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2019-2020 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

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  • STA 380 - Internship (1)
  
  
  
  

Medieval and Early Modern Studies
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • MEM 485 - Senior Project (1)

    Independent, interdisciplinary project, required of all majors during their senior year. Prerequisite: permission of the student’s Medieval and Early Modern Studies advisor.
  
  
  

  • MEM 951 - Semester in the Arts of London and Florence (1)

    see ACM Programs .
  
  

  • MEM 962 - Newberry Library Program in the Humanities (1)

    when the topic studied is relevant to Medieval and Early Modern Studies, with the approval of the Medieval and Early Modern Studies advisor.

Music
  

  • MUS 101 - Fundamentals of Music (1)

    Basic music reading skills for all interested students, while learning to listen to and recognize the structural and aesthetic elements of music. Preparation for MUS 110 .
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 110 - Music Theory I (1)

    Fundamentals of music: harmony, melody, rhythm, scales, and forms; with a concentration on the common-practice period, 1600-1900 (with some twentieth century music). Application of these topics to analysis, writing, listening, sight-singing, and an introduction to music literature. Prerequisite: MUS 101 , passing music placement test, or permission of instructor.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 115 - Beginning Electronic Music Composition (1)

    An introduction to composing electronic music using Reason software. Course will cover basic synthesis types, sound processing, and MIDI, as well as compositional concepts and techniques associated with traditional electronic music studio. Offered every three years.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 207 - Vocal Diction (1)

    Italian, French, German, and English diction as related to the art song and to choral music. Required of all students whose major performance medium is voice; also required of General Music Education majors. Alternate years.
  

  • MUS 210 - Music Theory II (1)

    Continuation of MUS 110 . Topics include the harmonic progression, triads in inversion, non-chord tones, and an introduction to phrases, periods, and their role in creating musical form. Prerequisite: MUS 110 . No S/U option.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 212 - Music Listening and Understanding (1)

    Learning to understand Western art music through historical study and perceptive listening. Does not count toward the Music major or minor.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 215 - Jazz Improvisation (1)

    Improvisation in American jazz, including daily performing experiences in these styles. Prerequisite: MUS 310 .
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 217 - Opera (1)

    An introduction to opera as a genre and a study of selected masterpieces. The course will involve both traditional investigations and newer scholarly approaches from areas such as “queer studies” and feminist scholarship. Themes of the course will be those of the operas studied: politics, gender, class, love, death, sexuality, the individual within society, religion, and, of course, the union of music and drama. Ability to read music not required. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Offered subject to availability of faculty.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 218 - Rock Music: Cultural and Intercultural Perspectives from origins through the 1980s (1)

    Rock music from its origins in African-American blues to the present. Examination of the music’s interaction with ethnicity, racism, capitalism, sexism, and politics. Open to all students. Offered subject to availability of faculty.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 219 - Revolutionary Music of the Twentieth Century (1)

    Avant-garde music of the twentieth century and the ways it has challenged previously-held musical and aesthetic values. Ives, Satie, Futurism, Dadaism, Duchamp, Varèse, Cage, and beyond. Experimental works and ideas in arts other than music. Open to all students. Offered subject to availability of faculty.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 220 - Jazz History (1)

    Jazz in America from its roots in Africa and Western Europe to present-day styles and practices. Open to all students. Prerequisite: writing-designated course (W). Offered every third year.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 263 - Women and Music (1)

    The roles of women in the history of Western music with special emphasis on the music of women composers. Exploration of issues surrounding gender and musical style. In addition to the Music major and minor, this course also counts toward the GSS major. Prerequisite: writing-designated course (W). Ability to read music not required.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 265 - Who Owns Music? The Practice and Politics of Musical Borrowing (1)

    Originality: how important is it??  And, what happens when musical composition is not completely original?  Call it what you like - borrowing, inspiration, appropriation, parody, quotation, sampling, adaptation, plagiarism - this course will examine the broad concept of musical composition based on pre-existing material.  We will consider the many different borrowing techniques that composers have used, the various reasons that composers have had for using borrowed material, and the myriad cultural and historical attitudes toward the practice of borrowing.  Our examples will be drawn from several diverse sources - including Western Classical music, contemporary popular music, and jazz.  Prerequisite: writing-designated course.  Ability to read music not required. 
    (Humanities)
  
  
  
  

  • MUS 302 - Song Literature (1)

    Investigation of the solo repertoire for the voice. Required of all majors in voice performance. Open to others with permission of instructor. Offered upon request. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 303 - Service Playing and Arranging (1)

    Selecting music for the church service, the playing of the service, and the study of chanting. Required of all students majoring in performance in organ. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered upon request. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 304 - Literature of the Major Instrument (1)

    Study of the repertoire available for the primary instrument. Required of all majors in instrumental performance. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 306 - Conducting I (1)

    Basic conducting skills for both vocal and instrumental ensembles. Baton technique, musical styles and interpretations, rehearsal techniques, and score reading. Prerequisite: MUS 210   No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 307 - Piano Pedagogy (1/2)

    Examination and discussion of current ideas and methods of teaching piano, including lectures, observation of individual and class piano lessons, and supervised practice teaching. Required of all piano performance majors. Open to other pianists with the permission of instructor. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Offered upon request, subject to availability of faculty. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 308 - Vocal Pedagogy (1/2)

    Historical and pedagogical development of the art of singing and a study of the physiology of the singing process. Emphasis on teaching techniques and care of the voice. Required of all students majoring in voice. Open to other vocalists with the permission of instructor. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 310 - Music Theory III (1)

    Continuation of MUS 210 . Topics include seventh chords, chord inversion, secondary functions, and an introduction to modulation. Prerequisite: MUS 210 . No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 315 - Jazz Arranging (1)

    Scoring for the jazz ensemble. Study of contemporary practices for writing and arranging in the jazz idiom. Projects include arrangements for the conventional big band as well as for small jazz ensembles. Prerequisite: MUS 343 . Offered upon request, subject to availability of faculty. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 321 - History of Western Music I (1)

    Chronological development of Western music from Antiquity through the late Renaissance. Emphasis on historical, cultural, aesthetic, and structural examination of musical works; and the development of genres, forms, and performance practices. Prerequisites: writing-designated course (W) and the ability to read music. No S/U option.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 322 - History of Western Music II (1)

    Chronological development of Western music from the Baroque (seventeenth century) through Beethoven. Emphasis on historical, cultural, aesthetic, and structural examination of musical works; and the development of genres, forms, and performance practices. Prerequisites: MUS 310  and writing designated course (W). No S/U option.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 323 - History of Western Music III (1)

    Chronological development of Western music from the Romantics to the present. Emphasis on historical, cultural, aesthetic, and structural examination of musical works; and the development of genres, forms and performance practices. Prerequisites: MUS 310  and writing-designated coure (W). No S/U option.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 331 - Music Education Seminar (1/2)

    Introduction to the music teaching profession, with an emphasis on student evaluation, planning, classroom management, teaching strategies, and audiovisual and computer applications. Twenty-five hours of observation/practicum in music in the schools. Prerequisite: MUS 310 . No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 343 - Music Theory IV (1)

    Continuation of MUS 310 , with emphasis on aural skills, structural analysis, and formal designs of music from the common-practice period. Prerequisite: MUS 310 . No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 348 - Counterpoint (1)

    Fundamental contrapuntal principles that occur in polyphonic music. Prerequisite: MUS 343 . Offered upon request. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 349 - Form and Analysis (1)

    Overview of the standard forms and genres found in the common-practice and twentieth century periods. Study of techniques for uncovering the structure of a specific work. Prerequisite: MUS 343 . Offered upon request. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 350 - Mozart and Beethoven (1)

    Historical and analytical study of selected works. Relationships, structures, and meanings within the works selected. Prerequisites: writing-designated course (W) and the ability to read music (treble and bass clefs). Offered subject to availability of faculty. No S/U option.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 352 - The Ring Cycle of Wagner (1)

    Wagner’s four-opera epic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen. Viewing of performances of The Ring, the work’s mythologies, operatic ideals, historic and cultural position, development of leitmotif, interpretations, and philosophical influences and content. Prerequisite: writing-designated course (W). Offered subject to availability of faculty. No S/U option.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 353 - Wagner and Wagnerism (at the Newberry Library, Chicago) (1)

    An examination of Richard Wagner’s Musikdramen, essays, theories, sources, and influences, including the phenomenon of Wagnerism. The course will include a study of one of his major works, and students will carry out research at the Library. Prerequisite: writing-designated course (W). Alternate years. No S/U option.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 363 - Topics in Music History and Theory (1)

    Topics vary from year to year according to the interests of the instructor or students. See Topics Courses . Prerequisites: two courses in music theory and one course in music history. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 370 - Special Topic: Tradition and Innovation (1)

    An interdisciplinary course that explores the relationship between tradition and innovation. The course approaches this question through the study of myth, drama, music/opera, literature, criticism, and essays, from antiquity through the 20th century. Major topics/texts are 1) Interpretations of the Electra myth: The Libation Bearers of Aeschylus, the Electra of Sophocles, and Richard Strauss’ Elektra. 2) The role of traditions and historical antecedents in Wagner’s “artwork of the future,” Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and his major essay The Artwork of the Future. 3) James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, wherein our protagonist fights the suffocation he feels from Catholicism, Irish traditions, and language while trying to become an artist. Each of these topics has strong connections with at least one other topic in the course.
  
  
  
  

  • MUS 431 - Methods and Materials for Music Education (1)

    Preparation for teaching music in the elementary and secondary schools. Educational philosophies, conducting and arranging skills, the teaching of vocal and instrumental music, and teaching strategies for various ages. Twenty-five hours of observation-practicum in music in the schools. Prerequisites: MUS 331  and fulfillment of the Piano Proficiency Requirement. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 432 - Marching Band Techniques (1)

    Charting, arranging for, organizing, and directing a marching band, with particular emphasis on high school marching bands. Prerequisite: MUS 343 . Offered upon request, subject to availability of faculty. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 485 - Music Capstone Project (1)

    A project in an area of performance practices or some phase of music history, theory, or education. No S/U option.
  
  
  

  • MUS 701 - Music Performance Seminar (Zero Course Credit)

    A semester-long program requiring attendance at a number of musical events. The number of required events changes from semester to semester. Students should contact the Department of Music each semester for details.
  

  • MUS 702 - Composition (1/2-1)

    Original composition for various media, beginning with smaller forms. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. No S/U option.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 703 - Brass Instrumental Techniques (1/4)

    Development of basic performing techniques. Study and evaluation of procedures and materials for elementary and intermediate instrumental teaching. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 704 - Percussion Instrumental Techniques (1/4)

    Development of basic performing techniques. Study and evaluation of procedures and materials for elementary and intermediate instrumental teaching. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 705 - Strings Instrumental Techniques (1/4)

    Development of basic performing techniques. Study and evaluation of procedures and materials for elementary and intermediate instrumental teaching. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 706 - Woodwinds Instrumental Techniques (1/4)

    Development of basic performing techniques. Study and evaluation of procedures and materials for elementary and intermediate instrumental teaching. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 707 - Singers Instrumental Techniques (1/4)

    Development of basic performing techniques. Study and evaluation of procedures and materials for elementary and intermediate instrumental teaching. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 708 - Guitar Instrumental Techniques (1/4)

    Development of basic performing techniques. Study and evaluation of procedures and materials for elementary and intermediate instrumental teaching. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 709 - Advanced Jazz Improvisation (1/4)

    A continuation of MUS 215  Jazz Improvisation. Study and discussion of the various approaches to jazz improvisation. Focus will be on chord/scale relationships, advanced harmonic substitutions, stylistic considerations, solo analysis, and relationships between harmony, melody, and structure. Students will also begin learning important pieces in the basic jazz repertoire. May be repeated for credit. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 710 - Advanced Jazz Improvisation (1/2)

    A continuation of MUS 215 Jazz Improvisation. Study and discussion of the various approaches to jazz improvisation. Focus will be on chord/scale relationships, advanced harmonic substitutions, stylistic considerations, solo analysis, and relationships between harmony, melody, and structure. Students will also begin learning important pieces in the basic jazz repertoire. May be repeated for credit. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 711 - Chamber Ensembles (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 712 - Choir (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 713 - Jazz Ensemble (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 714 - College Chorale (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 715 - Orchestra (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 716 - Concert Band (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 717 - Chamber Singers (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 718 - Cornell Lyric Theatre (1/4)

    Participation in an opera, operetta, or musical theatre production. Open to all students by audition or with permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. No S/U option.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 719 - Accompanying (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 720 - Steel Drum Ensemble (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 728 - Cornell Lyric Theatre (1/4)

    Participation in an opera, operetta, or musical theatre production. Open to all students by audition or with permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. No S/U option.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 731 - Brass Instruments (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 732 - Brass Instruments (1/2)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 733 - Brass Instruments (1)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 741 - Organ (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 742 - Organ (1/2)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 743 - Organ (1)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 751 - Percussion Instruments (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 752 - Percussion Instruments (1/2)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 753 - Percussion Instruments (1)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 760 - Piano Proficiency Preparation (1/4)

    Piano lessons for students preparing for the Piano Proficiency examination.  No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 761 - Piano (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 762 - Piano (1/2)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 763 - Piano (1)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 771 - String Instruments (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 772 - String Instruments (1/2)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 773 - String Instruments (1)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 774 - Guitar (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 775 - Guitar (1/2)

    No S/U option.
 

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