Materials and Design
MUSC 103
Fall 2005
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Musc103 introduces students to musical material and design, using Western notation. Written exercises, sight singing, and dictation encourage students to develop theoretical understanding in tandem with aural perception and performance skills. Introductory exercises in musical composition offer further opportunities to explore musical materials. The course begins with fundamentals: scale types, keys, intervals, and the notation of rhythm and meter. It then moves on to chord construction, melodic writing, harmonic syntax, and the principles of part writing for four voices. The course draws on a range of genres and traditions including Western classical music, folk, rock, jazz, and world musics. No background is necessary for the course, but students who have not previously worked with Western notation will need to devote extra time at the outset and throughout the course. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Quantitative Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA MUSC |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (MUSC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Kostka and Payne, TONAL HARMONY, fifth edition.
Kostka and Payne, WORKBOOK FOR TONAL HARMONY, fifth edition.
Ottman, MUSIC FOR SIGHTSINGING, sixth edition
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Examinations and Assignments:
Attendance mandatory. There will be weekly homework assignments, quizzes, a midterm and final examination. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students are required to attend a weekly
one-hour skills section between 9:00 and 1:00 on Friday.
All applicants for admission to the music major are required to have passed this course, or to be enrolled in it, at the time of application. Students considering the music major should take it at the earliest possible time. |
| Instructor(s): Malin,Yonatan Times: .M.W... 08:30AM-09:50AM; Location: RHH003; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 60 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 10 | | |
| Seats Available: 9 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 10 | SO: 20 | FR: 20 |
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