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MUSIC COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
A special fee is charged for
all individual applied music courses.
†
General
Education Courses *
Writing Intensive Course **
PRIVATE
APPLIED STUDY.
By special permission of the Chair of the Music Department. A
special fee is charged for private study. 1 credit. * †
MUSIC
113. Theory
of Music. Introduction to fundamentals of music including
notation, scales, intervals, triads and rhythm. 2 credits. Must
be taken concurrently with MUSC 115 and MUSC 163.
MUSIC
114. Theory
of Music. Continuation of 113 including voice leading,
modulation and secondary chords. Prerequisite: MUSC 113. 2
credits. Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 116 and MUSC 164.
MUSIC
115.
Sightsinging and Dictation.
Ear training through sightsinging and dictation. 2 periods; 1
credit each semester. Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 113.
MUSIC
116.
Sightsinging and Dictation.
Continuation of 115 which is prerequisite. 2 periods; 1 credit.
Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 114.
MUSIC
117, 118, 217, 218, 317, 318, 417, 418.
Composition.
Instruction in techniques of composing music. Prerequisites:
MUSC 113, 115 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for
credit. 1 class and 1 private lesson; 1 credit.
MUSIC
119. Introduction
to Computer Applications in Music. An introduction to
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) and computer music
applications including music notation, sequencing, and other
software. One period; 1 credit.
MUSIC
137. Music
Literature. Survey of the major periods of music with
examples of the works of principal composers in each period; the
relation of music to other aspects of history and culture. 3
credits.
MUSIC
140. Diction
for Singers I. Study of phonetics and the International
Phonetic Alphabet. Accurate pronunciation in English, Latin and
Italian. 2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
141.
Diction for Singers II.
Study of phonetics and the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Accurate pronunciation in German and French. Prerequisite: MUSC
140. 2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
145. Introduction
to Music Education. Survey of the role, quality, and value
of music in school curricula. Ideas and techniques reflective of
learning. Music Majors only. 1 period; 1 credit.
MUSIC
163. Beginning
Piano I. Study and practice in basic keyboard techniques,
sightreading, memorization, scales, arpeggios and chord
progressions. Introduction to the piano literature. Open only to
music majors and others by permission of the instructor.
Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 113. 1 credit.
MUSIC
164.
Beginning Piano II.
Continuation of Music 163 with individually assigned repertoire.
Prerequisite: MUSC 163. Must be taken concurrently with MUSC
114. 1 credit.
MUSIC
213. Theory
of Music. Continuation of 114 including chromaticism and
altered chords. Prerequisite: MUSC 114. 2 credits. Must be taken
concurrently with MUSC 215.
MUSIC
214.
Theory of Music.
Continuation of 213, including late 19th and 20th century topics
such as 12 tone and other contemporary compositional techniques.
Prerequisite: MUSC 213. 2 credits. Must be taken concurrently
with MUSC 216.
MUSIC
215. Sightsinging
and Dictation. Continuation of 115, 116 which are
prerequisites. 2 periods; 1 credit each semester. Must be taken
concurrently with MUSC 213 and MUSC 214.
MUSIC
216.
Sightsinging and
Dictation. Continuation
of 215 which is a prerequisite.
2 periods, 1 credit each semester.
Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 214.
MUSIC
223. Introduction
to Music. An introduction to the content and structure of
music. A practical application through performance and
composition of the fundamental theories of music. Not open to
music majors. 4 credits. *
MUSIC
224.
The Appreciation of Music.
Study of Musical arts with regard to the composers and
compositions of major style eras. Laboratory/concerts will
emphasize critical analysis of live concerts, rehearsals and
recitals. 4 credits. *
MUSIC
226. Music
and the Arts. A study of the elements of music and their
relationship to literature and the visual arts. 3 credits. *
MUSIC
227. Jazz,
Folk, Rock, and Broadway Musicals. Survey and comparison of
the styles, characteristics, composers, and performers of folk,
jazz, rock, and Broadway music. 3 credits. *
MUSIC
243. Piano
Accompanying. Study and practical application of
accompanying other musicians. Recommended for keyboard majors. 2
periods; 1 credit.
MUSIC
263. Intermediate
Piano I. Continuation of Music 164 with the addition of
improvisation. Prerequisite: MUSC 164. 1 credit.
MUSIC
264. Intermediate
Piano II. Continuation of Music 263. Prerequisite: MUSC 263.
1 credit.
MUSIC
292.
Internship in
Music. A
semester-long, on-the-job learning experience designed to apply
the principles of music. 1-18
credits.
MUSIC
295. Special
Topics in Music. Selected
topics in music. The
topics may vary from semester to semester.
May be repeated for credit when topics change.
1-3 credits.
MUSIC
311, 312.
Studies Abroad.
Primarily intended for transfer of credit earned abroad in
courses on music per semester. 1-18 credits.
MUSIC
313. Form
and Analysis. Harmonic and formal analysis of compositions
of each period. Prerequisite: MUSC 214. 3 credits.
MUSIC
314. Jazz
Improvisation. A theory/performance class designed to
acquaint the student with improvisation in the jazz idiom.
Technical competence on an instrument or in voice required.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. 1 credit.
MUSIC
315, 316; 415, 416.
Intermediate Computer
Applications in Music; Advanced Computer Applications in Music.
Study of piano compositions technique, sightreading, theory, and
computer technology. 2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
319. Keyboard
Improvisation. Fundamentals of jazz and commercial music for
keyboard. Open to keyboard majors in the Bachelor of Music
(performance) degree program and others with consent of the
instructor. Corequisite: MUSC 314. 1 credit.
MUSIC
331. History of Music.
History of music of western civilization with examples. Open to
non-music majors only with permission of instructor. 3 credits.
**
MUSIC
332. History of Music.
History of music of western civilization with examples. Open to
non-music majors only with permission of instructor. 3 credits.
**
MUSIC
335. Piano
Duet and Duo-Piano Literature. Study and performance of
piano ensemble music. Includes both piano duet literature and
duo-piano literature. Required of B.M. piano performance and
piano pedagogy majors; open to others with permission of
instructor. 2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
340. Instrumental
Survey. Survey of string, percussion, brass, and woodwind
families. Study of history, members of each family, range,
timbre, and transposition. Required of music education voice and
keyboard majors. 3 credits.
MUSIC
341. Conducting.
Technique of the baton; score reading; rehearsal procedures;
vocal and instrumental conducting. 2 credits.
MUSIC
342.
Advanced Choral Conducting.
Continuation of MUSC
341 which is prerequisite. 2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
343. Advanced
Instrumental Conducting. Continuation of
MUSC 341 which is prerequisite. 2
credits.
MUSIC
345. Practicum
in Elementary School. Students, through observation and
participation, are introduced to the daily routine and music
curriculum in the elementary school. 1 credit.
MUSIC
346. Practicum
in Junior High or Middle School. Students, through
observation and participation, are introduced to the daily
routine and music curriculum (instrumental or choral) in the
junior high or middle school. 1 credit.
MUSIC
347. Practicum
in High School. Students, through observation and
participation, are introduced to the daily routine and music
curriculum (instrumental or choral) in the high school. 1
credit.
MUSIC
365. Vocal
Techniques. Voice class for instrumental majors. Study of
vocal techniques, literature and diction. One small-class
instruction per week. Prerequisites: MUSC 115 and 116. 1 credit.
MUSIC
390.
Directed or
Independent Study. Must
be approved by the head of the department.
May be repeated as 391.
1-18 credits.
MUSIC
392.
Internship in
Music. A
semester-long, on-the-job learning experience designed to apply
the principles of music. 1-18
credits.
MUSIC
412. Arranging.
Study and practice of arranging in different voice and
instrument combinations with attention to style, range, form,
and difficulty. Prerequisite: MUSC 214. 2 periods; 2 credits.
MUSIC
413. Advanced
Analysis. Introduction to Schenkerian analysis, set theory.
Continuation of MUSC 313, which is prerequisite. 2 periods; 2
credits.
MUSIC
414. Counterpoint.
Strict and free counterpoint; motivic development; invertable
counterpoint. Prerequisites: MUSC 137, 214. Offered on demand. 2
credits.
MUSIC
427. Intermediate
Piano Literature. A
survey of intermediate-level piano literature through listening,
performing, and reading. Required of piano pedagogy
concentration, recommended for piano performance concentration.
2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
430. Music
of the Eighteenth Century. Study of the forms, styles, and
trends of the music of the eighteenth century; biography.
Prerequisites: MUSC 331, 332. 3 credits.
MUSIC
431. Music
of the Nineteenth Century. Study of the forms, styles, and
trends of the music of the nineteenth century; biography.
Prerequisites: MUSC 331, 332. 3 credits.
MUSIC
432. Music
of the Twentieth Century. Study of the forms, styles, and
trends of the music of the twentiet century; biography.
Prerequisite: MUSC 332 or permission of the instructor. 3
credits.
MUSIC
433.
Instrumental Literature.
Study of composers and major compositions of wind
instruments. Baroque to the present. May be combined with band
and instrumental literature. 2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
434.
Organ Literature.
Study of the literature of the organ through performance and
listening. 2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
435. Piano
Literature. Study of the literature of the piano through
performance and listening.
2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
436. Vocal
Literature. Study of the literature of the voice through
performance and listening. 2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
437. Music
of the Theatre. Study
of opera, operetta, incidental music. Prerequisites: MUSC 331,
332. 3 credits.
MUSIC
438. Music
of the Church. Study of the development of music in the
church from Gregorian chant to the present. Prerequisites: MUSC
331, 332. 3 credits.
MUSIC
441. Elementary
School Methods and Materials. Study of music appropriate for
early childhood through primary and upper elementary school
levels. Emphasis given to the behaviors of singing, playing,
moving, listening, reading, and creating. Music major status
with MUSC 145 completed or non-major with MUSC 223 completed. 3
credits.
MUSIC
442. Choral
Methods and Materials. Study of methods and materials
appropriate for secondary school choral music with emphasis on
organization, festivals, curriculum, and vocal/choral
techniques. Prerequisites:
MUSC 341, 342. 2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
443. Instrumental
Methods and Materials. Study of all the band and orchestral
instruments. Embouchure and technical development; rehearsal
techniques; fundamentals of marching, materials. 2 credits.
MUSIC
444. Marching
Band Fundamentals. Marching
band fundamentals class for instrumental majors who plan to
teach on secondary music level. Involves classwork, observation
at neighboring high schools during pre-game and half-time shows,
and writing marching shows to be appropriately coordinated with
music. Taken concurrently with MUSC 443. 1 credit.
MUSIC
445. Piano
Pedagogy I. Techniques and materials of teaching piano
individually and in groups. Observation and teaching of
demonstration groups. 2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
446. Vocal
Pedagogy. Study
of the principles of voice production and voice teaching.
Laboratory with beginning voice students. 2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
447. Piano
Pedagogy II.
A continuation of Piano Pedagogy I with the inclusion of
advanced topics such as class piano for music majors and
practice techniques for the advancing student, fingering,
intermediate literature, technical development and injury
prevention. 2 periods. 2 credits.
MUSIC
490. Directed
or Independent Study. Must be approved by the head of the
department. May be
repeated. 1-18 credits.
MUSIC
492. Internship
in Music. A one-semester, on-the-job learning experience
designed to apply the principles of music. 1-18 credits.
MUSIC
495.
Special Topics in
Music. Selected
topics in music. The
topics may vary from semester to semester.
May be repeated for credit when topics change.
1-3 credits.
MUSIC
498.
Honors Research in
Music. Students
conduct research in music under the direction of a faculty
member and the Senior Honors Research Committee.
May be repeated as 499.
3 credits. **
APPLIED MUSIC
Private
study is offered in most performance areas: Voice, Piano, Organ,
Brass, Woodwinds, Strings, and Percussion. Incoming Music majors
must audition in their areas of concentration.
The following is a list of areas of applied study. Music
majors take primary applied for their main instrument, secondary
applied for their minor instrument. Non-majors normally enroll
in elective/general education classes (See General
Education )
With the permission of the chair of the Music Department,
earned primary credits may be substituted for required secondary
credits. Earned secondary credits, however, may NOT be
substituted for required primary credits.
Private applied study may be
available to non-majors by special permission of the Chair of
the Music Department. Note the special fee for private study.
Applied music fee is $50 per semester.
APPLIED SECONDARY
One
half-hour individual lesson each week; 1 credit.
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Music
171, 172, 271, 272, 371, 372, 471, 472
Sections:
01,
02. . . Organ
21,
22. . . Percussion
31,
32. . . Piano
41,
42. . . Strings
61,
62. . . Woodwinds
71,
72. . . Brass
81,
82. . . Voice
APPLIED PRIMARY
One-hour
individual lesson plus related studio classes and recitals. A
3-credit option is reserved for performance majors, only.
Education majors may not take more than 2 credits in any one
semester. 2 or 3 credits. †
Music 181, 182, 281, 282, 381,
382, 481, 482
Sections:
01,
02. . . Organ
21,
22. . . Percussion
31,
32. . . Piano
41,
42. . . Strings
61,
62. . . Woodwinds
71,
72. . . Brass
81,
82. . . Voice
INSTRUMENTAL
TECHNIQUES AND METHODS.
An examination of the pedagogical materials and techniques
appropriate to the instruction of students in instrumental
music. Achieving a grade 3-4 technique in performance is
required.
MUSIC
165.
Strings. 1 credit.
MUSIC
167.
Percussion. 1 credit.
MUSIC
361, 362.
Brass. 1 credit each semester.
MUSIC
363, 364.
Woodwinds. 1 credit each semester.
APPLIED ELECTIVE CLASSES
MUSIC
151, 152.
Piano Class.
Piano for non-majors. Study of piano composition techniques,
sightreading, and theory. Class taught in electronic piano lab.
1 credit each semester. *
MUSIC
153, 154.
Voice Class.
Voice for non-majors. Study of vocal techniques, literature,
sightreading, and diction. One small class instruction each
week. 1 credit each semester. *
MUSIC
155, 156, 255, 256.
Strings.
Ensemble repertoire for violin, viola, cello and string bass.
One small class instruction each week. 1 credit each semester. *
MUSIC
157, 158.
Percussion.
One small class instruction each week. 1 credit each semester. *
ENSEMBLES
Ensembles are
open to all students who sing or play an orchestral or band
instrument. In some cases auditions are required. Formal
programs are presented on and off campus. Some ensembles require
instructor's approval and audition. May be repeated for credit.
1 credit each semester.
MUSIC
201, 401.
String Ensemble.
Open to all Longwood students who have experience in
playing stringed orchestral instruments. 1 credit. *
MUSIC
202, 402.
Woodwind Ensemble
(Section 01), Brass Ensemble
(Section 02), Flute Choir (Section 03), Percussion
(Section 04). Open to all Longwood students. Ensembles meet
regularly and perform throughout the year. 1 credit. *
MUSIC
202, 402 (Section
11/12). Jazz Ensemble
A/Jazz Ensemble B.. The Jazz Ensembles rehearse and perform
all styles of jazz, presenting a series of concerts throughout
the year. The Ensembles are open to all students by audition. 1
credit. *
MUSIC
202, 402 (Section
21). Concert Band. Open to all Longwood students and also to
members of the community. The band rehearses and performs a wide
range and variety of concert band literature. 2 periods; 1
credit. *
MUSIC
205, 405(
Section 01). Concert Choir.
The Concert Choir is open to all students who want to sing. A
student can simply register for this course as no audition is
necessary, but regular attendance is required. Music performed
ranges from classical to Broadway. SATB. 2 periods; 1 credit. *
MUSIC
205, 405 (Section
11). Camerata Singers. The Camerata Singers is a select
mixed ensemble of 40-50 singers. Literature performed includes
both sacred and secular and ranges from music of the Renaissance
to Broadway. A singer is selected through audition and
non-majors are encouraged to participate. SATB. 3 periods; 1
credit. *
MUSIC
205, 405 (Section
21). Chamber Singers. The Chamber Singers is a small choral
ensemble which provides music majors with an education in small
choral repertoire and performance. Admission through audition. 1
credit. *
MUSIC
206, 406.
Handbell Ensemble.
Instruction and participation in the art of ringing English
handbells resulting in a performing handbell ensemble. This
ensemble is open to all students by audition.
2 periods. 1 credit. *
MUSIC
208, 408.
Music Theatre Workshop.
Preparation and performance of scenes from operas, operettas,
and Broadway musicals or complete works. Emphasis is on musical
preparation, movement and diction. May not be taken concurrently
with Theatre Play Production. Prerequisite: Audition or consent
of instructor. May be repeated for credit. 3 periods; 1 credit.
*
FOR GRADUATES AND ADVANCED
UNDERGRADUATES
MUSIC
519. Beginning
M.I.D.I. and Computer Applications in Music.
MUSIC
542. Music
in the Elementary School.
MUSIC
544. Music
in the Integrated Curriculum.
MUSIC
595. Special
Topics.
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