Current Course Schedule

FALL 2008 COURSE SCHEDULE

COURSES FOR UNDERGRADUATES

Music 1-01: Introduction to Western Music
Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-2:45 pm (H+)
Introduction to the principal forms and genres of Western music.  Emphasis will be on developing perceptions in listening through guided assignments of selected works.  Previous musical training not required.  One course credit.  Campana.

Music 3-01: Musicianship I
Monday & Wednesday, 3:00-4:15 pm (I+)

Music 3-02: Musicianship I
Monday & Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 pm (G+)
This inquiry into the basic tenets of Western music features a novel approach that will engage you in composing, working at the keyboard or with an instrument of your choice, and singing or using the body to internalize pitch relationships and rhythm.  Written work will involve transcribing small pieces that we improvise/extemporize in class meetings, composing, and analyzing already-composed music that is of particular interest to you.  Expect to learn about and use intervals, triads, seventh chords, simple and complex rhythms, concepts of inversion, details of notation (including clef-reading), and some modal and twelve-tone techniques.  The use of a wide range of repertory, from Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Avant-Garde, Jazz, and Popular idioms, will enrich your study of the essential modes of music.  No prerequisite.  One course credit. McCann (01), Clark (02).

Music 5-01: Elements of Jazz Improvisation
Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-2:45 pm (H+)
The fundamental musical language of jazz, including scales, modes, chords, and the primary vocabulary of rhythm and melody.  Examination of characteristic jazz patterns in rhythm, melody, harmony, and form.  Consideration of various styles of jazz improvisation including blues, swing, bebop, and Afro-Cuban.  Pedagogy combines study of theory, history, and meaning of improvisation with practice-based learning.  Prerequisite: ability to play a musical instrument (including voice), and consent.  One course credit.  Smith.

Music 7-01: Beethoven
Monday & Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 pm (G+)
This course will chronicle Beethoven's life and works, examining them against the backdrop of social and political forces in turn‑of‑the‑century Vienna. Class work will focus on listening skills, using in‑class exercises, discussions, and performances.  No prerequisite required.  No previous musical experience necessary.One course credit. Schmalfeldt.

Music 11-01: African American Music
Monday & Wednesday, 3:00-4:15pm (I+)
Emphasis on the development of Black Art and Church music (including Spirituals and Gospel) as well as popular idioms such as ragtime and jazz.  No prerequisite.  One course credit. TBA.

Music 12-01: Blues
Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-2:45 pm (H+)
Blues as a people’s music.  Origins, development, and regional styles; down-home blues, classic blues and urban blues; vocal and instrumental traditions and innovations.  Emphasis on such major figures as Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and B.B. King.  No prerequisite.  One course credit.  Ullman.

Music 25-01: Contemporary Concert Music                                            Tuesday& Thursday, 3:00-4:15 pm (J+)
Concert music since 1900. A study of the major transformations and continuities in Western art music from Debussy to the present day, in the context of developments in popular music, the other arts, politics, social structures, technology, and models of subjectivity.  Topics will include Modernism, Impressionism, Symbolism, Exoticism, Primitivism, Futurism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Serialism, Aleatoricism, Neoclassicism, Anti-Romanticism, Neo-Romanticism, Eclecticism, Postmodernism, Minimalism, Post-Minimalism, not to mention Polytonality, Music for Use, The New Simplicity, and the New Objectivity. Three short papers, three exams, listening and reading assignments for each class. Students taking the course at the 100 level will have additional assignments.   Rose.

Music 41-01: Music as Culture
Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00-1:15 pm (F)
Introduction to ethnomusicology, the study of music in human life.  The anthropological view of music as a response to the natural environment and social experience.  Comparative method using case studies from diverse world traditions.  One course credit.  TBA.

Music 42-01: History of Western Music                                                 Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-2:45 pm (H+)
An investigation of European art music from the Middle Ages to the mid-eighteenth century, with close readings of representative works from the perspective of theorists and critics.  Emphasis on analysis.  Prerequisite: Music 4 or equivalent with consent.  Bernstein.

Music 45-01: Principles of Tonal Theory I
Monday & Wednesday, 10:30-11:45 am (E+)
An integrated approach to the study of harmony, counterpoint, and analysis.  Attention will be given to the development of aural skills such as sight singing and dictation.  Analysis of four-part vocal styles and keyboard textures; harmonic prolongation through voice leading; modulation and phrase structure.  Written exercises, introduction to composition in small forms.  Prerequisite: Music 3 or equivalent.  One course credit.  Schmalfeldt.. 

Music 45-LA: Laboratory
Monday & Wednesday, 3:00-3:50 pm (I, MW)
TBA.

Music 45-LB: Laboratory
Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00-12:50 pm (F, TR)
TBA.

Music 47-01: Principles of Tonal Theory III
Monday & Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 (G+)
The interaction of harmony and counterpoint in music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Written exercises and analysis; composition in small and larger forms, with emphasis on sonata form and songs.  (May be taken at the 100 level).  Prerequisite: Music 46.  One course credit. McDonald.

Music 51-01: Music for Multimedia I
Monday & Wednesday, 4:30-5:45 PM (K+)
Applications of computers and digital electronics in creating and editing music and audio. Basic studio electronics and recording techniques, hardware and software synthesis, MIDI, sampling, sequencing, digital audio recording and editing, multitrack recording, analog and digital signal processing, and synchronization. Music literacy and familiarity with Macintosh OS required, some keyboard ability helpful. One course credit. Lehrman.

Music 52-01: Music for Multimedia II
Monday & Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 PM (G+)
dvanced topics in computer generation and manipulation of sound and music, including hardware (Kurzweil 2000 series) and software (Reason) synthesis and sampling; MIDI and audio sequencing (Digital Performer); synchronization with linear and non‑linear video and Web graphics; sound design and mixing for visual applications. Emphasis on individual projects. Prerequisite: Music 51 (or Music 196 prior to Fall 2002), or express permission of instructor. Lehrman.

PERFORMANCE COURSES FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE

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

Music 61-01: Private Lessons
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Music 61-02: Private Lessons for Second Instrument or Voice            Arranged

Music 61-N1: Private Lessons (No credit)
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Music 61-N2: Private Lessons for Second Instrument or Voice (No credit)
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Private lessons in Classical, Jazz, Rock, Klezmer, Eastern European, Middle Eastern, 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. Students must meet with the coordinator of applied music in order to register for lessons. There is an additional fee. In order to register for credit, students must perform at a four year level, have permission of their instructor, and perform a jury at the end of the semester. Declared music majors and minors are eligible to apply for two semesters of a ninety percent fee waiver for lessons. Other scholarships are available through the coordinator of applied music. Note: voice students must study for non-credit in their first semester and pass a trial jury before they may register for credit. One‑half course credit. E. Auner.

Music 62-01: Chamber Singers
Wednesday, 4:30-5:45 pm, Thursday, 7:00-8:15pm (ARR)

Music 62-N:Chamber Singers (No credit)
A select ensemble of approximately 25-30 voices specializing in the performance of a cappella repertoire from the Renaissance to the present, as well as other works suitable for chamber choir. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. One-half course credit. Clark.

Music 63-01: Chamber Music
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Music 63-N: Chamber Music (No credit)
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Study and coaching of selected works for small chamber ensembles. Audition is required.  One-half course credit. E. Auner.

Music 64-01: Gospel Choir
Friday 3:30-5:30pm (ARR)             

Music 64-N: Gospel Choir (No credit)
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 65-01: African Music Ensemble (Kiniwe)
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 67-01: Early Music Ensemble
Tuesdays 6:30-9:30pm (ARR)

Music 67-N: Early Music Ensemble (No credit)
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 68-01: New Music Ensemble
Thursday, 4:00-6:00 pm (ARR)

Music 68-N: New Music Ensemble (No credit)
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 69-01: Jazz Big Band
Tuesday & Thursday, 4:30-6:30 pm (ARR)

Music 69-N: Jazz Big Band (No credit)
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 70-01: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble
Monday, 6:45-9:45 pm (ARR)                                                                            Monday, 6:45-9:45 pm (ARR)

Music 70-N: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble (No credit)
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 70-02: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble
Wednesday, 6:45-9:45pm (ARR)

Music 70-N2: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble (No credit)
See Music 70-01 Aruda.

Music 71-01: Flute Ensemble
Monday, 7:15-8:45pm (ARR)

Music 71-N: Flute Ensemble (No credit)
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 72-01: Javanese Gamelan Ensemble
Tuesday & Thursday, 6:30-8:00 pm (ARR)

Music 72-N: Javanese Gamelan Ensemble (No credit)
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 73-01: Chamber Orchestra
Tuesday & Thursday, 4:30-6:30 pm (ARR)

Music 73-N: Chamber Orchestra (No credit)
Course description not yet available. Rose.

Music 74-01: Opera Ensemble
Tuesday & Thursday, 4:30-6:30 pm (ARR)                                                      

Music 74-N: Opera Scenes (No credit)
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 61-01).  One-half course credit.Mastrodomenico and Morris.

Music 75-01: Klezmer Ensemble
Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 pm (ARR)                                         

Music 75-N: Klezmer Ensemble (No credit)
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.  McLaughlin.

Music 80-01: University Wind Ensemble
Monday & Wednesday, 4:30-6:30 pm (ARR)

Music 80-N: University Wind Ensemble (No credit)
Performs classic band and wind ensemble literature as well as contemporary works.  One-half course credit.  McCann.

Music 81-01: Pep Band
Tuesday & Thursday, 6:00-8:00 pm (ARR)                                          

Music 81-N: Pep Band (No credit)
The Pep Band is open to all who wish to perform at football games and rallies.  Fall only.  One-half course credit.  Schwehm.

Music 82-01: University Orchestra
Tuesday & Thursday, 7:15-9:30 pm (ARR)

Music 82-N: University Orchestra (No credit)
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: University Chorale
Monday, 4:30-7:15pm, Wednesday, 6:00-7:15 (ARR)

Music 83-N: University Chorale (No credit)
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 choir. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. One-half course credit. Clark.

Music 91-01: Arabic Ensemble
Monday, 6:00-8:30 pm (ARR)

Music 91-N: Arabic Ensemble(No credit)
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.

COURSES FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS

Music 113-01: Seminar - Composition
Monday, 4:30-6:30 pm (ARR)

Music 113-N: Seminar - Composition (No Credit)
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 47 or consent.  One course credit.  McDonald.

Music 124-01: Turn of the Century Paris & Vienna
Tuesday & Thursday, 3:00-4:15 (J+)
Paris and Vienna as epicenter of music, literature and the visual arts.  Studies of works by Debussy, Ravel, Satie, Stravinsky, Mahler, and Schoenberg, with attention to cultural and artistic contexts. Prerequisite:  Music 45 or permission of instructor. J. Auner.

Music 147-01: Principles of Tonal Theory III
Monday & Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 pm (G+)
See Music 47 for description.  Extra assignments and class meetings. McDonald.

Music 151-01: Music for Multimedia I
Monday & Wednesday, 4:30-5:45 pm (K+)
See Music 51 for description.  Extra assignments and class meetings. Lehrman.

Music 152-01: Music for Multimedia II
Monday and Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 pm (G+)
See Music 52 for description.  Extra assignments and class meetings. Lehrman.

Music 161-01: Senior Recital
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Recital-level competence; emphasis on solo literature and major repertory.  Solo recital required.  See Senior Recital Guidelines.  Prerequisite: two semesters of Music 61 for credit, and consent of the Coordinator of Applied Music.  This course must be taken in the senior year. One course credit.  E. Auner.

Music 163-01: Advanced Instrumental Ensemble
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A continuation of chamber music performance at an advanced level.  Prerequisite: consent of Coordinator of Chamber Program.  One course credit.  E. Auner.

Music 193-01: Seminar – Intro to Music Research
Tuesday, 9:00-11:30 am (1)
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.  Bernstein.

Music 194-01: Seminar – Ethnomusicology
Friday, 9:00-11:30 am (4)
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.  Locke.

Music 195-01: Film Music
Thursday, 9:00-11:30 am (3)
Course description not yet available. Campana.

Music 195-02: Asian-American Music (non-major)
Monday & Wednesday, 4:30-5:45 pm (K+)
From hip hop to taiko, this course explores issues of identity, representation, and history among Asian American groups, their relationships with the wider American culture, and transnational ties to Asia. What are the diverse types of music with which Asian Americans engage, and why?  How are identities both expressed and contested in Asian American cultural prodcution?  No prerequisites; no previous musical experience expected. Talusan.

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 295: 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).

Music 401-PT: Masters Degree Continuation, Part Time

Music 402-FT: Masters Degree Continuation, Full Time 

Music 403-01: Combined Degree-NEC

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