills. Appropriate readings will be assigned before Wintersession begins and discussed throughout the course. A final paper is expected.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 15

Prerequisites: None

Instructor: Washington, Professor Emeritus Gerdès Fleurant, Peniel Guerrier (Guest Choreographer)

Typical Periods Offered: Winter

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

Notes:

MUS 215
MUS 215 - Music, Dance, Culture of Haiti

This is an adaptation of Wintersession Course MUS 214H, re-envisioned for remote summer session only. We will study the traditional and folkloric music, dance, and culture of Haiti, using the ethnomusicological lenses of bi-musicality and applied ethnomusicology. Students will participate in lectures, discussions, and experiential lab sessions that will reveal the multiple styles and techniques of the folkloric arts of the Central and Southern regions of Haiti: Port-au-Prince, Gonaives, Jacmel, Lascohobas, Saut d’Eau, and Mirebalais, where the Leocardie and Alexandre Kenscoff Cultural Center (C-CLAK), founded by Professor Emeritus Gerdès Fleurant, is located. The work of Professor Fleurant’s C-CLAK will provide for us a case study of applied ethnomusicology. Through virtual engagements with Professor Fleurant, students will gain an understanding of applied ethnomusicology as community engagement, support, promotion, and service in the various projects of the Center, including the Gawou Ginou King Foundation School and Holistic Center, and will be asked to envision their own contributions to C-CLAK, in final projects.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: None

Instructor: Washington

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

Notes:

MUS 219
MUS 219/ REL 219 - Christian Ritual & Sacred Arts

Ritual is a fundamental and often controversial aspect of the Christian tradition. It is also a remarkably complex form of religious expression that integrates language, tone, gesture, image, and design. This course examines the major forms of Christian ritual, their expression in art, architecture, music, and literature, and the methods used in interpreting them in contemporary scholarship. We will examine Christianity’s principal rituals from their beginnings in baptism (initiation) and the eucharist (communion), through monastic chant and the Roman mass, to Protestant liturgies, sacred song, and revivalism, and ritual in contemporary social media. As a special feature, we will study specific sites from various historical periods in order to learn about how art, architecture, and music articulated these ritual forms, using theoretical models from the emerging field of Ritual Studies.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 30

Crosslisted Courses: MUS 219

Prerequisites: None

Instructor: Marini

Distribution Requirements: REP - Religion, Ethics, and Moral Philosophy; ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Every other year

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

Notes:

MUS 220
MUS 220 - Jazz Theory

This course is based on an immersion approach, exploring the language of jazz and contemporary music, and fostering a close connection between theory and practice. Learn the basics: scales and modes, chords, forms, rhythmic structures, and jazz styles. You will learn how to listen to jazz and contemporary music, and define and describe what you hear. You will practice improvisation techniques in class. Ear training is a key component: singing bass lines and jazz solos, and practicing harmonic dictation, learning to “hear the changes”. We explore the fundamentals of jazz and popular music harmony, including tune analysis, the II-V progression, secondary dominants, re-harmonization, and jazz piano voicings. We also put these concepts into practice, completing jazz compositions and transcriptions, and using music software to publish assignments. Musicianship lab supplements the class meeting.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 15

Prerequisites: MUS 100 (or exempted by the Music Theory Placement Evaluation).

Instructor: Miller

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall

Notes:

MUS 223
ITAS 223/ MUS 223 - Italian Popular Song (in Eng)

Throughout its history, the Italian language has expressed itself optimally through song. In this interdisciplinary course, we explore the connections between song and lyrical poetry in works from the Middle Ages through hip-hop. Students will gain an overview of Italian history and culture, and will learn how poetry and music have contributed to the shaping of Italian national identity. In addition to field trips to hear an Italian opera and to work with rare prints and manuscripts in Special Collections, students will analyze poetry and its musical enhancement, and manipulate digital humanities resources. No previous knowledge of music or Italian is required.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 20

Crosslisted Courses: MUS 223,MUS 223

Prerequisites: No previous knowledge of music or Italian is required. Not open to students who have taken ITAS 123/MUS 123.

Instructor: Parussa, Fontijn

Distribution Requirements: LL - Language and Literature; ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video; LL - Language and Literature; ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring; Spring

Notes:

MUS 227
MUS 227/ REL 227 - Sacred Sounds of South Asia

South Asia is among the world’s most religiously diverse regions. It is also home to several musical genres that serve specific roles in various religious traditions. This course invites leading performers of specialized musical practices to guide our exploration of stylistic commonalities and differences. The workshops will help us reflect on how emotions evoked by sacred sounds are associated with healing and psychological wellness as held by practitioners and devotees. We will examine Sufi Qawwali, Buddhist chant, Sikh kirtan, and other musical genres of minority religious communities. A musical background is not necessary. Coursework involves focused listening, reading across fields adjacent to and including Religious Studies and Music, short writing assignments, and discussion. Students may also create their own compositions and performances. A hands-on mode of learning offers a special opportunity to examine notions of “sacred” and “sound” across prominent (yet little known) genres of South Asian music.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 40

Crosslisted Courses: MUS 227

Prerequisites: None.

Instructor: Shukla Bhatt (Religion), Bhogal (Music)

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video; REP - Religion, Ethics, and Moral Philosophy

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

Notes:

MUS 230
MUS 230 - Opera: Its History, Music & Drama

This course offers a comprehensive chronological survey of the history and evolution of opera, from 1600 to the present. Lectures will examine historical background, the subgenres of operatic literature (opera seria, opera buffa, music drama), and complete operas by major composers representing a number of periods and styles (including Monteverdi, Mozart, Verdi, and Berg). We will also study librettos, relevant novels, and other source materials in order to establish connections between musical structure and dramatic expression. Two class meetings, with additional sessions required for viewing operas in their entirety.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 18

Prerequisites: None.

Instructor: Bhogal

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes:

MUS 235
MUS 235 - Topics in Instrumental Music

Topic for Fall 2023:

Topic for Fall 2023: Paris Chic. French Music and the Arts

This course examines the dynamic scene of Parisian cultural life between 1880 and 1918, a period that spans the fin de siècle and the Belle époque. Focusing on the concept of “chic,” which was manifest in various ways across the arts during this time, we will study how modernist expression as seen in the work of fashion designers, musicians, dancers, poets, artists, and sculptors built artistic alliances between different media while aligning creative impulses with the notion of artistic chic. We will read widely across the disciplines of music, art, fashion, dance, and literature, and undertake the study of musical compositions, ballets, operas, and various visual materials. A knowledge of music and score reading is helpful although not required. 

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 18

Prerequisites: MUS 100 or permission of the instructor.

Instructor: Bhogal

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall

Notes: This course is also offered at the 300-level as MUS 335. This is a topics course and can be taken more than once for credit as long as the topic is different each time.

MUS 240
MUS 240 - Opera Workshop

This course focuses on the preparation and presentation of opera and musical theater solos and ensembles. Students will receive extensive musical and dramatic coaching to enhance musicality, text expression, and stage savvy. Over the course of the Wintersession, students will learn about complete role preparation and creating a dynamic and genuine characterization. To further deepen our study, we will discuss selected readings and performances. Assigned repertoire will feature a range of styles intended to highlight and amplify the class participants’ skills. The course will culminate in a live performance at the end of January, with a reprisal in the spring semester. Students must be enrolled in voice lessons, and individual coaching outside of class time will take place at a mutually convenient time for student and coach. Permission of the Instructor required.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 12

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor.

Instructor: Selig

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

Notes:

MUS 244
MUS 244 - Tonal Counterpoint & Harmony

A continuation of MUS 122, this course offers an introduction to sixteenth-century species/modal counterpoint and eighteenth-century tonal counterpoint, with an emphasis on its relationship to the harmony and melodic figuration of the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries. Students will complete a variety of compositional and analytical exercises in the style of Palestrina and Bach, and will also learn the history of Western counterpoint as articulated in the treatises of Zarlino, Galilei, Fux, Cherubini, and others. A keyboard lab offers practice in playing assigned counterpoint exercises, cadence progressions, and figured bass in keyboard style.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 15

Prerequisites: MUS 122.

Instructor: Moya

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

Notes:

MUS 245
ANTH 235/ MUS 245 - Introduction to Ethnomusicology

What happens when we study music and sound from an anthropological framework? Ethnomusicology, or the cultural study of music and sound, seeks to do just that. Through a hands-on approach to music research, this course has three aims: 1) to give students the opportunity of doing ethnographic research in a local community; 2) to explore key concepts pertaining to ethnomusicology and the anthropology of sound; 3) to work together to create a good working atmosphere in which students can share ongoing research with each other. Students will gain experience doing fieldwork as participant observers; taking notes and writing up field journals; recording and transcribing interviews; and conducting secondary research online and in the library. Each student will conduct regular visits to a local music group or community of their choice. Past projects have focused on Senegalese drumming, musical healing circles, and hip-hop dance groups. The semester will culminate in a final presentation and paper (8-10 pages) based on the student’s research.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 12

Crosslisted Courses: ANTH 235

Prerequisites: None.

Instructor: Goldschmitt

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes:

MUS 249
MUS 249-M25 - Private Music Instruction 3: Trombone, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M25. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M27 - Private Music Instruction 3: Trumpet, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M27. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M23 - Private Music Instruction 3: Saxophone, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M23. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M26 - Private Music Instruction 3: Trumpet, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M26. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M21 - Private Music Instruction 3: Piano, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M21. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M19 - Private Music Instruction 3: Percussion, Carribean and West African

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M19. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M28 - Private Music Instruction 3: Tuba

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M28. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M20 - Private Music Instruction 3: Piano, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M20. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M22 - Private Music Instruction 3: Saxophone, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M22. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M34 - Private Music Instruction 3: Violin, Jazz/Fiddle

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M34. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M35 - Private Music Instruction 3: Voice, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M35. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M18 - Private Music Instruction 3: Percussion

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M18. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M36 - Private Music Instruction 3: Voice, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M36. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M37 - Private Music Instruction 3: Carillon

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M37. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M33 - Private Music Instruction 3: Violin, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M33. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M30 - Private Music Instruction 3: Viola da Gamba

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M30. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M31 - Private Music Instruction 3: Viola, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M31. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M32 - Private Music Instruction 3: Viola, Jazz/Fiddle

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M32. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M29 - Private Music Instruction 3: Vibraphone, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M29. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M24 - Private Music Instruction 3: Trombone, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M24. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M04 - Private Music Instruction 3: Clarinet

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M04. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M05 - Private Music Instruction 3: Double Bass, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M05. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M07 - Private Music Instruction 3: Flute, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M07. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M03 - Private Music Instruction 3: Cello

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M03. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M02 - Private Music Instruction 3: Bassoon

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M02. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M17 - Private Music Instruction 3: Organ

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M17. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M01 - Private Music Instruction 3: Bass, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M01. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M08 - Private Music Instruction 3: Flute, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M08. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M06 - Private Music Instruction 3: Drumset

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M06. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M14 - Private Music Instruction 3: Harpsichord

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M14. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M09 - Private Music Instruction 3: French Horn

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M09. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M16 - Private Music Instruction 3: Oboe

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M16. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M13 - Private Music Instruction 3: Harp

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M13. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M15 - Private Music Instruction 3: Lute

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M15. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M12 - Private Music Instruction 3: Guzheng

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M12. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M10 - Private Music Instruction 3: Guitar, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M10. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 249
MUS 249-M11 - Private Music Instruction 3: Guitar, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 199-M11. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 250
MUS 250 - Research or Individual Study

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 10

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor.

Instructor:

Typical Periods Offered: Spring; Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 252
MUS 252 - Voices: Counterpoint through the Ages

The course focuses primarily on melodic writing and the coming together of various strands of musical activity to create a rich texture. Beginning with a grounding in 16th and 18th century contrapuntal music in Europe, the course expands to include explorations of 20th century counterpoint in both Western Classical as well as popular and jazz music. Finally, the course questions and explores the concept of “Polyphony” beyond the Western European construction. We explore ways in which music can have multiple strands occurring simultaneously, such as Indonesian Gamelan, West African Drumming, African hocketing traditions, Eastern European polyphonic singing, Afro-Cuban music, etc.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 15

Prerequisites: MUS 122.

Instructor: Moya

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes:

MUS 260
MUS 260-M05 - Performing Ensemble: Chamber Singers

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: This course is open to qualified students by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Graham

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 260 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated once for additional credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Students who continue with performance ensembles may register for MUS 270 in their Junior and/or Senior year. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 260
MUS 260-M06 - Performing Ensemble: Collegium Musicum

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: This course is open to qualified students by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Jeppesen

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 260 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated once for additional credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Students who continue with performance ensembles may register for MUS 270 in their Junior and/or Senior year. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 260
MUS 260-M08 - Performing Ensemble: Wellesley College Choir

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: This course is open to qualified students by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Graham

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 260 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated once for additional credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Students who continue with performance ensembles may register for MUS 270 in their Junior and/or Senior year. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 260
MUS 260-M04 - Performing Ensemble: Chamber Music Society

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: This course is open to qualified students by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Russell and Tang

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 260 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated once for additional credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Students who continue with performance ensembles may register for MUS 270 in their Junior and/or Senior year. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 260
MUS 260-M07 - Performing Ensemble: Guild of Carilonneurs

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: This course is open to qualified students by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Angelini

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 260 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated once for additional credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Students who continue with performance ensembles may register for MUS 270 in their Junior and/or Senior year. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 260
MUS 260-M09 - Performing Ensemble: Yanvalou

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: This course is open to qualified students by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Washington

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 260 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated once for additional credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Students who continue with performance ensembles may register for MUS 270 in their Junior and/or Senior year. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 260
MUS 260-M01 - Performing Ensemble: BlueJazz Big Band

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None.

Instructor: Miller

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: This course is open to qualified students by permission of the individual ensemble director. One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 260 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated once for additional credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Students who continue with performance ensembles may register for MUS 270 in their Junior and/or Senior year. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 260
MUS 260-M03 - Performing Ensemble: Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: This course is open to qualified students by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Hampton

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 260 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated once for additional credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Students who continue with performance ensembles may register for MUS 270 in their Junior and/or Senior year. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 260
MUS 260-M02 - Performing Ensemble: BlueJazz Combos and Strings

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: None.

Instructor: Zeitlin

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: This course is open to qualified students by permission of the individual ensemble director. One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 260 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated once for additional credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Students who continue with performance ensembles may register for MUS 270 in their Junior and/or Senior year. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 270
MUS 270-M06 - Performing Ensemble: Collegium Musicum

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 260-M06. Open to Juniors and Seniors (First-Years and Sophomores are eligible to enroll in MUS 260 each Spring). This course is open to qualified students who have completed 2 years of ensemble performance by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Jeppesen

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 270 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated for credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 270
MUS 270-M07 - Performing Ensemble: Guild of Carilonneurs

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 260-M07. Open to Juniors and Seniors (First-Years and Sophomores are eligible to enroll in MUS 260 each Spring). This course is open to qualified students who have completed 2 years of ensemble performance by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Angelini

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 270 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated for credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 270
MUS 270-M09 - Performing Ensemble: Yanvalou

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 260-M09. Open to Juniors and Seniors (First-Years and Sophomores are eligible to enroll in MUS 260 each Spring). This course is open to qualified students who have completed 2 years of ensemble performance by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Washington

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 270 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated for credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 270
MUS 270-M05 - Performing Ensemble: Chamber Singers

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 260-M05. Open to Juniors and Seniors (First-Years and Sophomores are eligible to enroll in MUS 260 each Spring). This course is open to qualified students who have completed 2 years of ensemble performance by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Graham

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 270 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated for credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 270
MUS 270-M08 - Performing Ensemble: Wellesley College Choir

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 260-M08. Open to Juniors and Seniors (First-Years and Sophomores are eligible to enroll in MUS 260 each Spring). This course is open to qualified students who have completed 2 years of ensemble performance by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Graham

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 270 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated for credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 270
MUS 270-M02 - Performing Ensemble: BlueJazz Combos and Strings

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 260-M02. Open to Juniors and Seniors (First-Years and Sophomores are eligible to enroll in MUS 260 each Spring). This course is open to qualified students who have completed 2 years of ensemble performance by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Zeitlin

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 270 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated for credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 270
MUS 270-M04 - Performing Ensemble: Chamber Music Society

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 260-M04. Open to Juniors and Seniors (First-Years and Sophomores are eligible to enroll in MUS 260 each Spring). This course is open to qualified students who have completed 2 years of ensemble performance by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Russell and Tang

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 270 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated for credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 270
MUS 270-M03 - Performing Ensemble: Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 260-M03. Open to Juniors and Seniors (First-Years and Sophomores are eligible to enroll in MUS 260 each Spring). This course is open to qualified students who have completed 2 years of ensemble performance by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Hampton

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 270 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated for credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 270
MUS 270-M01 - Performing Ensemble: BlueJazz Big Band

Ensemble participation gives students (including both Music majors and non-majors) the opportunity to develop their musicality and technical skills in a group setting, prepare and perform repertoire together instead of just on their own. Students will hone their musicianship skills (such as ear training, active listening, intensive study of scores, theoretical analysis, technical abilities for one’s instrument). Active participation will build a student’s confidence in performance settings. Participants are expected to prepare their parts outside of rehearsal and come ready to solve problems together so as to realize a cohesive and unified performance, an experience which fosters a strong bond and sense of community.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 260-M01. Open to Juniors and Seniors (First-Years and Sophomores are eligible to enroll in MUS 260 each Spring). This course is open to qualified students who have completed 2 years of ensemble performance by permission of the individual ensemble director.

Instructor: Miller

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: One-half unit of credit is granted for a full year (Fall and Spring semesters) of participation in any one of the department-sponsored ensembles. Students register for MUS 270 in the Spring semester only. This course may be repeated for credit (the course can be taken a total of 2 times). Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 275
MUS 275 - Electronic and Computer Music

An overview of the fundamental concepts, techniques, and literature of electronic and computer music. Topics include analog and digital electronic instruments, MIDI programming, sound-synthesis techniques, live processing, and the history of electronic music. Students will compose two original pieces (one fixed and one live), and will learn the basics of Logic Pro, Max, and Ableton Live.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 15

Prerequisites: None.

Instructor: Sathyanarayanan

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 276
MUS 276 - American Popular Music

"Popular music" denotes a variety of idioms-including R&B, rock, soul, funk, and hip-hop-linked to the youth culture and social movements that developed in the United States after World War II. With a foundation in African American genres (especially blues and gospel), popular music has also absorbed strong influences from rural white Protestant communities, Latin America, and Europe, and its sounds are indelibly linked to twentieth-century technologies (the electric guitar, multitrack recording, turntables). With an emphasis on the 1940s to the 1970s, our historical survey of American popular music will bring us from the 1800s to the present day. Using close listening as a starting point, we will learn how to decode sounds to reveal their complex social histories as we assess popular music's role in America's tumultuous twentieth century.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 25

Prerequisites: None.

Instructor: Goldschmitt

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

Notes:

MUS 277
MUS 277 - Sound Art

A continuation of MUS 275, Introduction to Electronic Music, this course offers intermediate and advanced instruction in digital sound design for live performance, film, or installation work. Students will continue to develop fluency in the digital audio software applications Logic Pro, Ableton Live, and Max and will develop semester-long projects involving either a live musical performance with  electronics or a site-specific interactive audio installation. In addition to building individual sound projects, students will also have the opportunity to engage with  visiting artists, to read and discuss recent scholarship on multi-media art, and to develop a fundamental understanding of acoustics and critical theories of sound.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 18

Prerequisites: None.

Instructor: J. Johnson

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

Notes:

MUS 299
MUS 299-M24 - Private Music Instruction 4: Trombone, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M24. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M25 - Private Music Instruction 4: Trombone, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M25. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M26 - Private Music Instruction 4: Trumpet, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M26. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M23 - Private Music Instruction 4: Saxophone, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M23. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M37 - Private Music Instruction 4: Carillon

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M37. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M19 - Private Music Instruction 4: Percussion, Carribean and West African

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M19. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M20 - Private Music Instruction 4: Piano, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M20. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M21 - Private Music Instruction 4: Piano, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M21. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M27 - Private Music Instruction 4: Trumpet, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M27. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M28 - Private Music Instruction 4: Tuba

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M28. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M34 - Private Music Instruction 4: Violin, Jazz/Fiddle

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M34. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M35 - Private Music Instruction 4: Voice, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M35. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring; Fall

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M36 - Private Music Instruction 4: Voice, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M36. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M33 - Private Music Instruction 4: Violin, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M33. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M32 - Private Music Instruction 4: Viola, Jazz/Fiddle

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M32. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M29 - Private Music Instruction 4: Vibraphone, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M29. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M30 - Private Music Instruction 4: Viola da Gamba

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M30. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M31 - Private Music Instruction 4: Viola, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M31. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M18 - Private Music Instruction 4: Percussion

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M18. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M22 - Private Music Instruction 4: Saxophone, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M22. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M04 - Private Music Instruction 4: Clarinet

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M04. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M05 - Private Music Instruction 4: Double Bass, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M05. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M07 - Private Music Instruction 4: Flute, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M07. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M03 - Private Music Instruction 4: Cello

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M03. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M02 - Private Music Instruction 4: Bassoon

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M02. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M17 - Private Music Instruction 4: Organ

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M17. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M01 - Private Music Instruction 4: Bass, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M01. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M08 - Private Music Instruction 4: Flute, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M08. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M06 - Private Music Instruction 4: Drumset

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M06. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring; Fall

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M14 - Private Music Instruction 4: Harpsichord

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M14. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M09 - Private Music Instruction 4: French Horn

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M09. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M16 - Private Music Instruction 4: Oboe

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M16. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M13 - Private Music Instruction 4: Harp

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M13. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M15 - Private Music Instruction 4: Lute

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M15. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M10 - Private Music Instruction 4: Guitar, Classical

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M10. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M12 - Private Music Instruction 4: Guzheng

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M12. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 299
MUS 299-M11 - Private Music Instruction 4: Guitar, Jazz

Through individual instruction, students will work to develop their musical and technical proficiencies using repertoire and other materials to be determined by the instructor. 5-6 hours of weekly practice is required. Performance evaluations are held each semester.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: MUS 249-M11. Co-requisite - any MUS course earning 1 unit of credit taken in either Fall or Spring of the same academic year (MUS 260 and MUS 270, Performance Ensembles, are excluded).

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: May be repeated once for additional credit. Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 300
MUS 300 - Seminar Topics

Topic for Spring 2024: Listening to and Performing Salsa Music

Topic for Spring 2024: Listening to and Performing Salsa Music

This course is a deep dive into one of the most important and influential genres of American music. In the 1970s, salsa music introduced the world to the stories and complex identities of the Latino/x people living in the Caribbean, the United States and beyond. 

In this course, we will explore the history and evolution of salsa music from its roots in West African drumming, the development of son music in Cuba and its eventual transformation into salsa in the 1970s in New York City. Salsa music’s important and lasting legacy will also be discussed. 
The course will explore historical, musical, and cultural aspects of salsa with an emphasis on experiential, hands-on music making in class. We will explore this genre from a variety of critical lenses such as postcolonial, queer, and gender theories.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 15

Prerequisites: MUS 100 or exemption via the Music Theory Placement Evaluation.

Instructor: Moya (Spring)

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: This is a topics course and can be taken more than once for credit as long as the topic is different each time, with permission from the department.

MUS 301
MUS 301 - CSPW: The Power of Music

This course challenges students to think critically about music, and writing about music, in the public sphere. Students explore the relationship between their specialized academic knowledge and their experiences as day-to-day consumers of music. The core material of the course consists of a series of writing and editing exercises for an imagined audience of non-specialists—including reviews of recordings and lectures, program notes for concerts, an interview with a prominent musician—and discussions of controversial issues in academic music. This course addresses a variety of issues, such as how to write about the experience of live performance or how to assess music as a kind of social activism. By translating the technical vocabulary of academic music into a language accessible to the public, students find that they listen and think musically in new and unanticipated ways.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 12

Prerequisites: MUS 100. Open to Juniors and Seniors.

Instructor: Fontijn

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Other Categories: CSPW - Calderwood Seminar in Public Writing

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall

Notes:

MUS 308
MUS 308 - Conducting

The study of conducting is a synthesis of all skills important to a musician's craft, and the art of communicating a specific musical vision to bring a composer's written intentions to life. The physical gestures are expressive of a full understanding of both the score and the instruments and/or voices performing the work. This course is a study of the techniques that transform written music into sound, including score preparation and reading, baton technique, and rehearsal methods. Development of aural and interpretive ability as well as leadership skills are explored in the process. Students will have the opportunity to take their skills outside the classroom and conduct one of the College's musical ensembles as part of their work in the course.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 15

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor.

Instructor: Graham

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall

Notes: Ann E. Maurer '51 Speaking Intensive Course.

MUS 309
MUS 309 - A History of Jazz

The influence of jazz on music in the twentieth century and beyond has been so profound that it has gone from being a feared public scourge to “America's Classical Music.” Ever since its origins among African Americans in the 1910s, jazz has challenged distinctions between “art” and “popular,” at times even playing a key role in social protest. Today, it is an internationally respected art form that is revered by musicians as varied as hip-hop artists and classical composers. This course will cover the history of jazz through critically engaging with recorded performances, source readings and popular reception, and evidence of its broader influence in popular culture. Through leading a class discussion and completing a term paper, students in MUS 309 will learn to connect the technical language of jazz analysis to socio-cultural context.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 18

Prerequisites: MUS 122 or MUS 220, or permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken MUS 209.

Instructor: Goldschmitt

Distribution Requirements: HS - Historical Studies; ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: This course is also offered at the 200-level as MUS 209.

MUS 314
MUS 314/ PORT 314 - Brazilian Music

From the dawn of the 20th century, Brazil has promoted itself to the world as a particularly musical country. In addition to samba, the country is the birthplace of many well-loved genres including choro, bossa nova, and funk carioca. Brazilian popular song is considered by many to be a literary genre where songwriters such as Vinicius de Morais and Arnaldo Antunes describe themselves as poets and their lyrics are major topics of study by scholars of Portuguese literature. In this course, we will uncover the historical and cultural origins of many of the major musical developments in Brazil and explore how they express polemics around citizenship, social activism, and cosmopolitanism. Students familiar with Portuguese will have the option of additional, focused study of Portuguese lyrics and will be encouraged to compose their writing assignments in Portuguese.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 15

Crosslisted Courses: PORT 314

Prerequisites: MUS 100 or permission of the instructor. Students with prior experience with World Music, Portuguese, or Latin American Studies courses are especially encouraged to register.

Instructor: Goldschmitt

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

Notes:

MUS 315
MUS 315 - Advanced Harmony

Beginning with traditional four-part chorale writing, MUS 315 explores the more advanced concepts inherent to tonal harmony, voice-leading, and formal analysis. Topics include diatonic and chromatic modulations, embellishments, mode mixture, variation, development procedures such as diatonic and chromatic sequences, and the relationship between harmony and tonal form. Over the course of the semester, students will be introduced to basic theory terminology and modes of analysis. In addition to listening to and analyzing a number of tonal works inside and outside of the classical canon, students will complete weekly assignments in writing in the tonal idiom and several composition projects. Musicianship lab supplements the class meetings.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 15

Prerequisites: MUS 122 or permission of instructor.

Instructor: Tang

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall

Notes:

MUS 335
MUS 335 - Topics in Instrumental Music

Topic for Fall 2023:

Topic for Fall 2023: Paris Chic. French Music and the Arts

This course examines the dynamic scene of Parisian cultural life between 1880 and 1918, a period that spans the fin de siècle and the Belle époque. Focusing on the concept of “chic,” which was manifest in various ways across the arts during this time, we will study how modernist expression as seen in the work of fashion designers, musicians, dancers, poets, artists, and sculptors built artistic alliances between different media while aligning creative impulses with the notion of artistic chic. We will read widely across the disciplines of music, art, fashion, dance, and literature, and undertake the study of musical compositions, ballets, operas, and various visual materials. A knowledge of music and score reading is helpful although not required. 

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 18

Prerequisites: MUS 100 or permission of the instructor.

Instructor: Bhogal

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall

Notes: This course is also offered at the 200 level as MUS 235. This is a topics course and can be taken more than once for credit as long as the topic is different each time.

MUS 336
ARTS 336/ MUS 336 - Music, Drawing, & Architecture

This advanced, project-based course is aimed at students able to work independently in one of two broad categories of contemporary art-making: Drawing (including visual art, new media art, architecture, sculpture, and/or art theory) and Sound (composition, performance, analog or digital sound production, and/or sound studies). Together we will explore elements such as rhythm, line, space, and composition from the perspectives of sound studies and drawing, focusing in particular on the graphic mark. Students will interact with several visiting artists, and will visit working artists in their studios and observe relevant art installations and performances. Students will develop semester-long studio projects, which will be supplemented by discussions, critiques, and readings.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 20

Crosslisted Courses: MUS 336

Prerequisites: Any of the following - ARTS 105, ARTS 109, ARTS 113, MUS 100, MUS 122, ARTH 100, or permission of the instructor.

Instructor: Rivera

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M22 - Private Lessons: Saxophone, Classical

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M37 - Private Lessons: Carillon

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M20 - Private Lessons: Piano, Classical

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M19 - Private Lessons: Percussion, Carribean and West African

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M18 - Private Lessons: Percussion

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M24 - Private Lessons: Trombone, Classical

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M26 - Private Lessons: Trumpet, Classical

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M33 - Private Lessons: Violin, Classical

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M35 - Private Lessons: Voice, Classical

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M31 - Private Lessons: Viola, Classical

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M30 - Private Lessons: Viola da Gamba

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M28 - Private Lessons: Tuba

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M17 - Private Lessons: Organ

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M10 - Private Lessons: Guitar, Classical

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M04 - Private Lessons: Clarinet

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M05 - Private Lessons: Double Bass, Classical

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M03 - Private Lessons: Cello

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M02 - Private Lessons: Bassoon

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring; Fall

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344 - Advanced Performance Workshop

Music 344 offers an exciting opportunity for accomplished performing music students to develop their artistry and performance skills on a high level. Qualified students participate in this weekly performance class in addition to their weekly one-hour lessons (MUS 344-M) with their private instructors, and develop their abilities by performing frequently in class and receiving constructive feedback. Students also grow as musicians by listening to other students perform, by being exposed to the broad range of repertoire presented in class, and by participating in the process of constructive criticism. In conjunction with their in-class performances, students are asked to provide brief, written background information about their repertoire to enhance their understanding of the music and to prepare for writing program notes. Students should plan on a time investment of about 14 hours per week. Students enrolled for the full year, as is strongly encouraged, perform a jury in the Fall and full recital in the Spring. Students who choose Honors in Performance (Honors Program III) must take MUS 344 as part of their MUS 360 and MUS 370 thesis work, the two components counting as 1 unit of credit per semester.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 10

Prerequisites: A written recommendation from their instructor in Performing Music. Co-requisite - students must complete an additional 200- or 300-level music course during each year they are enrolled in MUS 344. Permission to elect subsequent units is granted only to a student who has fulfilled all co-requisite requirements and whose progress in MUS 344 is judged excellent. A maximum of four units of MUS 344 may be counted toward the degree. Each semester of MUS 344 earns one unit. Two semesters of MUS 344 can be counted toward one unit of the music major.

Instructor: Staff

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Spring; Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: This is the only credit course in classical performance that can be counted toward the music major.

MUS 344
MUS 344-M16 - Private Lessons: Oboe

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M07 - Private Lessons: Flute, Classical

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M15 - Private Lessons: Lute

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M09 - Private Lessons: French Horn

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M14 - Private Lessons: Harpsichord

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M13 - Private Lessons: Harp

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 344
MUS 344-M12 - Private Lessons: Guzheng

Private lesson instruction taken in conjunction with MUS 344 (Advanced Performance Seminar). Students invited to enroll in MUS 344 are required to have weekly one-hour lessons with their private instructors.

Units: 0

Max Enrollment: 100

Prerequisites: Co-requisite - MUS 344.

Instructor: Staff

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes:

MUS 345
ANTH 345/ MUS 345 - Introduction to Ethnomusicology

What happens when we study music and sound from an anthropological framework? Ethnomusicology, or the cultural study of music and sound, seeks to do just that. Through a hands-on approach to music research, this course has three aims: 1) to give students the opportunity of doing ethnographic research in a local community; 2) to explore key concepts pertaining to ethnomusicology and the anthropology of sound; 3) to work together to create a good working atmosphere in which students can share ongoing research with each other. Students will gain experience doing fieldwork as participant observers; taking notes and writing up field journals; recording and transcribing interviews; and conducting secondary research online and in the library. Each student will conduct regular visits to a local music group or community of their choice. Past projects have focused on Senegalese drumming, musical healing circles, and hip-hop dance groups. The semester will culminate in a final presentation and paper (15 pages) based on the student’s research.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 12

Crosslisted Courses: ANTH 345

Prerequisites: MUS 100 or permission of the instructor.

Instructor: Goldschmitt

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes:

MUS 350
MUS 350 - Research or Individual Study

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 15

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. Open to juniors and seniors.

Instructor:

Typical Periods Offered: Spring; Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring; Fall

Notes:

MUS 360
MUS 360 - Senior Thesis Research

Students enrolled in Senior Thesis Research (360) in the first semester carry out independent work under the supervision of a faculty member. If sufficient progress is made, students may continue with Senior Thesis (370) in the second semester.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 15

Prerequisites: Permission of the department.

Instructor:

Typical Periods Offered: Spring; Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring; Fall

Notes: Students enroll in Senior Thesis Research (360) in the first semester and carry out independent work under the supervision of a faculty member. If sufficient progress is made, students may continue with Senior Thesis (370) in the second semester.

MUS 370
MUS 370 - Senior Thesis

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 99

Prerequisites: MUS 360 and permission of the department.

Instructor:

Typical Periods Offered: Spring; Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Students enroll in Senior Thesis Research (360) in the first semester and carry out independent work under the supervision of a faculty member. If sufficient progress is made, students may continue with Senior Thesis (370) in the second semester.

MUS 398
MUS 398-M27 - Jazz Recital Workshop: Trumpet

A one-hour private lesson per week. Students who have completed at least MUS 199 or MUS 249 or who are advanced players may qualify for this upper-level performance course. MUS 398 incorporates theory and practice of jazz improvisation as well as written repertoire. Students are required to perform a full recital in the Spring. This course can be counted toward the major in music.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the jury panel. Co-requisite - one academic music course must be taken in either semester during enrollment in MUS 398.

Instructor: Duprey

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 398
MUS 398-M29 - Jazz Recital Workshop: Vibraphone

A one-hour private lesson per week. Students who have completed at least MUS 199 or MUS 249 or who are advanced players may qualify for this upper-level performance course. MUS 398 incorporates theory and practice of jazz improvisation as well as written repertoire. Students are required to perform a full recital in the Spring. This course can be counted toward the major in music.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the jury panel. Co-requisite - one academic music course must be taken in either semester during enrollment in MUS 398.

Instructor: Greenblatt

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 398
MUS 398-M32 - Jazz Recital Workshop: Viola/Fiddle

A one-hour private lesson per week. Students who have completed at least MUS 199 or MUS 249 or who are advanced players may qualify for this upper-level performance course. MUS 398 incorporates theory and practice of jazz improvisation as well as written repertoire. Students are required to perform a full recital in the Spring. This course can be counted toward the major in music.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the jury panel. Co-requisite - one academic music course must be taken in either semester during enrollment in MUS 398.

Instructor: Zeitlin

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 398
MUS 398-M36 - Jazz Recital Workshop: Voice

A one-hour private lesson per week. Students who have completed at least MUS 199 or MUS 249 or who are advanced players may qualify for this upper-level performance course. MUS 398 incorporates theory and practice of jazz improvisation as well as written repertoire. Students are required to perform a full recital in the Spring. This course can be counted toward the major in music.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the jury panel. Co-requisite - one academic music course must be taken in either semester during enrollment in MUS 398.

Instructor: Adams

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 398
MUS 398-M34 - Jazz Recital Workshop: Violin/Fiddle

A one-hour private lesson per week. Students who have completed at least MUS 199 or MUS 249 or who are advanced players may qualify for this upper-level performance course. MUS 398 incorporates theory and practice of jazz improvisation as well as written repertoire. Students are required to perform a full recital in the Spring. This course can be counted toward the major in music.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the jury panel. Co-requisite - one academic music course must be taken in either semester during enrollment in MUS 398.

Instructor: Zeitlin

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 398
MUS 398-M25 - Jazz Recital Workshop: Trombone

A one-hour private lesson per week. Students who have completed at least MUS 199 or MUS 249 or who are advanced players may qualify for this upper-level performance course. MUS 398 incorporates theory and practice of jazz improvisation as well as written repertoire. Students are required to perform a full recital in the Spring. This course can be counted toward the major in music.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the jury panel. Co-requisite - one academic music course must be taken in either semester during enrollment in MUS 398.

Instructor: Hamilton

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 398
MUS 398-M21 - Jazz Recital Workshop: Piano

A one-hour private lesson per week. Students who have completed at least MUS 199 or MUS 249 or who are advanced players may qualify for this upper-level performance course. MUS 398 incorporates theory and practice of jazz improvisation as well as written repertoire. Students are required to perform a full recital in the Spring. This course can be counted toward the major in music.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the jury panel. Co-requisite - one academic music course must be taken in either semester during enrollment in MUS 398.

Instructor: Hoffmann

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 398
MUS 398-M06 - Jazz Recital Workshop: Drumset

A one-hour private lesson per week. Students who have completed at least MUS 199 or MUS 249 or who are advanced players may qualify for this upper-level performance course. MUS 398 incorporates theory and practice of jazz improvisation as well as written repertoire. Students are required to perform a full recital in the Spring. This course can be counted toward the major in music.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the jury panel. Co-requisite - one academic music course must be taken in either semester during enrollment in MUS 398.

Instructor: Langone

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 398
MUS 398-M01 - Jazz Recital Workshop: Bass

A one-hour private lesson per week. Students who have completed at least MUS 199 or MUS 249 or who are advanced players may qualify for this upper-level performance course. MUS 398 incorporates theory and practice of jazz improvisation as well as written repertoire. Students are required to perform a full recital in the Spring. This course can be counted toward the major in music.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the jury panel. Co-requisite - one academic music course must be taken in either semester during enrollment in MUS 398.

Instructor: Henry

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 398
MUS 398-M08 - Jazz Recital Workshop: Flute

A one-hour private lesson per week. Students who have completed at least MUS 199 or MUS 249 or who are advanced players may qualify for this upper-level performance course. MUS 398 incorporates theory and practice of jazz improvisation as well as written repertoire. Students are required to perform a full recital in the Spring. This course can be counted toward the major in music.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the jury panel. Co-requisite - one academic music course must be taken in either semester during enrollment in MUS 398.

Instructor: Del Bosque Fuentes

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 398
MUS 398-M11 - Jazz Recital Workshop: Guitar

A one-hour private lesson per week. Students who have completed at least MUS 199 or MUS 249 or who are advanced players may qualify for this upper-level performance course. MUS 398 incorporates theory and practice of jazz improvisation as well as written repertoire. Students are required to perform a full recital in the Spring. This course can be counted toward the major in music.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the jury panel. Co-requisite - one academic music course must be taken in either semester during enrollment in MUS 398.

Instructor: Kirby

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 398
MUS 398-M19 - Jazz Recital Workshop: Percussion, Caribbean and West African

A one-hour private lesson per week. Students who have completed at least MUS 199 or MUS 249 or who are advanced players may qualify for this upper-level performance course. MUS 398 incorporates theory and practice of jazz improvisation as well as written repertoire. Students are required to perform a full recital in the Spring. This course can be counted toward the major in music.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the jury panel. Co-requisite - one academic music course must be taken in either semester during enrollment in MUS 398.

Instructor: Washington

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.

MUS 398
MUS 398-M23 - Jazz Recital Workshop: Saxophone

A one-hour private lesson per week. Students who have completed at least MUS 199 or MUS 249 or who are advanced players may qualify for this upper-level performance course. MUS 398 incorporates theory and practice of jazz improvisation as well as written repertoire. Students are required to perform a full recital in the Spring. This course can be counted toward the major in music.

Units: 0.5

Max Enrollment: 20

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the jury panel. Co-requisite - one academic music course must be taken in either semester during enrollment in MUS 398.

Instructor: Miller

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Typical Periods Offered: Fall and Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Spring

Notes: Mandatory Credit/Non Credit.