Late afternoon section, four days per week. Notational and theoretical materials of music, with singing and keyboard skills developed. Intended for the nonmajor who wishes to learn to express musical ideas in clear, correct notational form. Late afternoon section, four days per week. Students will study the history of style in Western Classical music from roughly 1500 to present.
Text comes with supporting tapes.
Three papers on selected complete pieces. The relationship between popular-music styles and spirituality will be explored by considering contemporary repertories such as rap, gospel, blues, sacred jazz, and art music. Three short papers, midterm and final. This course will focus on the 1964-1970 period in American popular music, exploring especially the role played by the Beatles. They offer training in skills, as well as study of music literature.