Both ensemble and solo pieces are assigned. 3 Credits A course designed to acquaint the student with the fundamentals of playing a flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone or bassoon. A limited number of instruments are provided by the Music Department. No prior playing experience is necessary. Special emphasis is placed on intensive listening.
Special emphasis is placed on intensive listening.
A course designed to familiarize students with the literature and techniques employed in both Jazz and Classical music from 1900 to the present time. The course begins with a study of Impressionism and concludes with Contemporary music. The major forms of music are considered and several significant composers such as Debussy, Stravinsky, Ives, Schoenberg and Bartok are studied. Credits A study of American music from Colonial times to the present. Folk, Jazz and Classical music are examined, with special emphasis on music after 1850.