Seminar for Music Majors
MUSC 300
Fall 2010
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01
02
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
The seminar will provide music majors an opportunity to understand one or more of the world's musical traditions by studying them in-depth. The topic of the seminar will vary from one semester to the next. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Interpretation, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
None |
| Course Format: Lecture | 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
TBA
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Examinations and Assignments:
TBA |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Open to Music Majors only. This seminar will focus on the Life and Music of Chopin. This course may be repeated for credit up to two times for a letter grade and up to four times for credit towards graduation. |
| Instructor(s): Bruce,Neely Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: MST301; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 20 | | SR major: 10 | JR major: 10 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Deborah Stein, ESSAYS IN MUSIC ANALYSIS
Michael Tenzer, ANALYTICAL STUDIES IN WORLD MUSIC
Walter Everett, THE BEATLES AS MUSICIANS: THE QUARRY MEN THROUGH RUBBER SOUL |
Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly assignments and a seminar paper at the end of the term. The seminar paper may be combined with a composition and/or performance. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
The seminar is called "Explorations in Music Analysis and Interpretation." We will take the tools for music analysis introduced in theory classes and apply them to a wide variety of traditions and repertoires. Topics will include the analysis of form, rhythm and meter, mode and melody, harmony and voice leading, music and text, and music and image in film. The seminar will be run in a series of workshops that will prepare students for independent projects at the end of term. |
| Instructor(s): Malin,Yonatan Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: MST301; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 20 | | SR major: 10 | JR major: 10 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 3 |
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