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FALL 2009 COURSE SCHEDULE

COURSES FOR UNDERGRADUATES

Music 1-01: Introduction to Western Music
Tuesday & Thursday, 3:00-4:15 pm (J+)
Introduction to selected forms and genres of Western music. Emphasis on analytical listening and cultural critique through guided examinations of both the formal organization and the social/cultural background of a wide range of musical styles. Previous musical training not required. One course credit. Rose.

Music 3-01: Introduction to World Music
Monday & Wednesday, 3:00-4:15 pm (I+)
Exploration of diverse musical traditions around the world. Musical systems, musical instruments, lives of musicians, social settings of performance, music, and culture. Previous musical training not required. One course credit. Patch.

Music 10: Introduction to Music Theory and Musicianship
01: Monday & Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 pm (G+)
02: Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-2:45 pm (H+)
Exploration of the basics of music theory, including notation, scales and modes, intervals, triads, seventh chords, chord progressions, rhythm, melody, form and composition. An introduction to ear training, sight singing, and keyboard skills. Intended for nonmajors. One course credit. Clark (01), McDonald (02).

Music 26-01: Beethoven
Monday & Wednesday, 10:30-11:45 am (E+)
Beethoven's life and music (orchestral, chamber, solo, and vocal works), explored as an expression of cultural values central to his own times and still powerful today. Classical musical conventions and innovations that Beethoven inherited; the emergence of his musical persona as "hero"; the meditative character of many of his late works. His overarching influence on subsequent composers, critics, and theorists; his impact on romanticist, philosophical, ethical, literary, and political thought over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. No prerequisite. One course credit. Schmalfeldt.

Music 42-01: History of Jazz
Monday & Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 pm (G+)
Major figures and schools of this American music approached primarily through detailed study of recording dating from about 1914 through the present. Artists include Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and many others. No prerequisite. One course credit. Ullman.

Music 44-01: History of Rock 'n' Roll
Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-2:45 pm (H+)
An examination of sociocultural meaning and musical structure of rock 'n' roll and related idioms of popular music. Emergence of the idiom in context of the history of American music. Connections among various styles and major artists. Impact of technology and the music industry. One course credit. Pennington.

Music 54-01: Music/Prayer & Jewish Tradition
Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-2:45 pm (H+)
The role and function of music in Jewish worship and cultural identity. Focus on the Kabbalat Shabbat. Topics to include participation vs. performance in worship, music and historical authenticity in prayer, music and religious experience, and the invention and presentation of tradition. Liturgical music and dual culturalism in the American Jewish community. Cross listed as Religion 98. One course credit. Summit.

Music 59-01: Psychology of Music
Tuesday & Thursday, 10:30-11:45 am (D+)
Examination of a wide range of topics in the psychology of music: music perception; music cognition; music aesthetics; music and emotions; the influence of music on human behavior; the nature and measurement of musical abilities; music education; and child development. No prerequisite. Cross-listed as Psychology 80. One course credit. TBA.

Music 64-01: Computer Tools for Musicians
Monday & Wednesday, 4:30-5:45 pm (K+)
Using computer technology to compose, arrange, synthesize, transcribe, orchestrate, mix, and publish music. Tools to be covered include ProTools, Sibelius, Reason, and Digital Performer. Students will complete several creative projects using music hardware and software. Prerequisites: Music performance and/or composition experience, ability to read music, facility at the keyboard, familiarity with the Macintosh operating system. One course credit. Lehrman.

Music 66-01: Electronic Musical Instrument Design
Monday & Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 pm (G+)
Non-standard electronic musical instruments of “controllers,” incorporating sensors that respond to touch, position, movement, finger pressure, wind pressure, and other human factors, and their translation to Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) data. Designing and building original systems using common materials and object-oriented music-specific programming languages and software-based synthesis. Students will complete several creative projects using music hardware and software. Prerequisites: Experience in one or more of the following – electronic music, electronic prototyping, mechanical engineering, computer programming. Cross-listed as Engineering Science 95. One course credit. Lehrman.

PERFORMANCE COURSES
All performance courses may be repeated for credit. All ensembles are open to the Tufts community by audition.

Music 68 Sections 01-02: Private Lessons
Music 68-N: Private Lessons (No credit)
Arranged
Individualized instruction by the Performance faculty or with private teachers approved by the department in an instrument or voice. Private lessons in Classical, Jazz, Rock, Klezmer, Eastern European, Middle Eastern, Arabic, North African, Mediterranean, Indian, and Japanese vocal and instrumental music: voice, winds, brass, strings, percussion, harp, guitar, piano, harpsichord, shakuhachi, Viola da gamba, koto, and ud. Admission is by audition. For details, consult Edith Auner. Prerequisite: fourth-year level of competence. Extra tuition per semester is charged for this course; for music majors or minors, ninety percent of this fee will be waived for two semesters. Note: voice students must study for non-credit in the first semester and audition by trial jury to be accepted for credit. Seniors in their last semester are not permitted to study for credit unless they have taken Music 68 in a prior semester. One-half course credit. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Arts. E. Auner.

Music 69-01, Tufts Concert Choir
Music 69-N, Tufts Concert Choir (No Credit)
Monday & Wednesday,4:30-5:45 PM (K+)
Auditioned ensemble of approximately 80 voices specializing in the performance of major works for chorus and orchestra, as well as other repertoire suitable for large chorus. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. One-half course credit. Clark

Music 70-01: Chamber Singers
Music 70-NC: Chamber Singers (No credit) Monday & Wednesday, 3:00-4:15 (I+)
Music for large vocal forces ranging from Bach to Bernstein, including major works in the Western canon, recent compositions, and arrangements of non-Western choral music. One-half course credit.: permission of instructor. One-half course credit. Clark.

Music 72-01: Gospel Choir
Music 72-N: Gospel Choir (No credit)
Friday 3:30-5:30pm (ARR)

Music 72-02: GC Sectional Monday 4:30-5:45 (K+)
Music 72-03: GC Sectional Tuesday 4:30-5:45 (L+)
Music 72-04: GC Sectional Wednesday 1:30-2:45 (G+)

The Gospel Choir is a student ensemble that performs works by traditional and contemporary gospel composers. Audition is required. One-half course credit. Coleman.

Music 74-01: Opera Ensemble
Music 74-N: Opera Ensemble (No credit)
Tuesday & Thursday, 4:30-6:30 pm (ARR)
Music for beginning opera singers with emphasis on development of musical skills, staging techniques, acting/singing skills and role interpretation. Performance of an opera scenes program, including solo arias at end of semester. Co-requisite: concurrent private vocal study for credit (MUS 68-01). One-half course credit. Mastrodomenico

Music 77-01: Tufts Jazz Orchestra
Music 77-N: Tufts Jazz Orchestra (No credit)
Tuesday & Thursday, 4:30-6:30 pm (ARR)
Jazz improvisation, instrumental and ensemble skills are developed through instrumental performance of classic jazz compositions and recent works. The elements of jazz, including swing rhythms, blues and other traditional song forms, and jazz melody and harmony, are introduced. One-half course credit. Smith.

Music 78-01: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble
Music 78-N: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble (No credit)
Monday, 6:45-9:45 pm (ARR)
Jazz improvisation, instrumental and ensemble skills are developed through instrumental performance of classic jazz compositions and recent works. The elements of jazz, including swing rhythms, blues and other traditional song forms, and jazz melody and harmony, are introduced. One-half course credit. Ahlstrand.

Music 78-02: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble
Music 78-N2: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble (No credit)
Wednesday, 6:45-9:45pm (ARR)
See Music 70-01. Aruda.

Music 78-03: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble Tuesday, 6:45-9:45pm (ARR)
Music 78-N3: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble (No credit)
See Music 70-01. Smith.

Music 80-01: Tufts Symphony Orchestra
Music 80-N: Tufts Symphony Orchestra (No credit)
Tuesday & Thursday, 4:30-6:45 pm (ARR)
Music ranging from the Baroque to the contemporary period. Major works for chorus and orchestra regularly undertaken with the University Chorale. One-half course credit. Rose.

Music 83-01: Wind Ensemble
Music 83-N: Wind Ensemble (No credit)
Monday & Wednesday, 4:30-6:30 pm (ARR)
Performs classic band and wind ensemble literature as well as contemporary works. One-half course credit. McCann.

Music 84-01: Pep Band
Music 84-N: Pep Band (No credit)
Monday 6:45-9:45 pm, Friday 6:00-7:00 (ARR)
The Pep Band is open to all who wish to perform at football games and rallies. Fall only. One-half course credit. Schwehm.

Music 86-01: New Music Ensemble
Music 86-N: New Music Ensemble (No credit)
Thursday, 4:00-6:00 pm (ARR)
The avant-garde think tank of ensembles! Repertory features recently written compositions by both professional and student composers; free improvisation; experimental performances on and off campus. One-half course credit. McDonald and Berman.

Music 87-01: Early Music Ensemble
Music 87-N: Early Music Ensemble (No credit)
Tuesdays 6:30-9:30pm (ARR)
Music of the fifteenth, sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries for a mixed ensemble of Renaissance instruments and voices with a concentration on a national style or theme by semester. Group instrumental instruction on viola da gamba, recorder, lute, harp, krummhorn, Renaissance flute and harpsichord with instruments available. Performance at end of semester. One-half course credit. Hershey.

Music 88-01: Flute Ensemble
Music 88-N: Flute Ensemble (No credit)
Monday, 7:15-8:45pm (ARR)
Composed of members of the flute family (piccolos, C-flutes, alto flute, bass flute). Performs music from several centuries and a wide variety of styles (Renaissance, Bach, Debussy, Joplin, avant-garde). One-half course credit. Barwell.

Music 89-01: Chamber Music Ensembles
Music 89-N: Chamber Music (No credit)
Arranged
Study and coaching of selected works for small chamber ensembles. Audition required. For details, consult the Coordinator of Performance Studies. One-half course credit. E. Auner.

Music 91-01: African Music Ensemble (Kiniwe)
Music 91-N: African Music Ensemble (Kiniwe) (No Credit)
Tuesday & Thursday, 4:30-5:45 pm (L+)
Traditional percussion ensemble music and vocal music from West Africa. Performs on- and off-campus with Kiniwe Dancers (West African Dance class). Requires a two-semester commitment so that the ensemble can become good on this unfamiliar music. Fall semester emphasizes highly polyrhythmic music of the Ewe people. Prior musical experience is helpful but anyone with a good sense of rhythm and physical coordination may try out. Class membership is determined by auditions held during the first two days of class. One-half course credit; letter grade. Locke.

Music 92-01: Arabic Ensemble
Music 92-N: Arabic Ensemble (No credit)
Monday, 6:00-8:30 pm (ARR)
Both classical and folk musics will be covered. The maqam micro-tonal scale system will be applied to both Western and Arabic instruments. Improvisation, form, style, rhythmic cycles, as well as Arabic vocal diction will be taught. Some Arabic ouds (lutes) will be available if there is interest. One half-course credit. Roustom.

Music 93-01: Javanese Gamelan Ensemble
Music 93-N: Javanese Gamelan Ensemble (No credit)
Tuesday & Thursday, 6:30-8:00 pm (ARR)
Traditional repertory of Javanese court music played on an orchestra of gongs, chimes, and xylophones. Use of authentic instruments; no prior music performance experience required. One-half course credit. Drummond.

Music 95-01: Klezmer Ensemble
Music 95-N: Klezmer Ensemble (No credit)
Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 pm (ARR)
Klezmer music is the celebratory dance music of the Eastern European Ashkenaz Jews. Brought here by immigrants in the turn of the century, it became a great influence on American music. Together we explore the unique musical language of Klezmer, exploring repertoire of the old and new style, as well as the dance music of Israel, the Sephardic traditions, and Yiddish theater. One-half course credit. McLaughlin.

Music 99-01, Internship and Community Service
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Opportunity for students to apply their musical training in a practical setting, including community-based, profit or nonprofit, governmental, or other sites. Individual faculty sponsor internships in their areas of expertise. Students must have an on-site supervisor, and complete a piece of meaningful scholarly work related to the internship area.  Internships for credit must following the guidelines of the Tufts Career Services.  This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer. Auner

COURSES FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS

Music 101-01: Principles of Tonal Theory I
Monday & Wednesday, 10:30-11:45 am (E+)
An integrated approach to counterpoint, tonal harmony, and the formal analysis of types of thematic structures within tonal music. Attention given to the development of aural skills such as sight singing and dictation; concurrent enrollment in the Ear-Training Lab 0101-LA required. Prerequisites: Music 10 or placement through the Music Theory Placement Test. One course credit. Schmalfeldt.

Music 101-LA: Ear Training Laboratory
Monday & Wednesday, 3:00-3:50 pm (I, MW)
McLaughlin.

Music 101-LB: Ear Training Laboratory
Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00-12:50 pm (F, TR)
McLaughlin.

Music 103-01: Principles of Tonal Theory III
Monday & Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 (G+)
The interaction of tonal harmony, counterpoint, and form in music from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century, with focus on nineteenth-century styles. Analysis and composition of small forms and complete movements, with emphasis on dances, sonata form, and songs. Prerequisite: Music 102, or placement through the Music Theory Placement Test. One course credit. McDonald.

Music 109-01: Musical Systems of the Arab World
A music theory approach to musics of the Arab world, including Arabic art music as well as select folk and ethnic traditions. In-depth study of the Arabic modal system (maqam), rhythmic cycles (iqa'at), modulation, improvisation, texture, and musical forms. While emphasis is placed on developing aural and analytical skills, we will also consider broader issues such as the relationship between theory and practice, and the implications of theorizing unwritten musical traditions. Prerequisites: Music 101 or permission of the instructor. One course credit. Jankowsky.

Music 118-01: Seminar - Composition
Monday, 4:30-6:30 pm (ARR)
An advanced, project-oriented course with emphasis on the creative process. A balanced combination of weekly seminar meetings, private lessons, repertory projects presented in association with Tufts ensembles, and attendance at concerts of contemporary music is attempted. The Tufts Composers Series presents performances of new works each semester. Frequent guest composers. Prerequisite: Music 103 or consent. One course credit. McDonald.


Music 120-01: Conducting
Tuesday & Thursday, 3:00-4:15(J+)
Vocal and instrumental conducting, stressing baton techniques and score reading. Preparation of vocal, orchestral, band, and other instrumental ensembles for conducting with the assistance of Tufts performing groups. Prerequisites: Music 102 or permission of instructor. One course credit. Rose.

Music 128-01: Elements of Jazz Improvisation
Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00-1:15 pm (F+)
Emphasis on the written and practical application of jazz harmony. Playing and writing modes from the harmonic and melodic minor scale, bebop scales, blues, and digital patterns. An examination of many jazz forms, such as blues, modal, bebop, and contemporary. Selected composers include Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Horace Silver, Mulgrew Miller, Duke Ellington, and Wayne Shorter. Techniques for memorizing melodies and chord changes. Study of the theory and meaning of improvisation through practice-based learning. Prerequisite:
Music 101 or permission of instructor.. One course credit. Smith.

Music 142-01: History of Western Music (AD 900-1750)
Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-2:45 pm (H+)
An historical and cultural overview of European art music from plainchant through the music of J. S. Bach and G. F. Handel, with close readings of representative works. Prerequisite: Music 10 or equivalent with permission of instructor. One course credit. Bernstein.

Music 151-01: Music, Technology and Digital Culture
Tuesday, 10:30-1:00 (Arr)
Study of the interactions between music, technology, and culture in popular and concert music since WWI.  Issues of production, distribution, and reception, involving such topics as the impact of radio on composition in the 1920s and 30s, recording technologies and ideas of authenticity, early synthesizers and the rise of electronic music, digital sampling, hip-hop, and DJ culture, the MP3 phenomenon, cross-cultural borrowings, technology as "global underground," the impact of recording technology on musical cultures around the world, gender and technology, the internet, interactivity, and new models of consumption. Graduate standing, advanced music major, or consent of the instructor. Course work: weekly reading and listening assignments with short write-ups, 15-20 page research paper, and presentation. One course credit. Auner.

Music 161-01: Analytic and Cultural Studies in Nineteenth-Century European Music
Thursday, 10:30-1:00 (Arr)
Exploration and assessment of music-analytical methods in light of recent studies of early- to mid-nineteenth-century European ideologies. Romanticism, form and content, gender and genius. Emphasis on the notion of musical form as process and its precedents in early nineteenth-century philosophy. Prerequisite: Music 102, graduate standing, or permission of instructor. One course credit. Schmalfeldt

Music 183-01: Studies in Music and Trance
Wednesday, 9:00-11:30 am
Cross-cultural approaches to understanding the relationship between music and trance. Topics include music and healing, spirit possession, and the religious experience. Case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Intended for advanced music majors and graduate students. Prerequisites: Music 101 or permission of instructor. One course credit. Jankowsky. Spring 2010.

Music 195-01: Senior Recital
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Recital-level competence; emphasis on solo literature and major repertory; solo recital required. One course credit. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisite: Permission of Coordinator of Performance Studies. One course credit. E. Auner.

Music 197-01: Introduction to Ethnomusicology
Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00-10:15 am (Arr)
A new course for majors or prospective majors that provides an introduction to the theories and methods of ethnomusicology. This course will fulfill one of the two required courses in Ethnomusicology for the major. Prerequisite Music 10 or Permission of Instructor. Locke.

Music 199-01: Senior Honors Thesis
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Guided research on a topic that has been approved as a suitable subject for an Honors Thesis.
J. Auner.

Music 200-01: Combined Degree-NEC

Music 201-01: Seminar – Intro to Music Research
Monday, 9:00-11:30 am (0)
Intended for graduate students, this course will introduce the tools of music scholarship including reference and research materials in both book and electronic forms particularly in the fields of ethnomusicology, musicology, and music theory. A critical approach to writing about music will be emphasized, with specific reference to style and form. Methodologies concerning the various sub-fields of music research will also be explored. Original research projects utilizing the Friedrich Louis Ritter Rare Music Collection in our Special Collections and Archives at Tisch Library. One course credit. Pennington.

Music 202-01: Seminar – Ethnomusicology
Friday 9:00-11:30 am (Arr)
History, method, and theory of ethnomusicology including transcription, analysis, fieldwork, and current trends in the field. Prerequisite: graduate standing, or any course from the Music 120 series and consent. One course credit. Summit.

Music 299: Master’s Thesis
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Guided research on a topic that has been approved as a suitable subject for a Master's thesis. Bernstein (01) Locke (02) McDonald (03) J. Auner (04) Summit (05) Schmalfeldt (06) Campana (07) Jankowsky (8)

Music 401-PT: Masters Degree Continuation, Part Time

Music 402-FT: Masters Degree Continuation, Full Time

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