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Examines cultural influences on jazz development through ethnomusicology, history, and anthropology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Workload includes weekly reading responses and a final paper, with exams drawn directly from lecture slides.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Introduction to musical theater and opera in Europe and America, focusing on storytelling through music and drama.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is rated as very easy with a difficulty rating of 1.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sampleA survey of film music by major composers, exploring techniques and styles through lectures, listening, and film viewing.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students must take detailed notes on verbal lectures rather than just board content, as the syllabus and Canvas page often lack clear structure or grade visibility.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleMUSIC 113 provides descriptive lectures on chamber music accompanied by live performances.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The workload is minimal, requiring weekly attendance, listening to music, and completing short quizzes or paragraphs. One review mentions that quiz answers are sometimes posted, and the final class offers extra credit.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026MUSICA PRACTICA 1 teaches strategies for composing, understanding, and writing about music.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Brian Hyer: The course assumes strong prior theory knowledge, including melodic singing and accurate ear training, creating a steep learning curve. Some reviewers found the assignments and papers to be a significant time commitment or a waste of time.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025MUSICA PRACTICA: AURAL SKILLS 1 provides introductory instruction in aural skills.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Introduces the development of music in the European tradition prior to 1750.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course involves significant reading and three to four essays, though quizzes and writing assignments are described as low pressure and engaging.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Introduction to ethnomusicology covering its intellectual history, methodology, and theoretical concerns.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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MUSICA PRACTICA 3 teaches advanced strategies for composing, understanding, and writing about music.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of David Crook, Leslie Blasius: Difficulty ratings are moderate, with one review noting a low difficulty level when students actively engage and ask questions.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025MUSIC 253 teaches conducting techniques with practical application to vocal and instrumental groups.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleMUSIC 256 (UNIVERSITY OPERA) covers opera role preparation, rehearsal, and performance in a University opera production.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Opera Workshop teaches performance of opera scenes, voice techniques, and staging elements.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleMUSIC 260 explores global hand drumming traditions and culminates in group performance.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026MUSIC 262 is a Jazz Ensemble course focused on assignments in performing ensemble literature.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026MUSIC 265 is a woodwind ensemble course focused on performing ensemble literature.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleMUSIC 266 is a performing ensemble course exploring musical styles from social movements and cultural identities through rehearsals and performance.
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Fall 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleMUSIC 267 is an ensemble course focused on performing brass literature, requiring audition and instructor consent.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026ENSEMBLE-PERCUSSION covers assignments in performing ensemble literature.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026MUSIC 269 is an ensemble-string course focused on assignments in performing ensemble literature.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026MUSIC 270 is a guitar ensemble course focused on rehearsal and performance preparation for duos, trios, and quartets.
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Fall 2024–Spring 2025 · limited sampleMUSICA PRACTICA: AURAL SKILLS 3 provides intermediate aural skills instruction.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025MUSIC 297 explores wide-ranging topics in music history, performance, theory, or education.
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Historical reviews of Margaret Butler: Margaret Butler's section is reported as unnecessarily tough on grading and punishing for minor guideline deviations or illness.
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026Jazz Arranging teaches techniques for arranging lead-sheet jazz compositions for medium and large ensembles.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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MUSIC 331 covers jazz theory, aural skills, and analysis, requiring an audition.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleMUSIC 340 teaches pedagogical methods for applied music across instruments and voice, including a survey of methods and materials.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleMUSIC 346 provides a comprehensive study of sources, analysis, and style of repertoire for specific instruments or voice.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleMUSIC 40 is a wind ensemble course focused on the rehearsal and performance of band literature, requiring an audition.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026MUSIC 41 is a concert band course focused on the rehearsal and performance of wind ensemble and band literature.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026MUSIC 417 examines jazz history, scholarship, and cultural representations within the African American diaspora.
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Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sampleMUSIC 42 is a varsity band course focused on the rehearsal and performance of music for athletic events, requiring an audition for enrollment.
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