Introductory lyric diction course for singers. Fundamentals for singing in English, including symbols and sounds of the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to English classical song. Applied elements included.

 

Survey of supplementary teaching materials for elementary and intermediate level piano students.

 

A survey of art and vernacular music traditions of the United States.

 

Basic principles and methods of percussion performance and pedagogy.

 

Basic principles and methods of brass instrument performance and pedagogy.

 

Basic principles and methods of woodwind performance and pedagogy.

 

Basic principles and methods of string performance and pedagogy.

 

Roles of women in music, including the history of women musicians in Western art music, world cultures, and popular music; gender studies in music.

 

Examination of music videos from the 1980s until the present. Music videos will be treated as texts from which we can glean cultural understanding as well as explore new ways of analyzing aesthetic communication and musical meaning.

 

Examination of music videos from the 1980s until the present. Music videos will be treated as texts from which we can glean cultural understanding as well as explore new ways of analyzing aesthetic communication and musical meaning.

 

This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive, which means that the course will include substantial and ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline- for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility, and format; and c) prepare students for further writing in their academic work, in graduate school, and in professional life. The written assignments will result in a significant and diverse body of written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or 25 pages) and the instructor (and/or the teaching assistant assigned to the course) will be closely involved in student writing, providing opportunities for feedback and substantive revision.