This introductory course explores music of a variety of styles and genres, including classical and jazz, pop and rock, musical theatre, and film music. We will discuss the basics of how music is constructed, develop critical listening skills, and explore the ways in which music may function in society by examining intersections between music and the other arts and literature, politics, technology, and identity. No prior music background expected.

Location

Dewey Room 1305 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

A course for the student with no previous musical experience. Topics covered include notation, intervals, chords, and other basic concepts of tonal harmony, with application to the study of a wide range of styles including popular idioms. Students should not be able to read music. Students who complete MUR 110 may NOT enroll in MUR 101, credit will NOT be given for both.

Location

Strong Auditorium Room 011 (MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM)

Private carillon instruction, weekly 30-minute lessons or the equivalent. Assignments, public concerts (3+), and open tower workshop sessions are scheduled in addition to 30 min weekly lessons. 

Prerequisites for MUSC 104 are:

- Fluent sight reading of both treble and bass clef.

- No fear of heights.

- Climb or descend 12 flights of steps, as necessary.

- Instruction in keyboard recommended, several years (piano, organ, advanced marimba).

- By audition only, contact instructor a week prior to first day of class.

Permission of instructor required.

In this course, students will explore the major themes and debates in the interdisciplinary field of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies through the lens of popular music and the body. Students will engage with musical examples as a jumping-off point to consider the ways in which music is variously entangled with ideas about gender, race, labor, and media. In the 20th century, popular music has become a major cultural force in the U.S., and starting with the “soundtrack” of daily life allows us to consider questions like: Which voices count? Who’s work matters? Which bodies are represented as normative? And, how do power and politics shape our lives? The course will engage with major texts in the field of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, and will challenge students to analyze the workings of gender in non-text-based modalities like sound, visual media, performance, and film. This course will consider the ways in which issues of gender influence those who perform and record popular music as well as the ways in which listening practices are shaped by gendered ideas. As such, students are encouraged to draw on their personal musical preferences, while also critically examining and challenging their existing beliefs. Background knowledge in music analysis welcome but not required.

Location

Lechase Room 161 (F 2:00PM - 4:40PM)

Introduces students to basic musicianship skills. Begins with exercises in pitch matching and basic interval recognition and progresses toward other skills, such as singing simple melodies at sight, sight-reading various rhythmic patterns, and dictating simple melodies and chord progressions. Prospective music majors, especially those with prior singing experience, typically skip this course and begin with MUR 113.

Location

Dewey Room B315 (TR 2:00PM - 2:50PM)

Introduces students to basic musicianship skills. Begins with exercises in pitch matching and basic interval recognition and progresses toward other skills, such as singing simple melodies at sight, sight-reading various rhythmic patterns, and dictating simple melodies and chord progressions. Prospective music majors, especially those with prior singing experience, typically skip this course and begin with MUR 113.

Location

Dewey Room B315 (TR 3:25PM - 4:15PM)

Basic concepts of music theory, addressing students with some musical experience in an instrument or voice, but little or no music theory. Scales, keys, intervals, chords, basic part-writing, and other fundamental aspects of musical structure. Some ear training and aural skills. Prerequisite: The ability to read music, preferably in both treble and bass clefs. Students who have completed MUR 101 may NOT register for MUR 110, credit will NOT be given for both.

Location

Strong Auditorium Room 011 (MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

This course introduces students to essential aspects of music theory, including harmony, rhythm and meter, melody, form, and texture. The course will draw upon music from a variety of styles and genres, including pop, rock, jazz, musical theater, film music, and classical music. Prospective music majors should begin their theory requirement with this course. Prerequisites: MUR 101, 110 or permission of instructor (placement test).

Location

Dewey Room B315 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)

This course introduces students to essential aspects of music theory, including harmony, rhythm and meter, melody, form, and texture. The course will draw upon music from a variety of styles and genres, including pop, rock, jazz, musical theater, film music, and classical music. Prospective music majors should begin their theory requirement with this course.

Prerequisites: MUSC 101, 110 or permission of instructor (placement test).

Location

Hutchison Hall Room 140 (MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

This section is intended for FIRST YEAR students!!

This course introduces students to essential aspects of music theory, including harmony, rhythm and meter, melody, form, and texture. The course will draw upon music from a variety of styles and genres, including pop, rock, jazz, musical theater, film music, and classical? music. Prospective music majors should begin their theory requirement with this course. Prerequisites: MUR 101, 110 or permission of instructor (placement test)

Location

Dewey Room B315 (MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

This course introduces students to essential aspects of music theory, including harmony, rhythm and meter, melody, form, and texture. The course will draw upon music from a variety of styles and genres, including pop, rock, jazz, musical theater, film music, and classical music. Prospective music majors should begin their theory requirement with this course. Prerequisites: MUR 101, 110 or permission of instructor (placement test).

Location

Dewey Room B315 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

This course introduces students to essential aspects of music theory, including harmony, rhythm and meter, melody, form, and texture. The course will draw upon music from a variety of styles and genres, including pop, rock, jazz, musical theater, film music, and classical? music. Prospective music majors should begin their theory requirement with this course. Prerequisites: MUSC 101, 110 or permission of instructor (placement test).

Location

Dewey Room B315 (MW 11:05AM - 12:20PM)

This course develops basic musicianship skills with an emphasis of diatonic sight-singing, rhythmic sight-reading, and dictation of diatonic melodies and chord progressions. The exercises and in-class activities are similar to MUR 109 but at a more advanced level. (1 credit)

Location

Dewey Room B320 (TR 9:00AM - 9:50AM)

This course develops basic musicianship skills with an emphasis of diatonic sight-singing, rhythmic sight-reading, and dictation of diatonic melodies and chord progressions. The exercises and in-class activities are similar to MUR 109 but at a more advanced level. (1 credit)

Location

Dewey Room B320 (TR 10:00AM - 10:50AM)

This course develops basic musicianship skills with an emphasis of diatonic sight-singing, rhythmic sight-reading, and dictation of diatonic melodies and chord progressions. The exercises and in-class activities are similar to MUR 109 but at a more advanced level. (1 credit)

Location

Dewey Room B320 (TR 11:00AM - 11:50AM)

Continuation of MUR 113 with an increased emphasis on chrom- aticism, especially simple modulation and mode mixture. The course puts emphasis on ensemble singing and aural analysis. Prerequisites: MUR 113 or permission of theory coordinator. (1 credit)

Location

Dewey Room B320 (MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM)

Continuation of MUR 114 with greater emphasis on chromaticism and aural analysis. (1 credit) Prerequisite: MUR 114.

Location

Dewey Room B320 (MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM)

Introduces students to the keyboard as a vehicle for broader musical development. Covers basic piano technique, sight-reading of simple chord progressions, realization of figured bass, and basic improvisation. No prior keyboard training required. Permission of instructor required. (2 credits)

Location

Dewey Room 1305 (MW 8:00AM - 8:50AM)

Continuation of MUR 116. Students completing this course fulfill the piano proficiency for the music major. Prerequisite: MUR 116 or permission of instructor. (2 credits)

Location

Dewey Room B349 (MW 11:50AM - 12:40PM)

In this introductory course, students will engage with a variety of musical genres, instruments, and performance techniques from different areas of the world. Through reading assignments, listening examples, film clips, and participatory activities, students will study how people in difference places engage with music as a sonic and social practice. Students will also learn how to write about music as a form of social practice through short reading responses and structured essay assignments.

Location

Strong Auditorium Room 011 (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

This course is not open to the general student population. Students who audition for Secondary Voice lessons at the Eastman School of Music may be assigned to this course after auditioning. Students assigned to this course after their audition are expected to re-audition for secondary lessons the next semester. Please contact the River Campus Music Department for information about auditioning for secondary lessons.  Auditions take place at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters.

Location

Dewey Room B349 (M 2:00PM - 3:00PM)

A look at the historical deals and innovations that have impacted the music business between 1877 to present. From ground breaking inventions to brilliant marketing initiatives to hushed back-room deals, this course will expose the key moments where the record industry changed forever, both for good and bad.

** NOTE: This is a 6 week course**

Fall 2023 dates will be sent out by the instructor.

Location

Dewey Room 1305 (T 5:00PM - 7:00PM)

The history of the Beatles career and music is explored in the context of the bands stylistic development, as well as against the backdrop of social, cultural, technical, and music-business events and issues of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. No background in music theory or ability to play a musical instrument is required.

Location

Strong Auditorium Room 011 (MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

An introduction to the history of Western classical music from the Middle Ages to the present, with emphasis on recognition of the chief stylistic characteristics and understanding of major genres of each period.

Prerequisite: MUSC 112 or permission of instructor.

Location

Dewey Room 1305 (MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

This class explores the many genres of Western classical music, with examples drawn from the symphonic repertoire, chamber music, solo keyboard works, opera, choral music, and art song.  Music from the Baroque to the present will be included.  The emphasis will be on music being performed in Rochester during the semester.  No prerequisites. 

Location

Dewey Room 1305 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)

This course introduces the basics of conducting technique, score study, interpretation, rehearsing, and programming. While the class will acknowledge differences in leading various ensembles, the focus will be on orchestra conducting. The class will include the opportunity to lead students in the class in live performance. As such, students should feel comfortable performing on an instrument or singing as part of a group. Students must be able to read music and analyze harmonic and formal structures. Prerequisites: MUR 112 required. MUR 211 strongly recommended. May take concurrently with MUR 211.

Location

Dewey Room B315 (MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM)

Provides an introduction to the science and technology of audio. Students will learn about the vibration of strings, musical tuning systems, overtones and timbre, modes of oscillation through the concept of a guitar. Fourier analysis, transducers and passive electrical components and circuits will be introduced when discussing amps and audio components. Hands on projects introduce the fundamental concepts of electronics, including voltage, current, resistance and impedance, basic circuit analysis, ac circuits, impedance matching, and analog signals. The course then introduces basic digital signal processing concepts, where they will use Arduinos and Pure Data to learn about conversion of sound to digital format, frequency analysis, digital filtering and signal processing and musical sound synthesis. MUSC 141 is recommended as an introduction to the Audio and Music Engineering major but is accessible to students of music or other non-technical disciplines who wish to learn the fundamentals of music technology.

Location

Harkness Room 115 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

Provides an introduction to the science and technology of audio. Students will learn about the vibration of strings, musical tuning systems, overtones and timbre, modes of oscillation through the concept of a guitar. Fourier analysis, transducers and passive electrical components and circuits will be introduced when discussing amps and audio components. Hands on projects introduce the fundamental concepts of electronics, including voltage, current, resistance and impedance, basic circuit analysis, ac circuits, impedance matching, and analog signals. The course then introduces basic digital signal processing concepts, where they will use Arduinos and Pure Data to learn about conversion of sound to digital format, frequency analysis, digital filtering and signal processing and musical sound synthesis.

This course is recommended as an introduction to the Audio and Music Engineering major but is accessible to students of music or other non-technical disciplines who wish to learn the fundamentals of music technology.

Location

Hopeman Hall Room 202 (W 4:50PM - 7:30PM)

Provides an introduction to the science and technology of audio. Students will learn about the vibration of strings, musical tuning systems, overtones and timbre, modes of oscillation through the concept of a guitar. Fourier analysis, transducers and passive electrical components and circuits will be introduced when discussing amps and audio components. Hands on projects introduce the fundamental concepts of electronics, including voltage, current, resistance and impedance, basic circuit analysis, ac circuits, impedance matching, and analog signals. The course then introduces basic digital signal processing concepts, where they will use Arduinos and Pure Data to learn about conversion of sound to digital format, frequency analysis, digital filtering and signal processing and musical sound synthesis.

This course is recommended as an introduction to the Audio and Music Engineering major but is accessible to students of music or other non-technical disciplines who wish to learn the fundamentals of music technology.

Location

Hopeman Hall Room 202 (W 2:00PM - 4:40PM)

Provides an introduction to the science and technology of audio. Students will learn about the vibration of strings, musical tuning systems, overtones and timbre, modes of oscillation through the concept of a guitar. Fourier analysis, transducers and passive electrical components and circuits will be introduced when discussing amps and audio components. Hands on projects introduce the fundamental concepts of electronics, including voltage, current, resistance and impedance, basic circuit analysis, ac circuits, impedance matching, and analog signals. The course then introduces basic digital signal processing concepts, where they will use Arduinos and Pure Data to learn about conversion of sound to digital format, frequency analysis, digital filtering and signal processing and musical sound synthesis.

This course is recommended as an introduction to the Audio and Music Engineering major but is accessible to students of music or other non-technical disciplines who wish to learn the fundamentals of music technology.

Location

Gavett Hall Room 306 (F 9:40AM - 12:20PM)

Participants in the Treble Chorus form a vocal ensemble of high-voiced singers from across the university community. They explore history and cultures by studying diverse repertoire, sharing their understandings in concert performances scheduled throughout the semester.  They also have the opportunity to cultivate healthy vocal production and musicianship skills. 

To join, simply register for the class. The instructor will arrange voice part hearings during the first week of classes. 

Location

Wegmans Room 1400 (R 6:30PM - 8:30PM)

A small mixed ensemble of 16 to 20 voices that performs a wide variety of choral repertoire from the Renaissance to the present.

By audition only. Auditions are held each semester.

Location

Hutchison Hall Room 140 (TR 4:50PM - 6:05PM)

URSO (Symphony Orchestra) is a university-civic orchestra whose members are selected from both UR student body and greater Rochester community. Membership through auditions, occurs prior to the first rehearsal of each season. Other auditions may be held as needed throughout the season.

Location

Strong Auditorium Room 116 (T 7:30PM - 10:00PM)

URCO (Chamber Orchestra) Membership is limited and is granted by the music director through competitive auditions, which occur prior to the first scheduled rehearsal of each season. Auditions may be held as needed during the academic year.

Location

Strong Auditorium Room 116 (M 4:50PM - 6:00PM)

Strong Auditorium Room 116 (W 4:50PM - 7:00PM)

The chamber music program facilitates formation and coaching of serious advanced chamber ensembles. One academic credit may be earned by registering and successfully completing all requirements listed under course work. Admission by permission of the coordinator. Participation will not count toward fulfillment of the ensemble requirement.

Wind Symphony draws its membership primarily from the student body on River Campus and performs music of various styles, genres, and eras. Membership by audition. Coursework: One rehearsal per week; individual practice. At least four concerts per academic year. Attendance required at all rehearsals, dress rehearsals, and concerts, unless excused in advance by conductor.

Location

Strong Auditorium Room 116 (M 7:30PM - 10:00PM)

The Jazz Ensemble is open by audition to all U of R community, and performing a wide variety of music. Occasional guests artists and clinicians. (Fall and Spring) (1 credit)

Location

O'Brien Residence Hall Room 104 (TR 4:50PM - 6:10PM)

Small group playing of selections from the jazz repertoire, with an emphasis on improvisation. Admission is by permission of instructor only. (1 credit)

Location

O'Brien Residence Hall Room 104 (U 3:30PM - 7:30PM)

One rehearsal per week. Two concerts per semester. In addition, there may be off-campus performances in local colleges, churches, and other venues in the greater-Rochester community. The Gospel Choir performs a varied repertoire of sacred music -- spirituals, hymns, traditional and contemporary Gospel, music of the praise-and-worship genre. (Fall and Spring) (1 credit)

Location

Hutchison Hall Room 140 (T 7:00PM - 8:15PM)

The Eastman Gamelan performs traditional ceremonial music and new-style music (keybar) from Bali and also new compositions for Gamelan. (Fall and Spring) (1 credit)

Location

Eastman Theatre Room B12A (S 3:00PM - 5:30PM)

A mixed ensemble of voices that performs a wide variety of choral repertoire for large chorus, including regular performances with orchestra. An informal-voicing is required for all potential members; students must demonstrate the ability to sing in tune and read music.

Prerequisite: Auditions are held each semester.

Location

Lattimore Room 201 (W 4:50PM - 6:30PM)

Musical Theatre Skills is a course designed to provide intensive practical experience with both scene-and-song work in the American Musical Theatre repertoire.  Students will receive weekly coaching and rehearsal, with emphasis on characterization, acting and singing skills, and idiomatic performance practice.  While this course has a few readings and writing assignments, emphasis is on performance preparation.  This course may culminate in a public showing of work studied over the course of the semester.  Permission of instructor (by audition).  Previous musical theatre experience is preferred, but not required.

Location

Dewey Room B320 (R 2:00PM - 4:40PM)

The Eastman Mbira Ensemble provides a hands-on introduction to the ancient and sophisticated musical tradition of the Shona mbira of Zimbabwe. Visiting Zimbabwean guest artists will also offer students the opportunity to delve more deeply into traditional musical practices and their cultural and spiritual context. Songs are taught aurally so no musical experience or training is required. **Participation will not count toward fulfillment of the ensemble requirement.**

Location

Eastman Theatre Room B12A (M 6:30PM - 8:00PM)

The piano is perhaps the most played instrument, yet what pianists do can be mystifying to outsiders. This course aims to demystify the professional world of classical piano performance through lectures and discussions, listening exercises, and practical sessions.

Students will learn about the history of the piano and its technological development through hands-on experience, guest lectures, and field trips; explore how composers from Bach and Mozart to Chopin and Rachmaninoff approached the piano differently in their music; become connoisseurs of piano technique and performance styles, speaking with insight about what distinguishes pianists like Glenn Gould and Lang Lang.

This is not an applied piano class. No prior musical background is required.

Location

Dewey Room 1305 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)

Ensemble dedicated to dynamic percussive traditions of Guinea, combining the iconic djembe hand drum with a trio of drums played with sticks, known as dunun, sangban, and kenkeni. The powerful, multi-part relationships established by this trio of drums provide a rhythmic foundation, enabling djembe players to develop technique in executing accompaniment and solo parts. Fana engages ensemble players with a wide repertory of music from various regions of Guinea, including the rhythms of the Susu, Malinke, and Baga language groups. Intro and Advanced sessions offered each semester.

Location

Dewey Room B315 (MW 6:30PM - 7:45PM)

Brass Choir is a 15-20 member ensemble dedicated to performing quality brass music at a high level while fostering a spirit of community among brass players on the RC. Open to experienced trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba players.

Location

O'Brien Residence Hall Room 104 (R 6:30PM - 7:15PM)

Humans and machines, infrastructure and architecture, community, and culture: how do these relationships shape our imagination of sounds and music? Through practice-based research, we will explore the aural environments generated by the industrial and post-industrial history of cities along the Rust Belt, studying, for example, how Industrial Fordism’s merger of human and machine informed the rise of sample culture and machine-based rhythm and music. Using Detroit as our case study, we will examine how African-American arts, culture, and history, combined with the rise of the automobile industry, produced Detroit Techno as way for artists to respond to the sonic architecture of their environment. Meanwhile, we will be making our own field recordings of our local urban environments and electronically processing them into tones and beats, and then sequencing and mixing our research into sonic productions using non-screen-based hardware devices. Not open to seniors.

Studio Art lab fee applied.

Location

Sage Arts Center Room 103 (MW 10:25AM - 1:05PM)

The Rock Repertory Ensemble is devoted to performing accurate versions of songs from the rock music repertory, with selections ranging from the early 1950's to the present day. Open to guitarists, bassists, drummers, keyboard players, and singers, with consideration given to winds players depending on repertory for a given semester.

Audition required.

Location

Strong Auditorium Room 011 (T 4:00PM - 7:00PM)

This is an introductory guitar class that will teach guitar fundamentals and get students playing popular, rock, blues, classical, and simple jazz tunes by the end of the semester. This course is open to all guitar enthusiasts as well as music majors/minors seeking a 'methods class' approach to learning the instrument. Electric and acoustic guitars welcome. TA led organized practice sessions TBA.

**GUITARS ARE NOT SUPPLIED***

Location

Dewey Room B320 (R 6:30PM - 7:30PM)

Intro to Classical Guitar will introduce students to rudiments of classical guitar technique, including tuning, basic posture and position, chord formation, note reading, and introduction to repertoire. Basic ensemble techniques will be incorporated into class sessions. By the end of the semester, students will be able to: Individually perform beginning classical guitar repertoire, accompany songs with arpeggiated technique, sight-read assigned music selections, using standard music notation.

**GUITARS ARE NOT SUPPLIED**

Location

Dewey Room B320 (R 5:15PM - 6:15PM)

Intro to Classical Guitar will introduce students to rudiments of classical guitar technique, including tuning, basic posture and position, chord formation, note reading, and introduction to repertoire. Basic ensemble techniques will be incorporated into class sessions. By the end of the semester, students will be able to: Individually perform beginning classical guitar repertoire, accompany songs with arpeggiated technique, sight-read assigned music selections, using standard music notation.

**GUITARS ARE NOT SUPPLIED**

Location

Dewey Room B320 (M 5:15PM - 6:15PM)

Sansifanyi is an ensemble that provides various performance opportunities both on and off-campus for intermediate and advanced students of African dance & drumming. Instructor Kerfala Bangoura trains ensemble members in a performance style that integrates dance, drumming, vocal song, and narrative elements. Dancers who enroll in Sansifanyi will learn choreographic techniques for West African dance and gain experience dancing as soloists. Dancers will also learn focus on rhythmic timing and on drumming while dancing. Drummers enrolled in Sansifanyi will learn extended percussion arrangements and techniques for accompanying choreography. They will also learn how to play the breaks required of lead drummers.

Prerequisites: Audition on First day of class OR for Drummers one of the following: MUR168A, MUR168B, MUR146. For Dancers of the following: DAN181&182, DAN 283, DAN 253, DAN 285. Email kerfala.bangoura@rochester.edu with questions.

Location

Spurrier Gymnasium Room 104 (TR 6:45PM - 8:15PM)

This course covers the fundamentals in becoming an audio engineer. Topics covered include: Acoustics, Psychoacoustics, Microphones, Signal Processing, Tape Recording, Digital Audio Theory, Signal Flow, Studio Etiquette, Digital Audio Workstations, Music Business, Recording Audio, and Mixing Audio. You do not need any previous experience in recording, however some familiarity with music and how it is created is needed.

There are four group recording projects that make up the bulk of the course, each with their own guidelines and challenges. This course requires considerable time to be spent on projects outside of the lecture and lab times. The labs are required to take this course.

First-year non-AME Major students are ineligible to take this course.

Prerequisites: None

INSTRUCTOR PERMISSION ONLY.

Location

Gavett Hall Room 305 (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

This course covers the acoustical and psychoacoustic fundamentals of audio recording including the nature of sound, sound pressure level, frequency and pitch, hearing and sound perception, reflection, absorption and diffusion of sound, sound diffraction, room acoustics, reverberation, and studio design principles. The course also provides practical experience in audio recording including an introduction to recording studio equipment, microphones and microphone placement techniques, signal flow, amplification, analog and digital recording, analog to digital conversion, digital processing of sound, multi-track recording and an introduction to mixing and mastering. Each student is required to complete a substantive recording project at the end of the course. (AME 191)

Location

Rettner Hall Room 303 (T 4:50PM - 6:05PM)

This course covers the acoustical and psychoacoustic fundamentals of audio recording including the nature of sound, sound pressure level, frequency and pitch, hearing and sound perception, reflection, absorption and diffusion of sound, sound diffraction, room acoustics, reverberation, and studio design principles. The course also provides practical experience in audio recording including an introduction to recording studio equipment, microphones and microphone placement techniques, signal flow, amplification, analog and digital recording, analog to digital conversion, digital processing of sound, multi-track recording and an introduction to mixing and mastering. Each student is required to complete a substantive recording project at the end of the course. (AME 191)

Location

Rettner Hall Room 303 (T 6:15PM - 7:30PM)

This course covers the acoustical and psychoacoustic fundamentals of audio recording including the nature of sound, sound pressure level, frequency and pitch, hearing and sound perception, reflection, absorption and diffusion of sound, sound diffraction, room acoustics, reverberation, and studio design principles. The course also provides practical experience in audio recording including an introduction to recording studio equipment, microphones and microphone placement techniques, signal flow, amplification, analog and digital recording, analog to digital conversion, digital processing of sound, multi-track recording and an introduction to mixing and mastering. Each student is required to complete a substantive recording project at the end of the course. (AME 191)

Location

Rettner Hall Room 303 (T 7:40PM - 8:55PM)

This course builds on knowledge gained in AME191. Fundamental topics covered include Advanced Mixing and Mastering Techniques, Drum Replacement, Impulse Responses and Reverb, Advanced Concepts of Signal Processing, Analog Tape Recording, Music Business Ethics and Taxes, and Hybrid Analog/Digital Mixing Techniques.

Emphasis is on the development of critical listening skills through ear training exercises and active listening assignments. These drills will develop your ability to hear width and depth in audio, mixing techniques in various musical genres, specific instruments used in a recording, and recognition of various effects including reverb, delay, compression, phasing and distortion.

There are four group recording projects that make up the bulk of the course, each with their own guidelines and challenges. This course requires considerable time to be spent on projects outside of the lecture and lab times. The labs are required to take this course.

Prerequisites: AME 191

INSTRUCTOR PERMISSION ONLY.

Location

Gavett Hall Room 305 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)

This course is a continuation of AME191. Emphasis is on the development of critical listening skills and proficiency in audio mixing and mastering. Fundamental topics covered include the human auditory system, theories of hearing and audio perception, perception of loudness and pitch, critical bands and auditory masking, beats and roughness, temporal and pitch acuity, binaural hearing. Listening skills development include hearing width? and depth? in audio, mixing techniques in various musical genres, recognition of various effects including reverb, delay, compression, phasing and distortion. Production skills development includes equalization and achieving spectral balance, the use of compression and dynamic range control, achieving depth and dimension in recordings, panning and auditory scene control.

Location

Gavett Hall Room 305 (T 3:25PM - 4:40PM)

This course is a continuation of AME191. Emphasis is on the development of critical listening skills and proficiency in audio mixing and mastering. Fundamental topics covered include the human auditory system, theories of hearing and audio perception, perception of loudness and pitch, critical bands and auditory masking, beats and roughness, temporal and pitch acuity, binaural hearing. Listening skills development include hearing width? and depth? in audio, mixing techniques in various musical genres, recognition of various effects including reverb, delay, compression, phasing and distortion. Production skills development includes equalization and achieving spectral balance, the use of compression and dynamic range control, achieving depth and dimension in recordings, panning and auditory scene control.

Location

Gavett Hall Room 305 (R 3:25PM - 4:40PM)

The course is intended to provide students a basic understanding of sound design, audio recording, and working with sound for picture. The emphasis is on demonstrations and hands-on experience to enable students to gain a practical knowledge of sound and music production using computers. Fundamental topics include synthesizers & samplers; recording and editing with Pro Tools; sound effect creation; field recording; foley & ADR; basic soundtrack composition; and working to picture. Many techniques are explored using hardware, software, and state of the art workstations throughout the course. Students will complete a major sound for picture project at the conclusion of the course. (AME 193)

Location

Computer Studies Room 616 (TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM)

Rudiments of jazz, including chord and scale spellings, chord scale relationships, jazz/pop chord symbol nomenclature, basic forms, chord substitutions, piano voicing; strong emphasis on ear training and vocalization and transcription from records of jazz solos.

Location

Dewey Room 1305 (MW 6:15PM - 7:15PM)

Private carillon instruction, weekly 60-minute lessons.

Prerequisites for MUSC 204 are:

- One semester of MUSC 104 completed or prior experience performing on a carillon.

- By audition only, contact instructor a week prior to first day of class.

Permission of instructor required.

Throughout much of Southern Africa, the word ngoma? means drum. It also refers to specific musical styles that combine drumming, dance, and song. Finally, there is often a ritual dimension to ngoma, which is used in ceremonies focused around individual and social healing. In this class, students will bring ngoma alive by learning to perform various Zimbabwean ngoma genres, with the option of specializing in either drumming or dance. Through video clips, audio recordings, photos, and articles, we will also learn to understand ngoma within a larger cultural framework.

Location

Spurrier Gymnasium Room 104 (F 10:00AM - 12:20PM)

Continuation of MUR 112. Focuses on analysis of large forms, such as sonata, rondo, and song forms. Includes advanced study of chromatic harmony and modulation to remote keys.

Prerequisite: MUR 112.

Location

Lattimore Room 210 (MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

Continuation of MUR 112. Focuses on analysis of large forms, such as sonata, rondo, and song forms. Includes advanced study of chromatic harmony and modulation to remote keys. Prerequisite: MUR 112.

Location

Lattimore Room 210 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)

Survey of Western classical music through 1600, including the investigation of style, genre, transmission, contemporary theory, patronage, cultural context and meaning, etc. Workshops deal with topics such as transcription and performance practice. Prerequisite: Completion of or current enrollment in MUR 111. For sophomores and above.

Location

Dewey Room 1305 (MW 2:00PM - 3:30PM)

Survey of Western classical music through 1600, including the investigation of style, genre, transmission, contemporary theory, patronage, cultural context and meaning, etc. Workshops deal with topics such as transcription and performance practice. Prerequisite: Completion of or current enrollment in MUR 111. For sophomores and above.

Location

Dewey Room 1305 (F 3:00PM - 3:50PM)

The history of western art music from approximately 1800-present, with an emphasis on analysis of the masterpieces of tonal music and their relationship to society and other arts. Lectures with extensive listening, reading, and analysis.

Location

Dewey Room 1305 (TR 2:00PM - 3:30PM)

The history of western art music from approximately 1800-present, with an emphasis on analysis of the masterpieces of tonal music and their relationship to society and other arts. Lectures with extensive listening, reading, and analysis.

Location

Dewey Room 1305 (F 2:00PM - 2:50PM)

This course will provide learners with an overview of current technological tools available for musicians to utilize and incorporate in their own artistic endeavors. The curricular methods will assist students in developing constructive mindsets and new skills in technology through two major areas. The first focus of the course is to assess scholarly and theoretical concepts, challenges, and opportunities of current tools that are available in music production. This will occur through a mix of interviews with industry professionals, assessment of technology-infused music projects and performances, informational lectures on existing tools, and reflections on the impact of technology on music performance, production, and careers. The second component of the class is an individualized self-study to research and leverage digital audio workstations to create and edit a piece of music. The assignments will be student-driven and allow students to engage with and practice using new technologies. Students will create and edit a piece of music using these tools, software, and new technologies.

Location

Eastman Commons Room 103 (F 12:35PM - 1:25PM)

The goal of this class is as straightforward as it is difficult: our aim is to become better listeners.  We will work toward this goal by listening to what the sounds, sights, and cultural narratives of Japanese hip hop have to tell us about Japan, America, race, ethnicity, transpacific confluence, the ethics of performance, and other pertinent topics.  After a brief discussion of the common characteristics of good listeners, we begin by reviewing foundational works of hip hop studies on both sides of the Pacific.  From here, we move to the history of hip hop in Japan.  We will also consider the proliferation of hip hop culture across Japanese artforms and platforms (anime, television, film, street art, novels, political protests, and so on).  In order to provide a point of comparison, this course also includes an "interlude" on jazz Japan.  All viewings, listenings, and readings will include English subtitles.    

Location

Lattimore Room 401 (F 4:50PM - 7:30PM)

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Throughout much of Southern Africa, the word ngoma? means drum. It also refers to specific musical styles that combine drumming, dance, and song. Finally, there is often a ritual dimension to ngoma, which is used in ceremonies focused around individual and social healing. In this class, students will bring ngoma alive by learning to perform various Zimbabwean ngoma genres, with the option of specializing in either drumming or dance. Through video clips, audio recordings, photos, and articles, we will also learn to understand ngoma within a larger cultural framework.

Location

Spurrier Gymnasium Room 104 (F 10:00AM - 12:20PM)

River Campus student elective course. No previous keyboard instruction and cannot read music. Includes technique, fundamental skills, and repertoire. *Note: limited seating due to keyboard availability, no additional students taken once the sessions are full. Classes are on ESM campus. (2 credits)

Location

Messinger Hall Room 410 (MW 6:35PM - 7:25PM)

River Campus student elective course. No previous keyboard instruction and cannot read music. Includes technique, fundamental skills, and repertoire. *Note: limited seating due to keyboard availability, no additional students taken once the sessions are full. Classes are on ESM campus. (2 credits)

Location

Eastman School Of Music Room 443 (MW 6:35PM - 7:25PM)

River Campus student elective course. No previous keyboard instruction and cannot read music. Includes technique, fundamental skills, and repertoire. *Note: limited seating due to keyboard availability, no additional students taken once the sessions are full. Classes are on ESM campus. (2 credits)

Location

Messinger Hall Room 410 (TR 6:35PM - 7:25PM)

River Campus student elective course. No previous keyboard instruction and cannot read music. Includes technique, fundamental skills, and repertoire. *Note: limited seating due to keyboard availability, no additional students taken once the sessions are full. Classes are on ESM campus. (2 credits)

Location

Eastman School Of Music Room 443 (TR 6:35PM - 7:25PM)

River Campus student elective course. No previous keyboard instruction and cannot read music. Includes technique, fundamental skills, and repertoire. *Note: limited seating due to keyboard availability, no additional students taken once the sessions are full. Classes are on ESM campus. (2 credits)

Location

Messinger Hall Room 410 (TR 5:35PM - 6:25PM)