This course traces the development of American oral-tradition music, beginning with the earliest British ballads. The recorded era is also closely scrutinized, from early hillbilly artists to the mid-century folk revival. Topics in Music History. This course will offer an introduction to analytical techniques appropriate for the major styles and genres of western music, from Gregorian chant to the present, with attention as well to the historical and cultural foundation of these techniques. The main focus will be on developing analytical skills.
Choral conducting is the choreography of sound.
In addition, it is the art of teaching and communicating through verbal and gestural technique. The major goal of this course is to secure for the student the fundamental skills necessary for success as a conductor and teacher. Women in Music. May Term 2001. While we will mainly focus on western civilization, we will also consider examples drawn from non-western cultures.