Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
Jazz Lessons
29
Accompanying Class
29
Art History
Keyboard
33
Lute
36
Music History
36
Anthropology
Music Education
38
Bassoon
Oboe
45
Chamber Music
Opera
46
Clarinet
Orchestration
47
Composition
Organ
47
Conducting
11
Piano
48
Double Bass
14
Piano Class
48
14
Pedagogy
48
English
14
Philosophy
51
Ensemble
16
Piccolo
51
18
Percussion
51
18
Performance
51
Ethnomusicology
19
Political Science
52
Euphonium
19
Psychology
52
Flute
20
Study Abroad
52
French
20
Saxophone
53
Film Studies
21
Sacred Music
53
23
Strings
54
German
23
Trombone
54
Guitar Class
24
Theory
54
Guitar
25
Trumpet
59
History
25
Voice
60
Harpsichord
26
Violoncello
60
Horn
27
Viola
61
Harp
27
Violin
61
Humanities
27
Wellness
61
Italian
28
Womens Studies
61
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EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC COURSE CATALOG
** I Fall semester / II Spring Semester / S - Summer **
Accompanying
ACM 430
SEC ACCOMPANYING
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
ACM 430A
PRIMARY ACCOMPANYING
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill
major lesson requirements, unless
specifically required by degree program.
For students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
ACM 460A
PRIMARY ACCOMPANYING
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
Accompanying Class
ACY 100
STUDIO ACCOMPANYING
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Studio Accompanying: For this
requirement, all BM Applied Music piano
majors accompany two (2) fellow students
of their choice (one vocalist and one
instrumentalist) per semester, normally in
their sophomore, junior, and senior years,
STUDIO ACCOMPANYING:
GRADUATE
Fall, Spring (I, II-0)
For this requirement, all MM PRL piano
majors accompany two (2) fellow students
of their choice (one vocalist and one
instrumentalist) per semester. Registration
for this course is required for MM PRL piano
majors during each semester in residence,
up to and including four semesters. Studio
Accompanying and Orchestral Keyboard
Graduate Assistants are exempted from
this course.
ACY 201
ACY 416A
ACCOMPANYING CLASS
Fall (I-2)
A course designed to introduce the ESM
undergraduate piano performance major
(BM AMU) to the basics of ensemble with
singers. Standard repertoire will be studied
and the course will culminate in a class
recital. Not open to graduate students.
Prerequisites: KBD 111 and 112 and junior
standing.
ACY 202
ACCOMPANYING CLASS
Spring (II-2)
A course designed to introduce the ESM
undergraduate piano performance major
(BM AMU) to the basics of ensemble with
one other instrument. Standard string and
wind repertoire will be studied, and the
course will culminate in a class recital. Not
open to graduate students. Prerequisites:
KBD 111 and 112 and junior standing.
ACY 405
OPERA COACHING
Fall (I-1)
Study of the practical skills needed to
coach opera singers and to prepare the
pianist to work in a professional operatic
environment. Arias and scenes from
standard repertoire ranging from Mozart to
present day will be selected. Special
attention given to unique challenges of the
lyric theater: stylistic interpretation of
accompanied and secco recitative, the
basics of vocal ornamentation as it applies
to the stage, the creative realizing of piano
transcriptions of orchestral
accompaniments, playing conducted
rehearsals, etc. Prerequisite: permission of
ACY 416B
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring, Summer
ACY 596
Art History
AH 201
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EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC COURSE CATALOG
** I Fall semester / II Spring Semester / S - Summer **
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART
Fall, Spring (I,II-3)
This course surveys African-American art,
including decorative arts created by
slaves, mainstream nineteenth-century
artists, the Harlem Renaissance and the
New Negro movement, the Black Art
movement, postmodern art, and
contemporary art. We will read primary
sources ranging from W.E.B. Du Bois and
Alain Locke to Romare Bearden and
Elizabeth Catlett. Central topics will
include the conditions of artistic practice,
the relationship to the overall narrative of
American art, and the art historical
reception of African-American art. Crosslisted as AAS 282 (College).
AH 242
ARCHITECTURE AMERICAN
HOUSES
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
As an icon in American culture, the house is
an object rich with social significance.
Houses can tell us about the economic
development of America,
the structure of the American family, the
relationship of work to home, and the
development of the American city. We will
look at the diverse housing types
Americans have developed to express
their social goals, such as southern
plantations, urban row houses, rural villas,
model homes, residential hotels,
tenements, the post-war suburban home,
housing projects, and New Urbanism
houses.
AH 244
MODERN ARCHITECTURE
Fall, Spring (I,II-3)
Modern Architecture: This course provides
HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Since its introduction in 1839, photography
has been an important visual medium. This
course will examine changing technical
processes and their aesthetic implications;
debates about the nature of photography;
photographys relationship to other artistic
media; and different contexts in which
photography has been used, like art,
science, social sciences, colonialism, social
advocacy, print media, and
postmodernism.
AH 281
LEADERSHIP AND
ADMINISTRATION
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Topics vary by semester and may be halfsemester (early or late semester) or full
semester courses.
ALC 221K
LEADERSHIP AND
ADMINISTRATION
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Leadership and Administration: Topics vary
by semester and may be half-semester
(early or late semester) or full semester
courses.
ALC 222
LEADERSHIP AND
ADMINISTRATION
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Topics vary by semester and may be halfsemester (early or late semester) or full
semester courses.
ALC 231
PERFORMANCE
Spring (II-3)
Topics vary from year to year. May be
repeated for credit.
ALC 231K
ALC 211
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MUSIC
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Topics vary by semester and may be halfsemester (early or late semester) or full
semester courses.
ALC 211K
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MUSIC
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Entrepreneurship in Music: Topics vary by
semester and may be half-semester (early
or late semester) or full semester courses.
ALC 212
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MUSIC
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Entrepreneurship in Music: Topics vary by
semester and may be half-semester (early
or late semester) or full semester courses.
PERFORMANCE
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Topics vary by semester and may be halfsemester (early or late semester) or full
semester courses.
ALC 232
PERFORMANCE
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Topics vary by semester and may be halfsemester (early or late semester) or full
semester courses.
ALC 241
CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRAL
ISSUES
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Topics vary by semester and may be halfsemester (early or late semester) or full
semester courses.
ALC 212K
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MUSIC
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Entrepreneurship in Music: Topics vary by
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EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC COURSE CATALOG
** I Fall semester / II Spring Semester / S - Summer **
ALC 251
ALC 412
ALC 280
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MUSIC
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Entrepreneurship in Music: Topics vary by
semester and may be half-semester (early
or late semester) or full semester courses.
All graduate students can take ALP courses
for free by registering at the ALC 400 level.
Graduate students in certain instances
may also wish or be required to register for
other than the ALC 400 level and pay
regular tuition charges. For additional
information on this policy and further
details on whether or not a course may be
used to fulfill certificate, diploma, or
degree requirements, please see the ALP
website at
http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/alp/gradpolic
y.php
ALC 411K
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MUSIC
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Topics vary by semester and may be halfsemester (early or late semester) or full
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MUSIC
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Entrepreneurship in Music: Topics vary by
semester and may be half-semester (early
or late semester) or full semester courses.
All graduate students can take ALP courses
for free by registering at the ALC 400 level.
Graduate students in certain instances
may also wish or be required to register for
other than the ALC 400 level and pay
regular tuition charges. For additional
information on this policy and further
details on whether or not a course may be
used to fulfill certificate, diploma, or
degree requirements, please see the ALP
website at
http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/alp/gradpolic
y.php
ALC 412K
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MUSIC
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Entrepreneurship in Music: Topics vary by
semester and may be half-semester (early
or late semester) or full semester courses.
All graduate students can take ALP courses
for free by registering at the ALC 400 level.
Graduate students in certain instances
may also wish or be required to register for
other than the ALC 400 level and pay
regular tuition charges. For additional
information on this policy and further
details on whether or not a course may be
used to fulfill certificate, diploma, or
degree requirements, please see the ALP
website at
http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/alp/gradpolic
y.php
ALC 421
LEADERSHIP AND
ADMINISTRATION
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Topics vary by semester and may be halfsemester (early or late semester) or full
semester courses. All graduate students
can take ALP courses for free by registering
at the ALC 400 level. Graduate students in
certain instances may also wish or be
ALC 421K
LEADERSHIP AND
ADMINISTRATION
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Leadership and Administration: Topics vary
by semester and may be half-semester
(early or late semester) or full semester
courses. All graduate students can take
ALP courses for free by registering at the
ALC 400 level. Graduate students in certain
instances may also wish or be required to
register for other than the ALC 400 level
and pay regular tuition charges. For
additional information on this policy and
further details on whether or not a course
may be used to fulfill certificate, diploma,
or degree requirements, please see the
ALP website at
http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/alp/gradpolic
y.php
ALC 422
LEADERSHIP AND
ADMINISTRATION
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Topics vary by semester and may be
half-semester (early or late semester) or full
semester courses. All graduate students
can take ALP courses for free by registering
at the ALC 400 level. Graduate students in
certain instances may also wish or be
required to register for other than the ALC
400 level and pay regular tuition charges.
For additional information on this policy
and further details on whether or not a
course may be used to fulfill certificate,
diploma, or degree requirements, please
see the ALP website at
http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/alp/gradpolic
y.php
ALC 431
PERFORMANCE
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Topics vary by semester and may be halfsemester (early or late semester) or full
semester courses. All graduate students
can take ALP courses for free by registering
at the ALC 400 level. Graduate students in
certain instances may also wish or be
required to register for other than the ALC
400 level and pay regular tuition charges.
For additional information on this policy
and further details on whether or not a
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EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC COURSE CATALOG
** I Fall semester / II Spring Semester / S - Summer **
ALC 431K
PERFORMANCE
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Topics vary by semester and may be halfsemester (early or late semester) or full
semester courses. All graduate students
can take ALP courses for free by registering
at the ALC 400 level. Graduate students in
certain instances may also wish or be
required to register for other than the ALC
400 level and pay regular tuition charges.
For additional information on this policy
and further details on whether or not a
course may be used to fulfill certificate,
diploma, or degree requirements, please
see the ALP website at
http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/alp/gradpolic
y.php
ALC 432
PERFORMANCE
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Topics vary by semester and may be halfsemester (early or late semester) or full
semester courses. All graduate students
can take ALP courses for free by registering
at the ALC 400 level. Graduate students in
certain instances may also wish or be
required to register for other than the ALC
400 level and pay regular tuition charges.
For additional information on this policy
and further details on whether or not a
course may be used to fulfill certificate,
diploma, or degree requirements, please
see the ALP website at
http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/alp/gradpolic
y.php
ALC 441
CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRAL
ISSUES
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Topics vary by semester and may be halfsemester (early or late semester) or full
semester courses. All graduate students
can take ALP courses for free by registering
at the ALC 400 level. Graduate students in
certain instances may also wish or be
required to register for other than the ALC
400 level and pay regular tuition charges.
For additional information on this policy
and further details on whether or not a
course may be used to fulfill certificate,
diploma, or degree requirements, please
see the ALP website at
http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/alp/gradpolic
y.php
ALC 451
ALC 452
ALC 480
UNDERGRADUATE APPLIED
LESSON
Summer (S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons :
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
AMU 430
Anthropology
ANR 110
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EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC COURSE CATALOG
** I Fall semester / II Spring Semester / S - Summer **
ANR 210
ANR 240
ANR 281
TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY
AND RELIGION
ANR 220
IMAGINING INDIA
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
As a place with its own highly civilized and
an exotic tradition, India has captured the
imagination of many. This course gives us
an understanding of this distant, complex
and varied land, and in so doing will show
us how societies can be conceived in
terms very different from our own. More
importantly, it shows us how different
perspectives reveal different aspects of a
society. Here, we will read ethnographies,
novels, and autobiographies by indigenous
South Asian authors and by foreigners,
thinking carefully along the way about
what informs their point of view as well as
what they reveal about India.
ANR 250
CULTURE AND
COMMUNICATION
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
A study of the nature of human
communication. Topics include whether
there are universals in the way humans
communicate; how language shapes
understanding of the world; how people
use communication to establish, maintain,
or challenge power relations; and how
gender influences communication. We
also explore specific forms of artistic and
religious communication.
ANR 260
APPROACHES TO
ETHNOGRAPHY
Spring (II-3)
Approaches to Ethnography: Ethnography
offers a window into a variety of cultural
worlds, and provides the foundation for
theorizing in anthropology and in related
disciplines like ethnomusicology. In this
course, we will examine ways in which
anthropologists conduct ethnographic
research and write ethnography. We will
look at a range of analytic and interpretive
approaches to ethnography, learn
fundamental techniques for conducting
ethnographic research, and consider
ethical aspects of such work, exploring
contemporary debates about the practice
and production of ethnography. Crosslisted as ETH 480.
Fall (I-3)
ANR 282
TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY
AND RELIGION
Spring (II-3)
Bassoon
BSN 130
SEC BASSOON
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
BSN 160
PRIMARY BASSOON
Fall, Spring (I, II, S-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
BSN 430
SEC BASSOON
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
BSN 430A
PRIMARY BASSOON
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
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EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC COURSE CATALOG
** I Fall semester / II Spring Semester / S - Summer **
Chamber Music
CHB 277
CHB 290
INDEPENDENT STUDY
CHB 181
Fall, Spring
CHB 281
CHB 401
VOICE REPERTOIRE
Fall (I-1)
A two-semester chronological survey of the
most important vocal repertoire for the
recital & concert stage from Caccini to the
present. CHB 431 encompasses early
Italian, English, French and German art
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EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC COURSE CATALOG
** I Fall semester / II Spring Semester / S - Summer **
VOICE REPERTOIRE
Spring (II-1)
A two-semester chronological survey of the
most important vocal repertoire for the
recital & concert stage from Caccini to the
present. CHB 431 encompasses early
Italian, English, French and German art
song up to circa 1900. CHB 432 continues
from circa 1900 on and includes French
melodie and a sampling of Spanish and
Russian songs. In-class performance is
emphasized in combination with outside
listening & reading. The class addresses the
repertoire from the dual perspectives of
singer & pianist. Required of master's
degree students majoring in performance
& literature-voice (two semesters) & in
piano accompanying & chamber music
(as CHB 402-I or II). Open to other majors by
permission of the instructor.
CHB 480
CHB 482
CL 430A
CHB 490
PRIMARY CLARINET
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
INDEPENDENT STUDY
CL 490
Fall, Spring
CLARINET CHOIR
CHB 590
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
Clarinet
CL 130
SEC CLARINET
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
CL 160
PRIMARY CLARINET
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
CHB 481
CL 460A
CL 290
CLARINET CHOIR
Fall
CL 430
SEC CLARINET
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
Fall
Composition
CMP 101
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EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC COURSE CATALOG
** I Fall semester / II Spring Semester / S - Summer **
CMP 104
COMPOSITIONAL PRACTICE
CIRCA 1955-1980
Spring (II-3)
Compositional Practice circa 1955 to 1980:
Offered every other year starting with the
spring term of 2007. A writing and analysis
course dealing with compositional trends in
Europe and America from about 1955 to
1980 as demonstrated in the works of
significant twentieth-century composers
such as Adams, Boulez, Cage, Carter,
Feldman, Ligeti, Penderecki, Reich,
Stockhausen, Xenakis, and others. Class
participation, two compositional projects,
one aural report, and a final exam are
required. Intended for seniors and
graduate students (graduate students
should register for CMP 413); others by
permission of the instructor. May be taken
independently from CMP 212.
CMP 203
CMP 221
CMP 202
COMPOSITIONAL PRACTICE
CIRCA 1925-1955
Fall (I-3)
Compositional Practice circa 1925 to 1955:
Offered every other year starting with the
fall term of 2006. A writing and analysis
CMP 223
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EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC COURSE CATALOG
** I Fall semester / II Spring Semester / S - Summer **
CMP 240
COMPUTER
ENGRAVING/CALLIGRAPHY
Fall (I-2)
Computer Engraving and Other Forms of
Calligraphy: This undergraduate course is
open to all students and required of all
undergraduate composition majors. It will
teach the standard notation guidelines
(score layout, cueing of parts, dynamic
and articulation placements, stem length,
placement of accidentals, placement and
font size for all words on the score, etc.)
such that students can prepare materials
ready for publication. While this course will
introduce students to the various popular
notation programs, it will provide in-depth
instruction about one engraving program,
and it will include several calligraphy
projects. Graduate students should enroll in
6CMP 440.
CMP 244
CHORAL ARRANGING
Fall, Summer (I, S-2)
Choral Arranging: Introduces students to
voice types and standard choral
arrangements; provides opportunity for
composing and arranging for various
combinations of voice, either
accompanied or unaccompanied.
CMP 250
BASICS OF ORCHESTRATION
Spring (II-2)
Basic Orchestration: Basic Orchestration,
CMP 250, introduces students to the
instruments of the European orchestral
tradition and to the basics of orchestrating
for the woodwind, brass, and string sections
of the modern orchestra. Orchestration
techniques will be studied through the
examination of scores from the literature as
well as through the creative application of
writing skills. Prerequisites: TH 102.
CMP 251
INTERMEDIATE ORCHESTRATION
Fall (I-2)
Intermediate Orchestration, CMP 251,
introduces students to advanced
techniques of instrumentation and
orchestration in the context of chamber
music. Writing assignments and projects will
be either transcriptions of existing music or
newly composed work. Prerequisites: TH
102 and CMP 250.
CMP 252
ADVANCED ORCHESTRATION
Spring (II-2)
Advanced Orchestration, CMP 252, gives
practice in writing for groups of instruments
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
CMP 291
COMPOSITION SYMPOSIUM
Fall (I-1)
Composition Symposium (Undergraduate):
Composition Symposium is a forum for
presentations by guest composers and
other speakers; there are also
presentations and discussions by the
students enrolled in the class. In
preparation for each class meeting,
students will be expected to familiarize
themselves with the available work of our
guest composers, to attend student
composition performances that are the
basis for Symposium discussions, and to
prepare adequately for any special topics
discussion that may be part of the
schedule.
CMP 292
COMPOSITION SYMPOSIUM
Spring (II-1)
Composition Symposium (Undergraduate):
Composition Symposium is a forum for
presentations by guest composers and
other speakers; there are also
presentations and discussions by the
students enrolled in the class. In
preparation for each class meeting,
students will be expected to familiarize
themselves with the available work of our
guest composers, to attend student
composition performances that are the
basis for Symposium discussions, and to
prepare adequately for any special topics
discussion that may be part of the
schedule.
CMP 293
COMPOSITION SYMPOSIUM
Fall (I-1)
Composition Symposium (Undergraduate):
Composition Symposium is a forum for
presentations by guest composers and
other speakers; there are also
presentations and discussions by the
students enrolled in the class. In
preparation for each class meeting,
students will be expected to familiarize
themselves with the available work of our
guest composers, to attend student
composition performances that are the
COMPOSITION SYMPOSIUM
Spring (II-1)
Composition Symposium (Undergraduate):
Composition Symposium is a forum for
presentations by guest composers and
other speakers; there are also
presentations and discussions by the
students enrolled in the class. In
preparation for each class meeting,
students will be expected to familiarize
themselves with the available work of our
guest composers, to attend student
composition performances that are the
basis for Symposium discussions, and to
prepare adequately for any special topics
discussion that may be part of the
schedule.
CMP 295
COMPOSITION SYMPOSIUM
Fall (I-1)
Composition Symposium (Undergraduate):
Composition Symposium is a forum for
presentations by guest composers and
other speakers; there are also
presentations and discussions by the
students enrolled in the class. In
preparation for each class meeting,
students will be expected to familiarize
themselves with the available work of our
guest composers, to attend student
composition performances that are the
basis for Symposium discussions, and to
prepare adequately for any special topics
discussion that may be part of the
schedule.
CMP 296
COMPOSITION SYMPOSIUM
Spring (II-1)
Composition Symposium (Undergraduate):
Composition Symposium is a forum for
presentations by guest composers and
other speakers; there are also
presentations and discussions by the
students enrolled in the class. In
preparation for each class meeting,
students will be expected to familiarize
themselves with the available work of our
guest composers, to attend student
composition performances that are the
basis for Symposium discussions, and to
prepare adequately for any special topics
discussion that may be part of the
schedule.
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EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC COURSE CATALOG
** I Fall semester / II Spring Semester / S - Summer **
10
CMP 297
COMPOSITION SYMPOSIUM
Fall (I-1)
Composition Symposium (Undergraduate):
Composition Symposium is a forum for
presentations by guest composers and
other speakers; there are also
presentations and discussions by the
students enrolled in the class. In
preparation for each class meeting,
students will be expected to familiarize
themselves with the available work of our
guest composers, to attend student
composition performances that are the
basis for Symposium discussions, and to
prepare adequately for any special topics
discussion that may be part of the
schedule.
CMP 298
COMPOSITION SYMPOSIUM
Spring (II-1)
Composition Symposium (Undergraduate):
Composition Symposium is a forum for
presentations by guest composers and
other speakers; there are also
presentations and discussions by the
students enrolled in the class. In
preparation for each class meeting,
students will be expected to familiarize
themselves with the available work of our
guest composers, to attend student
composition performances that are the
basis for Symposium discussions, and to
prepare adequately for any special topics
discussion that may be part of the
schedule.
COMPOSITIONAL PRACTICES
CIRCA 1955-1980
Spring (II-3)
Compositional Practices circa 1955 to 1980:
Offered every other year starting with the
spring term of 2007. A writing and analysis
course dealing with compositional trends in
Europe and America from about 1955 to
1980 as demonstrated in the works of
significant twentieth-century composers
such as Adams, Boulez, Cage, Carter,
Feldman, Ligeti, Penderecki, Reich,
Stockhausen, Xenakis, and others. Class
participation, two compositional projects,
one aural report, and a final exam are
required. Intended for graduate students
(undergraduates should register for CMP
213); others by permission of the instructor.
May be taken independently
from CMP 412. Required for all Composition
MM and MA students.
CMP 421
CMP 401
ADVANCED COMPOSITION I
Fall, Summer (I, S-3)
Advanced Composition I: Intensive work in
free composition for chamber groups and
orchestra. Prerequisite: CMP 204.
CMP 402
ADVANCED COMPOSITION II
Spring, Summer (II, S-3)
Advanced Composition II: Continuation.
May terminate with a master's thesis.
Composition 401 and 402 may be
repeated in the second year of the
master's degree program. Prerequisite:
CMP 401.
CMP 412
COMPOSITIONAL PRACTICES
CIRCA 1925-1955
Fall (I-3)
Compositional Practice circa 1925 to 1955:
Offered every other year starting with the
fall term of 2006. A writing and analysis
course dealing with compositional trends in
COMPUTER
ENGRAVING/CALLIGRAPHY
Fall (I-2)
Computer Engraving and Other Forms of
Calligraphy: This graduate course is open
to all students. It will teach the standard
notation guidelines (score layout, cueing of
parts, dynamic and articulation
placements, stem length, placement of
accidentals, placement and font size for all
words on the score, etc.) such that
students can prepare materials ready for
publication. While this course will introduce
students to the various popular notation
programs, it will provide in-depth instruction
about one engraving program, and it will
include several calligraphy projects.
Undergraduate students should enroll in
6CMP 240.
CMP 490
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
CMP 491
COMPOSITION SYMPOSIUM
Fall (I-1)
Composition Symposium (Graduate):
Composition Symposium is a forum for
presentations by guest composers and
other speakers; there are also
presentations and discussions by the
students enrolled in the class. In
preparation for each class meeting,
students will be expected to familiarize
themselves with the available work of our
guest composers, to attend student
composition performances that are the
basis for Symposium discussions, and to
prepare adequately for any special topics
discussion that may be part of the
schedule.
CMP 492
COMPOSITION SYMPOSIUM
Spring (II-1)
Composition Symposium (Graduate):
Composition Symposium is a forum for
presentations by guest composers and
other speakers; there are also
presentations and discussions by the
students enrolled in the class. In
preparation for each class meeting,
students will be expected to familiarize
themselves with the available work of our
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COMPOSITION SYMPOSIUM
Fall (I-1)
Composition Symposium (Graduate):
Composition Symposium is a forum for
presentations by guest composers and
other speakers; there are also
presentations and discussions by the
students enrolled in the class. In
preparation for each class meeting,
students will be expected to familiarize
themselves with the available work of our
guest composers, to attend student
composition performances that are the
basis for Symposium discussions, and to
prepare adequately for any special topics
discussion that may be part of the
schedule.
CMP 494
COMPOSITION SYMPOSIUM
Spring (II-1)
Composition Symposium (Graduate):
Composition Symposium is a forum for
presentations by guest composers and
other speakers; there are also
presentations and discussions by the
students enrolled in the class. In
preparation for each class meeting,
students will be expected to familiarize
themselves with the available work of our
guest composers, to attend student
composition performances that are the
basis for Symposium discussions, and to
prepare adequately for any special topics
discussion that may be part of the
schedule.
CMP 495
MA THESIS
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-credit to be
arranged)
M.A. Thesis: For the Master of Arts degree.
CMP 496
MM THESIS
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-credit to be
arranged)
M.M. Thesis: For the Master of Music
degree.
CMP 501
ADVANCED COMPOSITION IV
Spring, Summer (II, S-3)
Advanced Composition: Free
composition, with emphasis on works for
orchestra. Limited to candidates for the
doctorate in composition. These courses
may be repeated for additional credit.
Prerequisites: CMP 402.
CMP 590
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
CMP 591
COMPOSITION SEMINAR
Fall (I-3)
Composition Research Seminar:
Seminars on selected topics. Research and
class discussion will focus on technical,
structural, analytical and aesthetic issues
salient or unique to the selected repertory
under examination - the music of our own
time. Permission of instructor required.
CMP 592
COMPOSITION SEMINAR
Spring (II-3)
Composition Research Seminar: Seminars
on selected topics. Research and class
discussion will focus on technical, structural,
analytical and aesthetic issues salient or
unique to the selected repertory under
examination - the music of our own time.
Permission of instructor required.
CMP 595
Conducting
CND 211
BASIC CONDUCTING I
Fall (I-2)
Prerequisites: TH 101, 102. Not open to
freshmen. Also requires registration for
CND 211 Basic Conducting Lab.
CND 212
BASIC CONDUCTING II
Spring (II-2)
Basic Conducting: Prerequisites: TH 101,
102. Not open to freshmen. Also requires
registration for CND 212 Basic Conducting
Lab.
CND 213
INTERMEDIATE CONDUCTING I:
INSTRUMENTAL
Fall (I-2)
Intermediate Conducting I (Instrumental):
Further refinement of basic skills.
Introduction to more advanced
techniques of subdividing and compound
meters. Repertoire studied varies from
classical through romantic repertoire. This
is a one year course & must be taken in
sequence: CND 213 Intermediate
Conducting I / CND 214 Intermediate
Conducting II. Prerequisite is Basic
Conducting or equivalent. Permission of
instructor required.
CND 214
ADVANCED CONDUCTING I:
INSTRUMENTAL
Fall (I-2)
Advanced Conducting I (Instrumental):
Advanced Conducting is primarily for
conducting majors only. A few exceptions
can be made, on a case by case basis, for
those with prior conducting experience
who feel they may want to eventually
pursue a degree in conducting. These
exceptions will be considered only by
audition. For the Advanced Conducting
students, there will be 4 sessions with
Conductors' Orchestra (CO) per semester.
Each student will receive approximately 15
minutes of podium time per session.
Preparation for these sessions will be during
the Tuesday class sessions (3:35 - 5:25)
when the advanced students are not
scheduled to conduct CO. Additionally, as
determined by the instructor, there will be
private lessons scheduled at some points
during the semester. PLEASE NOTE:
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CND 216
CHORAL CONDUCTING I
Fall (I-2)
Choral Conducting I: Emphasis on
methods and techniques appropriate to
rehearsal and performance of choral
music, on reading and interpretation of
choral scores, and on the development of
a professional conducting approach.
Prerequisites: CND 211, 212 (or equivalent)
and permission of the instructor.
CND 224
CHORAL LITERATURE I
Fall (I-2)
Choral Literature: A comprehensive survey
of choral materials suitable for church,
secondary education, and college
programs. CND 231 surveys repertoire and
performance practice issues from the
middle ages through 1750. CND 232
surveys repertoire and performance
CND 232
CHORAL LITERATURE II
Fall (I-2)
Choral Literature: A comprehensive survey
of choral materials suitable for church,
secondary education, and college
programs. CND 231 surveys repertoire and
performance practice issues from the
middle ages through 1750. CND 232
surveys repertoire and performance
practice issues from 1750 to the present.
Offered in fall semesters, alternating years
between CND 231 and CND 232.
CND 290
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
CND 415
ADVANCED CONDUCTING I:
INSTRUMENTAL
Fall (I-2)
Advanced Conducting I (Instrumental):
Advanced Conducting is primarily for
conducting majors only. A few exceptions
can be made, on a case by case basis, for
those with prior conducting experience
who feel they may want to eventually
pursue a degree in conducting. These
exceptions will be considered only by
audition. For the Advanced Conducting
students, there will be 4 sessions with
Conductors' Orchestra (CO) per semester.
Each student will receive approximately 15
minutes of podium time per session.
Preparation for these sessions will be during
the Tuesday class sessions (3:35 - 5:25)
when the advanced students are not
scheduled to conduct CO. Additionally, as
determined by the instructor, there will be
private lessons scheduled at some points
during the semester. PLEASE NOTE:
Permission of instructor required. This course
is not available as an elective.
CHORAL CONDUCTING II
Fall (I-2)
Choral Conducting II: Study of
representative choral and
choral/orchestral works of all periods.
Emphasis is on the interpretation of scores
and the development of refined
professional conducting techniques.
Prerequisites: CND 223, 224 (or equivalent)
and permission of the instructor.
CND 424
CND 416
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CND 441
CND 481
COLLOQUY IN CONDUCTING
ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING
Fall (I-0.5)
Colloquy in Conducting: Study with various
members of Conducting and Ensembles
Department faculty. This course provides
an opportunity to work with conductors
outside student's own area of expertise.
Fall (I-3)
Orchestral Conducting: Focus on score
study, gesture technique, and practical
rehearsal procedure. Class sections will
focus on orchestral repertoire, and
preparing the student for regular sessions
conducting the ESM Conducting
Orchestra. Prerequisite: CND 216 or the
equivalent.
CND 442
COLLOQUY IN CONDUCTING
Spring (II-0.5)
Colloquy in Conducting: Study with various
members of Conducting and Ensembles
Department faculty. This course provides
an opportunity to work with conductors
outside student's own area of expertise.
CND 443
COLLOQUY IN CONDUCTING
Fall (I-0.5)
Colloquy in Conducting: Study with various
members of Conducting and Ensembles
Department faculty. This course provides
an opportunity to work with conductors
outside student's own area of expertise.
CND 482
ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING
Spring (II-3)
Orchestral Conducting: Focus on score
study, gesture technique, and practical
rehearsal procedure. Class sections will
focus on orchestral repertoire, and
preparing the student for regular sessions
conducting the ESM Conducting
Orchestra. Prerequisite: CND 216 or the
equivalent.
DMA CONDUCTING I
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-4)
DMA Conducting I: Private study with
Conductor-Professor of Ensemble Specialty.
Includes attendance at large ensemble
rehearsals, section preparation, etc.;
repertory study, ensemble rehearsal
technique, interpretation, and advanced
conducting problems.
CND 542
DMA CONDUCTING II
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-4)
DMA Conducting II: Private study with
Conductor-Professor of Ensemble
Specialty. Includes attendance at large
ensemble rehearsals, section preparation,
etc.; repertory study, ensemble rehearsal
technique, interpretation, and advanced
conducting problems.
CND 483
ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING
CND 543
Spring (II-0.5)
Colloquy in Conducting: Study with various
members of Conducting and Ensembles
Department faculty. This course provides
an opportunity to work with conductors
outside student's own area of expertise.
Fall (I-3)
Orchestral Conducting Focus on score
study, gesture technique, and practical
rehearsal procedure. Class sections will
focus on orchestral repertoire, and
preparing the student for regular sessions
conducting the ESM Conducting
Orchestra. Prerequisite: CND 216 or the
equivalent.
CND 461
CND 484
CND 544
ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING
DMA CONDUCTING IV
Fall (I-2)
Rehearsal Techniques I and II:
Concentration on freedom of movement
and manual dexterity along with
development of score study habits. Class
members will prepare musical works from
all periods of orchestral music for in-class
discussion, trial and review. Class study
culminates in the leadership of the
Conducting Orchestra. May be repeated
for credit.
Spring (II-3)
Orchestral Conducting: Focus on score
study, gesture technique, and practical
rehearsal procedure. Class sections will
focus on orchestral repertoire, and
preparing the student for regular sessions
conducting the ESM Conducting
Orchestra. Prerequisite: CND 216 or the
equivalent.
CND 462
Fall, Spring
CND 444
COLLOQUY IN CONDUCTING
REHEARSAL TECHNIQUES I
REHEARSAL TECHNIQUES II
Spring (II - 2)
Rehearsal Techniques I and II:
Concentration on freedom of movement
and manual dexterity along with
development of score study habits. Class
members will prepare musical works from
all periods of orchestral music for in-class
discussion, trial and review. Class study
culminates in the leadership of the
Conducting Orchestra. May be repeated
for credit.
CND 590
CND 490
INDEPENDENT STUDY
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
CND 596
CND 523
CND 524
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Double Bass
DBL 130
Eastman Initiatives
Curriculum
EIC 090
EASTMAN COLLOQUIUM
Fall (I-1)
EIC 217
ENG 115
INDIAN DRUMMING
Fall, Spring
EIC 251
EIC 290
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
English
ENG 080
CREATIVE WRITING
Fall (I-3)
Creative Writing: Introduction to the
creative writing process, with emphasis on
poetry or short stories. Includes reading
and discussion of student work. Specific
focus may vary from semester to semester.
May be taken (with permission) more than
once if on a different topic.
ENG 205
ELIZABETHAN SHAKESPEARE
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
The Elizabethan Shakespeare: An intensive
study of plays and poetry from the first half
of Shakespeares career. Besides getting
to know Shakespeares characters
intimately, we will study the place of his
plays within one of the most vibrant
cultures in all of history, Elizabethan
England. As tools to help us understand
the plays, we will discuss the importance of
pageantry and spectacle in Elizabethan
politics; the place of the stage in social
struggles; the subordination (and
insubordination) of women; the nature of
the family; Elizabethan holidays; ghosts,
fairies, and other popular superstitions; anti-
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JACOBEAN SHAKESPEARE
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
The Jacobean Shakespeare: A
continuation of English 205: an intensive
study of plays from the second half of
Shakespeare's career, concentrating on
the tragedies and romances.
ENG 208
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN
POETRY
ENG 242
ENG 254
LYRIC POETRY
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN
THEATER
PERFORMANCE ART
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Performance Art: Futurism, Dada,
Surrealism, Cages 433, Happenings,
Body Art, Performance Art: over the last
100 years a new kind of performance has
emerged. Provocative, sometimes absurd,
and often radical, a broader definition of
performance overflows traditional
CONTEMPORARY FICTION
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Contemporary Fiction: Introduction to late
twentieth- and twenty-first century
literature, concentrating on British,
European, American, women's literature,
black writers, science fiction, or Third World
literature.
ENG 268
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KAFKA
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Kafka: Born in Prague of German-Jewish
descent, Franz Kafka was one of the most
daring and experimental storytellers of the
modern period. Many regard him as the
first existentialist writer. In this course we will
read one of his novelsThe Trialas well as
shorter works such as his parables and
paradoxes, short stories, and excerpts from
his letters and diaries. Although all of his
novels remained unfinished and
unpublished at the time of his death, he
would become one of the most influential
figures in all of twentieth-century literature.
His works would continue to shape those of
later authors such as Samuel Beckett,
Jorge Luis Borges, Italo Calvino, Thomas
Bernhard, and Paul Auster, whose works we
will read this semester. All readings and
discussions will be in English, although
students who wish to read some or all of
the works in German will be encouraged to
do so.
ENG 278
JAMES JOYCE
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
James Joyce: An intensive study of two of
Joyce's major works of narrative fiction - A
Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man and
Ulysses - as well as some of his poetry,
critical writings, and letters. We
also seek to situate the works in various
historical contexts that shed light on
Joyce's fiction, including the rise of
modernism, Irish nationalism, Anglo-Irish
relations, Joyce's musical background and
its relation to his fiction, and Joyce's life.
CHORALE
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Chorale
ENS 120A
REP SINGERS
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Repertory Singers
ENS 120B
WOMEN'S CHORUS
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Women's Chorus
ENS 200
COLLEGIUM MUSICUM I
Fall (I-3)
Topics in Literature: Topics vary from year
to year. Recent topics focus on authors,
periods, genre or themes such as drama,
Romantic literature, or musicians in
literature. May be repeated for credit.
Fall (I-1)
Collegium Musicum I: Vocal and
instrumental ensemble specializing in the
performance of Renaissance and Baroque
music on period instruments. May be
repeated for credit. By audition.
(Prerequisite for keyboard players: KBD 443
Keyboard Continuo Realization or
permission of the instructor.)
ENG 282
ENS 208
ENG 281
TOPICS IN LITERATURE
TOPICS IN LITERATURE
Spring (II-3)
Topics in Literature: Topics vary from year
to year. Recent topics focus on authors,
periods, genre or themes such as drama,
Romantic literature, or musicians in
literature. May be repeated for credit.
ENG 290
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
Ensemble
ENS 100
COLLEGIUM MUSICUM II
Spring (II-1)
Collegium Musicum II: Vocal and
instrumental ensemble specializing in the
performance of Renaissance and Baroque
music on period instruments. May be
repeated for credit. By audition.
(Prerequisite for keyboard players: KBD 443
Keyboard Continuo Realization or
permission of the instructor.)
ENS 209
COLLEGIUM MUSICUM
Fall, Spring (I, II-0)
Collegium Musicum I
LARGE INSTRUMENTAL
ENSEMBLE
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
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ENS 215
ENS 246
ENS 420B
EASTMAN SAXOPHONE
PROJECT
GRADUATE EASTMAN
ROCHESTER CHORUS
MBIRA ENSEMBLE
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Mbira Ensemble May be repeated for
credit.
ENS 242
TROMBONE CHOIR
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Trombone Choir: Preparation and
performance of trombone ensemble
music of various styles. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor.
ENS 243
TUBA MIRUM
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Tuba Mirum: Preparation and
performance of all types of tuba ensemble
repertory, especially works for tuba
ensemble plus a small number of other
instruments.
ENS 244
BRASS GUILD
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Brass Guild: The Brass Guild is composed of
juniors, seniors, and graduate students
selected by audition. This ensemble
provides consistent, weekly rehearsals of
brass and orchestral repertoire together
with the study of brass orchestral
techniques and performances of brass
repertoire. Prerequisite: permission of
instructor.
ENS 251
ORCHESTRA REPERTORY
Fall (I-2)
Orchestral Repertory: An in-depth survey
of the standard repertory, particularly
directed at preparing students for
orchestral auditions and careers. May be
repeated once for credit provided
different repertory is covered.
ENS 421
ENS 252
ENS 421A
ORCHESTRAL REPERTORY
Spring (II-2)
Orchestral Repertory: An in-depth survey
of the standard repertory, particularly
directed at preparing students for
orchestral auditions and careers. May be
repeated once for credit provided
different repertory is covered.
ENS 260
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Chamber Music (Percussion): Performance
of music for percussion ensemble.
ENS 400
GRADUATE ENSEMBLE
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Graduate Ensemble: Instrumental
ensemble for graduate students.
ENS 401
ENS 245
HORN CHOIR
ENS 420
ENS 420C
GRADUATE CHORALE
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Graduate Chorale
ENS 420A
GRADUATE CHORALE
Fall, Spring (I, II-0)
Graduate Chorale: Same as 6ENS 420, but
for no credit and no charge. For MM PRL
voice students who need 2 semesters of
vocal ensemble, but not the credit.
GRADUATE EASTMAN
ROCHESTER CHORUS
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Graduate Eastman Rochester Chorus:
Same as 6ENS 420B, but for no credit and
no charge. For MM PRL voice students who
need 2 semesters of vocal ensemble, but
not the credit.
ENS 421C
GRADUATE ORCHESTRAL
REPERTORY
Fall (I-2)
Orchestral Repertory: An in-depth survey
of the standard repertory, particularly
directed at preparing students for
orchestral auditions and careers. May be
repeated once for credit provided
different repertory is covered.
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ENS 452
GRADUATE ORCHESTRAL
REPERTORY
Spring (II-2)
Orchestral Repertory: An in-depth survey
of the standard repertory, particularly
directed at preparing students for
orchestral auditions and careers. May be
repeated once for credit provided
different repertory is covered.
ENS 470
CONDUCTING ENSEMBLE
Fall, Spring (I, II-0)
Conducting Ensemble: Conducting
ensemble for "Graduate Award" contract
holders only.
ENS 490
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
English as a Second
Language
ESL 101
ESL 102A
COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES
II
Spring (II-3)
Communication Strategies for ESL
Graduate Musicians II: This second part of
the course sequence prepares graduate
ESL students to handle the demands of
reading and writing in the English-speaking
academic environment. Working with
authentic readings, students practice
problem-solving strategies for successful
comprehension. Responding to readings,
students practice each stage of the writing
process, from planning and drafting, to
revising and editing work. Instructor
permission required.
ESL 104
Fall, Spring
Undergraduate Inactive Status: Requires
permission from Academic Affairs Office.
Spring (II-3)
ESL for Academic Studies II: Building upon
ESL for Academic Studies I, this course
prepares ESL students for their academic
work at Eastman. Students practice skills of
annotation and summary writing. In longer
written assignments, students practice
appropriate citation of sources. In focused
discussion groups, students practice
rhetorical strategies to communicate ideas
effectively. Instructor permission required.
ESL 105
COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES I
Fall (I-3)
Communication Strategies for ESL
Graduate Musicians I: This course prepares
graduate ESL students for academic study
in English. In the first semester of the course
sequence, students increase their
ESM 399
CONTINUATION OF
UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT
Fall, Spring
Continuation of Undergraduate Enrollment:
Requires permission from Academic Affairs
Office.
ESM 401
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ESM 405
MM ACCOMPANYING RECITAL
WITH VOCALIST
Fall, Spring
ESM 406
MM ACCOMPANYING RECITAL
WITH INSTRUMENTALIST
Fall, Spring
ESM 450
MM LISTENING EXAM
Fall
ESM 455
MM ORAL EXAM
Fall, Spring
ESM 501
CONTINUATION OF GRADUATE
ENROLLMENT: PT
Fall, Spring
Continuation of Graduate Enrollment (Part
Time): For graduate students who are
completing non-credit-bearing degree
requirements (e.g. writing dissertation,
preparing recital). Students are not
considered to be in residence and
therefore comprehensive, activity, and
health fees are not charged. Carries no
credit; students are considered less than
half-time and are not eligible for financial
aid. Requires approval from the Associate
Dean of Graduate Studies and the
International Services Office (if applicable).
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
ETH 495
MA THESIS
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-credit to be
arranged)
M.A. Thesis: Students will design and
implement a semester-long fieldwork
project carried out in the Rochester area,
or another area of the student's choice.
The project will result in a substantial paper
and oral presentation. Projects will be
monitored by the department faculty.
ESM 999
ETH 502
CONTINUATION OF GRADUATE
ENROLLMENT: FT
INTRODUCTION TO
ETHNOMUSICIOLOGY
Fall, Spring
Continuation of Graduate Enrollment (Full
Time): For graduate students who are
completing non-credit-bearing degree
requirements (e.g. writing dissertation,
preparing recital). Students are considered
to be in residence and therefore subject to
comprehensive, activity, and health fees.
Carries no credit; students are considered
full-time and are eligible for financial aid.
Requires approval from the Associate
Dean of Graduate Studies and the
International Services Office (if applicable).
Spring (II-4)
Introduction to Ethnomusicology: This
course explores some of the world's musical
cultures and the social, political and
religious systems that provide a context for
music performances of all kinds. Traditional
and classical music systems from Native
America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the
Mediterranean will be examined with an
emphasis on listening and analytic skills.
Assignments include reading, listening,
video, and ethnographic projects, and a
mid-term and final exam.
Ethnomusicology
ETH 590
Fall, Spring
ESM 506
ETH 290
Fall, Spring
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
Euphonium
Fall, Spring
ETH 480
EUP 130
ESM 507
APPROACHES TO MUSIC
ETHNOGRAPHY
ESM 502
Spring (II-3)
Approaches to Music Ethnography:
Ethnography offers a window into a variety
of cultural worlds, and provides the
foundation for theorizing in anthropology
and in related disciplines like
ethnomusicology. In this course, we
examine ways in which anthropologists
and ethnomusicologists conduct
ethnographic research and write
ethnography. We will look at a range of
analytic and interpretive approaches to
ethnography, learn fundamental
INDEPENDENT STUDY
SEC EUPHONIUM
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
EUP 160
PRIMARY EUPHONIUM
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
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EUP 430
SEC EUPHONIUM
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
EUP 460A
PRIMARY EUPHONIUM
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
Flute
FL 130
SEC FLUTE
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
FL 160
PRIMARY FLUTE
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
FL 430
SEC FLUTE
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
FL 430A
PRIMARY FLUTE
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill
major lesson requirements, unless
specifically required by degree program.
For students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
FL 460A
PRIMARY FLUTE
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
French
FR 101
ELEMENTARY FRENCH I
Fall (I-4)
Elementary French: Introduction to French
language, emphasizing proficiency in all
four linguistic skills: speaking, listening
comprehension, reading, and writing.
Focus will be on building a basic
vocabulary, present tense verbs, and basic
grammar structures. Designed for students
with no or little previous experience with
the language.
FR 101G
GRADUATE ELEMENTARY
FRENCH REVIEW
Fall (I-1)
Graduate Elementary French Review:
Same course as FR 101, with a separate
Gdesignation for graduate students
who may take it for one credit.
FR 102
ELEMENTARY FRENCH II
Spring (II-4)
Elementary French: A continuation of FR
101, with a broadening of vocabulary
resources, and a continued emphasis on
speaking, listening comprehension,
reading, and writing. Commonly used verb
forms (past, future, conditional, and
subjunctive) are introduced, as well as
writing skills.
FR 102G
GRADUATE ELEMENTARY
FRENCH REVIEW
Spring (II-1)
Graduate Elementary French Review:
Same course as FR 102, with a separate
G designation for graduate students who
may take it for one credit.
FR 111
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I
Fall (I-3)
Intermediate French I: Review and
refinement of grammatical structure.
Emphasis on both written and spoken
communication. Students read and discuss
short literary texts. Prerequisite 102 or
equivalent.
FR 111G
GRADUATE INTERMEDIATE
FRENCH REVIEW
Fall (I-1)
Graduate Intermediate French Review:
Same course as FR 111, with a separate
G designation for graduate students
who may take it for one credit.
FR 112
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II
Spring (II-3)
Intermediate French II: A continuation of
FR 111. An advanced review of grammar.
Emphasis on broadening vocabulary and
increasing fluency. Students also read short
literary texts and write short papers in
French. Prerequisite FR 111 or equivalent.
FR 112G
GRADUATE INTERMEDIATE
FRENCH REVIEW
Spring (II-1)
Graduate Intermediate French Review:
Same course as FR 112, with a separate
G designation for graduate students who
may take it for one credit.
FR 115
FRENCH DICTION
Fall (I-1)
French Diction: Study of the elements of
Lyric French Diction through a progressive
and holistic reading method. Application
of concepts through written assignments
and oral exercises, including several inclass performances - solos, duos, and
ensembles. Special attention is given to
proper French inflection, vowel legato, and
use of consonants for better expressing the
text.
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FR 116
FRENCH DICTION
Spring (I-1)
French Diction: Study of the elements of
Lyric French Diction through a progressive
and holistic reading method. Application
of concepts through written assignments
and oral exercises, including several inclass performances - solos, duos, and
ensembles. Special attention is given to
proper French inflection, vowel legato, and
use of consonants for better expressing the
text.
FR 201
ADVANCED FRENCH
Fall (I-3)
Advanced French: Intensive work on
written and spoken French, with additional
emphasis on written expression. Students
will analyze and discuss a wide range of
French cultural production, including
cinema, theater, visual arts, and literary
texts. Topic may vary from year to year.
Prerequisites: FR 112 or equivalent and
permission of instructor.
FR 211
ADVANCED FRENCH
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Advanced French: le cinma franais:
Taught in French. In this advanced French
course, designed for students in their 5th or
6th semester of college-level study,
students will watch, discuss, and write
MODERN FRANCE
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Modern France: Alternately friends and
rivals, modern France and the United
States have had a complicated
relationship ever since both nations were
born in revolution at the end of the
eighteenth century. This course will seek to
understand France on its own terms by
considering a series of formative events
such as the Revolution of 1848, the FrancoPrussian War and the Paris Commune, the
Dreyfus Affair and the birth of the
intellectual, the very different experiences
of World Wars I and II, the post-colonial
conflicts in Algeria and Vietnam, the nearrevolution of May 1968, and contemporary
arguments over French foreign and
domestic policy. Cross-listed as HIS 222
Film Studies
FS 210
FR 272
FS 221
FR 231
EXISTENTIALISM: SARTE, DE
BEAUVOIR & CAMUS
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Existentialism: Sartre, De Beauvoir, and
Camus (in translation): Existentialism is a
school of philosophy that stresses individual
choice even in the face of overwhelming
world circumstances. This course will focus
on three particularly important French
figures, all writers who tried to put
academic philosophy into action by their
decisions in personal life and political
behavior: Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980),
Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), and
Albert Camus (1913-1960). In addition to
studying their philosophical work, we will
also look at their participation in the
Resistance to German occupation during
World War II, their responses to the Cold
War, their criticisms of the Algerian War and
the Vietnam War, and their contributions to
twentieth-century socialist and feminist
ADVANCED FRENCH
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Advanced French: le cinma franais
Taught in French: In this advanced French
course, designed for students in their 5th or
6th semester of college-level study,
students will watch, discuss, and write
about important films in the history of
French cinema. Beginning with the first
screening of a film in Paris in 1895, we will
study films of Georges Mlis, Jean Renoir,
the French new wave, and
contemporary cinema. A review of French
grammar accompanies the study of film.
Prerequisite: French 112 or permission of
instructor. Cross listed with FR 221
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FS 224
INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN
CINEMA
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Introduction to Italian Cinema: Course
designed to provide an overview of Italian
cinema from Cabiria (1914) by Giovanni
Pastrone, to the present. The course will
explore early Italian cinema from the 1910s
-1930s, Fascist cinema, Neorealism, and
movies from the 1960s to the beginning of
the twenty-first century to examine the role
played by cinema in building Italian history
and culture. We will examine, among
others, films by Giovanni Pastrone, Carmine
Gallone, Roberto de Sica, Giuseppe De
Santis, Luchino Visconti, Federico Fellini, Pier
Paolo Pasolini, Ettore Scola, Ermanno Olmi,
Marco Bellocchio, Gianni Amelio, Marco
Tullio Giordana. Films will be in Italian with
English subtitles. All readings and class
discussions will be in English. No previous
knowledge of Italian language/culture is
necessary.
FS 225
INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN
FILM
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Introduction to German Film: This course
provides an overview of cinematic
production in Germany from the 1920s to
the present. We will study the golden age
of expressionist cinema during the Weimar
inter-war years, Nazi cinema, East and
West German films as well as examples of
post-unification cinema. The course will
study the films as artifacts as well as
historical sources that reflect the rapid
political and social changes of German
society during the 20th century. We will
view films by Robert Wiene Fritz Lang, Veit
Harlan, Ernst Lubitsch, Leni Riefenstahl,
Wolfgang Staudte, Frank Beyer, Wim
Wenders, Werner Herzog, Rainer Maria
Fassbinder, Helma Sanders Brahms, Doris
Drrie and Angelina Maccarone among
others. Films are in German with English
subtitles, all readings and discussion will be
in English. No previous knowledge of
German or German culture necessary.
Cross-listed with GER 225.
FS 226
AVANT-GARDE FILM
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Avant-garde Film: This course provides an
overview of international avant-garde film
production with emphasis on the early
stages of avant-garde film from 1919 to the
1960s. Topics covered include expressionist
film, surrealist film, absolute film, abstract
animation, new objectivity, trance film,
diary film, and the political avant-garde. In
addition to analyzing films, students will
read film theory, manifestoes, and criticism
FS 250
DOCUMENTARY FILM
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Documentary Film: This course explores the
many facets of documentary filmmaking
from its early beginnings as actualities in
the 1910s through the romanticized
ethnographic views of Nanook of the
North (1922), propaganda films of the
1940s, cinma vrit of the 1960s to current
popular films such as An Inconvenient
Truth. Directors studied include Flaherty,
Vertov, Riefenstahl, Morris, Herzog, Moore,
Gore and Melitopolous.
FS 260
CINEMA AUTEURS
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Cinema Auteurs: Directors who manage to
put their unique stamp on films are often
called auteurs. The study of a major
director (or directors) in film history, and
how they were able to find an individual
voice in a medium that is generally
collaborative. Topics might include an
investigation of auteur theory. May be
repeated if on a different topic
FS 262
SILENT CINEMA
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Silent Cinema: A survey of film before 1929,
from the first films ever made to the Jazz
Singer. In addition to studying the diverse
purposes of early film (attraction, narrative,
documentary) we will also explore how
these films were programmed and
exhibited, including the live musical
accompaniments (for silent film was never
truly silent).
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FS 281
GER 102
GER 115
ELEMENTARY GERMAN II
GERMAN DICTION
Fall (I-3)
Topics in Film Studies: Film topics vary from
year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: FS 151 or 152.
Spring (II-4)
Elementary German: A continuation of
GER 101, with a broadening of vocabulary
resources, and a continued emphasis on
speaking, listening comprehension,
reading, and writing. Commonly used verb
forms (past, future, conditional) are
introduced, as well as writing skills.
Fall (I-1)
German Diction: This course focuses on
skills for pronouncing German with the
ultimate goal of expressive,
communicative singing.
FS 282
GER 102G
GRADUATE ELEMENTARY
GERMAN REVIEW
Spring (I, II-1)
Graduate Elementary German Review:
Same course as GER 102, with a separate
G designation for graduate students
who may take it for one credit.
GER 111
INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I
Fall (I-3)
Intermediate German: Review and
refinement of grammatical structure.
Emphasis on both written and spoken
communication. Students read and discuss
short literary texts. Prerequisite 102 or
equivalent.
GER 111G
GRADUATE INTERMEDIATE
GERMAN REVIEW
German
Fall (I-1)
Graduate Intermediate German Review:
Same course as GER 111, with a separate
G designation for graduate students
who may take it for one credit.
GER 101
GER 112
ELEMENTARY GERMAN I
Fall (I-4)
Elementary German: Introduction to
German language, emphasizing
proficiency in all four linguistic skills:
speaking, listening comprehension,
reading, and writing. Focus will be on
building a basic vocabulary, present tense
verbs, and basic grammar structures.
Designed for students with no or little
previous experience with the language.
GER 101G
GRADUATE ELEMENTARY
GERMAN REVIEW
Fall (I-1)
Graduate Elementary German Review:
Same course as GER 101, with a separate
G designation for graduate students
who may take it for one credit.
INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II
Spring (II-3)
Intermediate German: A continuation of
GER 111. An advanced review of
grammar. Emphasis on broadening
vocabulary and increasing fluency.
Students also read short literary texts and
write short papers in German. Prerequisite
GER 111 or equivalent.
GER 112G
GRADUATE INTERMEDIATE
GERMAN REVIEW
Spring (II-1)
Graduate Intermediate German Review:
Same course as GER 111, with a separate
G designation for graduate students
who may take it for one credit.
GER 116
GERMAN DICTION
Spring(I-1)
German Diction: This course focuses on
skills for pronouncing German with the
ultimate goal of expressive,
communicative singing.
GER 202
INTRODUCTION TO THE
READING & INTREPRETATION OF
GERMAN LITERATURE
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Introduction to the Reading and
Interpretation of German Literature: This
seminar introduces selected German
literary texts to students who are reading
German literature in German for the first
time. It also serves as an introduction to
different methodologies developed by
literary critics for reading texts. Beginning
with an examination of our own
relationships to texts as readers, we
investigate how meaning is created,
studying how reading is influenced by
historical context and interpretive stance.
We investigate such approaches to
interpretation as socio-historical criticism,
literary history, structuralism, and feminist
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ADVANCED GERMAN:
EXPLORING BERLIN
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Advanced German: Exploring Berlin: This
course is designed to improve language
skills of students with at least four semesters
of college German. By focusing on the
history and culture of Germanys capital
Berlin, students will read a variety of
sources about Berlins architecture, history,
literature, sociology, and the arts. Students
will learn to analyze literary and non-literary
sources, as well as films in German and are
required to compose significant papers in
German. The focus will be on 20th century
topics
GER 222
KAFKA
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Kafka: Born in Prague of German-Jewish
descent, Franz Kafka was one of the most
daring and experimental storytellers of the
modern period. Many regard him as the
first existentialist writer. In this course we will
read one of his novelsThe Trialas well as
shorter works such as his parables and
paradoxes, short stories, and excerpts from
his letters and diaries. Although all of his
novels remained unfinished and
unpublished at the time of his death, he
would become one of the most influential
figures in all of twentieth-century literature.
His works would continue to shape those of
later authors such as Samuel Beckett,
Jorge Luis Borges, Italo Calvino, Thomas
Bernhard, and Paul Auster, whose works we
will read this semester. All readings and
discussions will be in English, although
students who wish to read some or all of
the works in German will be encouraged to
do so.
GER 281
TOPICS IN GERMAN
Fall (I-3)
Topics in German: Topics vary from year to
year.
GER 282
TOPICS IN GERMAN
Spring (II-3)
Topics in German: Topics vary from year to
year.
GUITAR PEDAGOGY
Spring (II-2)
Guitar Pedagogy: A course designed to
examine the historic and contemporary
materials and techniques available for
effectively teaching the guitar to students
at all levels. The course surveys a wide
range of method and studies, and
examines the effectiveness of various
pedagogical approaches to technique
and interpretive analysis. The history of
guitar pedagogy is also studied.
GTC 220
FRETBOARD HARMONY
Fall (I-2)
Fretboard Harmony: A course designed to
develop a full knowledge of the fretboard
through the study of fingerings, harmony,
sight reading, score reading, transposition,
and figured-bass.
GTC 221
ADVANCED FRETBOARD
HARMONY
Spring
Guitar Class
GTC 290
GTC 201
Fall, Spring
GTC 401
Fall (I-2)
History and Literature of Guitar I: A course
which examines the literature of guitarrelated instruments of the Renaissance and
Baroque periods, including the vihuela,
four-course guitar, Baroque guitar, Baroque
lute, and theorbo. Notation conventions
(with an emphasis on Renaissance and
Baroque tablature and figured-bass
realization) are studied, as well as
INDEPENDENT STUDY
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GTC 402
History
HIS 220
HIS 202
TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Twentieth-Century Europe: A survey of the
major political, diplomatic, and socioeconomic developments in Europe from
about 1890 to the present.
Guitar
HIS 203
GTR 130
EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL
HISTORY
SEC GUITAR
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
GTR 160
PRIMARY GUITAR
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
GTR 430
SEC GUITAR
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
GTR 430A
PRIMARY GUITAR
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
Fall (II-3)
European Intellectual History: The principal
intellectual currents that have
characterized Western Europe from
antiquity to the present.
HIS 204
EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL
HISTORY
Spring (II-3)
European Intellectual History: The principal
intellectual currents that have
characterized Western Europe from
antiquity to the present.
HIS 206
CONSTRUCTING UTOPIAS
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Constructing Utopias: This course considers
the history of real and imagined utopian
communities from medieval monasteries
through contemporary science fiction.
Sometimes utopian communities succeed,
providing interesting case studies in the
effects of social planning.
Even when they don't succeed, their
design and discussion represents an
important form of social criticism. Studying
their history provides a window into the
political, economic, and social
development of Europe and the United
States from the Middle Ages and the
COMPARATIVE REVOLUTIONS
HIS 222
MODERN FRANCE
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Modern France: Alternately friends and
rivals, modern France and the United
States have had a complicated
relationship ever since both nations were
born in revolution at the end of the
eighteenth century. This course will seek to
understand France on its own terms by
considering a series of formative events
such as the Revolution of 1848, the FrancoPrussian War and the Paris Commune, the
Dreyfus Affair and the birth of the
intellectual, the very different experiences
of World Wars I and II, the post-colonial
conflicts in Algeria and Vietnam, the nearrevolution of May 1968, and contemporary
arguments over French foreign and
domestic policy. Cross-listed as FR 222
HIS 224
AMERICANS IN PARIS
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Americans in Paris: This course focuses
on the wide variety of political, cultural,
and economic exchanges between the
United States and France. Topics include
the revolutionary diplomacy of the
eighteenth century, the high society
tourism of figures such as Edith Wharton
and Henry James in the nineteenth
century, the avant-garde art circles of
figures such as Gertrude Stein and Ernest
Hemingway in the early twentieth century,
and the economic expansion of
companies such as Coca Cola,
McDonalds, and Disneyland today.
HIS 226
HISTORY OF AMERICAN
EDUCATION
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
History of American Education: This survey
of the history of American education
examines key issues that have engaged
school reformers since the colonial period,
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ANTEBELLUM AMERICAN
CULTURE
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Antebellum American Culture: What was it
like to live in America between 1776 and
1860? This course will focus on American
culture in northern cities. Topics will include
the market revolution, sexuality, religious
revivalism, reform movements such as
women's rights and abolitionism, urban
space and popular culture. We will
consider how Americans negotiated social
disruptions as they formed a new nation.
HIS 230
CONFLICTS IN FEMINISM
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Conflicts in Feminism: People often think of
feminism as a relatively recent
phenomenon, but in fact arguments for
sexual equality have existed since at least
TOPICS IN HISTORY
Fall (I-3)
Topics in History: History topics vary from
year to year. May be repeated for credit.
EXISTENTIALISM: SARTE, DE
BEAUVOIR & CAMUS
HIS 282
Spring (II-3)
Topics in History: History topics vary from
year to year. May be repeated for credit.
HIS 274
HANNAH ARENDT
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Hannah Arendt: This course studies the life,
world, and work of Hannah Arendt (19061975), one of the most important political
philosophers of the twentieth century, with
a special focus on her interpretations of the
American, French, and Russian Revolutions,
the Second World War, the Holocaust, and
the international political, social, and
TOPICS IN HISTORY
Harpsichord
HPC 130
SEC HARPSICHORD
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
HPC 430
SEC HARPSICHORD
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
HPC 460
PRIMARY HARPSICHORD
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill
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PRIMARY HARPSICHORD
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
Horn
HRN 130
SEC HORN
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
HRN 430A
HRP 460A
PRIMARY HARP
HRN 460A
Humanities
PRIMARY HORN
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
HRN 490
Fall, Spring
An exploration of topics relating to the
historical horn (natural horn), including
performance technique and practice,
development of the instrument, stylistic
approach, and contemporary issues.
Repertoire will be primarily Classical,
although Baroque and Contemporary
works may be examined.
HRN 290
Harp
HRN 160
PRIMARY HORN
SEC HORN
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
HUM 259
PERFORMANCE ART
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Performance Art: Futurism, Dada,
Surrealism, Cages 433, Happenings,
Body Art, Performance Art: over the last
100 years a new kind of performance has
emerged. Provocative, sometimes absurd,
and often radical, a broader definition of
performance overflows traditional
Aristotelian" theater to question the
boundaries between representation and
reality, audience and stage, sense and
non-sense, music and sound, and body
and self. In this class we
will depart from traditional theater to study
significant performances of the last 100
years, and what their creators and critics
said about them. Cross-listed with ENG 259
HUM 268
HRP 130
SEC HARP
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
HRP 160
PRIMARY HARP
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
HRP 430
SEC HARP
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
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HUM 281
TOPICS IN HUMANITIES
Fall (I-3)
Topics in Humanities: Humanities topics
vary from year to year. May be repeated
for credit.
HUM 282
TOPICS IN HUMANITIES
Spring (II-3)
Topics in Humanities: Humanities topics
vary from year to year. May be repeated
for credit.
GRADUATE ELEMENTARY
ITALIAN REVIEW II
Spring (II-1)
Graduate Elementary Italian Review II:
Same two-semester sequence as IT 101
and IT 102 with a separate G
designation for graduate students who
may take it for one credit.
IT 111
HUM 290
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
HUM 490
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
Italian
IT 101
ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I
Fall (I-4)
Elementary Italian: This two-semester
sequence is an introduction to Italian
language with an emphasis on all four skillsspeaking, reading, writing, listening
comprehension-for students with no
previous knowledge of the language. The
course will focus on building a basic
vocabulary, grammar structures and
syntax. Students with prior study of Italian
must contact the instructor for a
placement test.
IT 101G
GRADUATE ELEMENTARY
ITALIAN REVIEW I
Fall (I-1)
Graduate Elementary Italian Review I:
Same two-semester sequence as IT 101
and IT 102 with a separate G
designation for graduate students who
may take it for one credit.
IT 102
ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II
Spring (II-1)
Elementary Italian Review II: This twosemester sequence is an introduction to
Italian language with an emphasis on all
four skills-speaking, reading, writing,
listening comprehension-for students with
no previous knowledge of the language.
The course will focus on building a basic
vocabulary, grammar structures and
syntax. Students with prior study of Italian
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I
Fall (I-3)
Intermediate Italian I: This is a two-semester
sequence that reinforces and systematizes
Italian grammar and syntax. The courses
aim at an intensive review of elementary
grammatical structures and
the study of grammar exceptions, at lexical
enrichment through special uses of
language, and at the improvement of
speaking and writing ability. Students will
be exposed to a variety of genres
(literature, poetry, comics, films, newsreels,
documentaries, and music blogs) to better
grasp language through cultural material.
Prerequisite IT102 or equivalent.
IT 111G
GRADUATE INTERMEDIATE
ITALIAN REVIEW I
Fall (I-1)
Graduate Intermediate Italian I: Same
two-semester sequence as IT 111 and IT 112
with a separate G designation for
graduate students who may take it for one
credit.
IT 112
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II
Spring (II-3)
Intermediate Italian II: This is a twosemester sequence that reinforces and
systematizes Italian grammar and syntax.
The courses aim at an intensive review of
elementary grammatical structures and
the study of grammar exceptions, at lexical
enrichment through special uses of
language, and at the improvement of
speaking and writing ability. Students will
be exposed to a variety of genres
(literature, poetry, comics, films, newsreels,
documentaries, and music blogs) to better
grasp language through cultural material.
Prerequisite IT102 or equivalent.
IT 112G
GRADUATE INTERMEDIATE
ITALIAN REVIEW II
Spring (II-1)
Graduate Intermediate Italian II: Same
two-semester sequence as IT 111 and IT 112
with a separate G designation for
graduate students who may take it for one
credit.
IT 115
ITALIAN DICTION
Fall (I-1)
Italian Diction: This first diction course
provides students with theoretical and
applied knowledge of the International
Phonetic Alphabet-an indispensable tool
for their future careers and their future
diction courses. Students learn how to
apply IPA to the study of Italian Diction
through a progressive method based on
Italian reading and scioglilingua. They learn
how to master proper Italian vowels,
consonant clusters, and intonation in prose
and poetry through written and oral
assignments. This course is not a vocal
performing course, but a comprehensive
course focused on Italian Diction.
IT 224
INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN
CINEMA
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Introduction to Italian Cinema: Course
designed to provide an overview of Italian
cinema from Cabiria (1914) by Giovanni
Pastrone, to the present. The course will
explore early Italian cinema from the 1910s
-1930s, Fascist cinema, Neorealism, and
movies from the 1960s to the beginning of
the twenty-first century to examine the role
played by cinema in building Italian history
and culture. We will examine, among
others, films by Giovanni Pastrone, Carmine
Gallone, Roberto de Sica, Giuseppe De
Santis, Luchino Visconti, Federico Fellini, Pier
Paolo Pasolini, Ettore Scola, Ermanno Olmi,
Marco Bellocchio, Gianni Amelio, Marco
Tullio Giordana. Films will be in Italian with
English subtitles. All readings and class
discussions will be in English. No previous
knowledge of Italian language/culture is
necessary.
IT 241
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INDEPENDENT STUDY
JAZ 430
SEC JAZZ
Fall, Spring, Spring (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
JAZ 430A
1/2 HR JAZZ
Fall, Spring, Spring (I, II, S-2)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for JCM graduate students.
For students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2.5 credits per
semester.
JAZ 460
PRIMARY JAZZ
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill
major lesson requirements, unless
specifically required by degree program.
For students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
Fall, Spring
JAZ 460A
IT 590
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
Jazz Lessons
JAZ 130
SEC JAZZ
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
PRIMARY JAZZ
JAZ 160
PRIMARY JAZZ
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
JAZZ PERFORMANCE
WORKSHOP FOR NON-MAJORS
Fall (I-1)
Jazz Performance Workshop for NonMajors: Combines the study of
improvisation, theory, aural training and
small group performance. Offered for
non-majors from both Eastman and River
Campus. This course may count as a
chamber music credit, or for the WBP
practical creative elective, only with
permission of the students' department
chair.
JCM 152
JAZZ PERFORMANCE
WORKSHOP FOR NON-MAJORS
Spring (II-1)
Jazz Performance Workshop for NonMajors: Combines the study of
improvisation, theory, aural training and
small group performance. Offered for nonmajors from both Eastman and River
Campus. This course may count as a
chamber music credit, or for the WBP
practical creative elective, only with
permission of the students' department
chair.
JCM 200
JAZZ THEORY/IMPROVISATION
FOR NON-JAZZ MAJORS
Fall (I-2)
Jazz Theory/Improvisation for Non-Jazz
Majors: Exploring both abstract elements
and essential functions of improvisation, this
course stresses jazz rudiments of chord and
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JAZZ THEORY/IMPROVISATION
FOR NON-JAZZ MAJORS
Spring (II-2)
Jazz Theory/Improvisation for Non-Jazz
Majors: Exploring both abstract elements
and essential functions of improvisation, this
course stresses jazz rudiments of chord and
scale spellings, chord/scale/mode
relationships, jazz nomenclature, basic
forms, chord substitution, and chord
voicing. Emphasis upon aural training,
vocalization, and transcription of recorded
jazz solos. Blues structures, modal
compositions, and tunes with simple
progressions are emphasized in class
performance.
JCM 203
WOODWIND DOUBLING
(CLARINET)
Spring (II-2)
Woodwind Doubling (Clarinet): Group
instruction in basic technique for clarinet.
Required for undergraduate JCM
saxophone performance majors.
JCM 209
JCM 211
JAZZ COMPOSITION
Fall (I-3)
Jazz Composition: Studio Lessons in jazz
composition and arranging for
undergraduate JCM writing skills majors.
JCM 212
JAZZ COMPOSITION
Spring (II-3)
Jazz Composition: Studio Lessons in jazz
composition and arranging for
undergraduate JCM writing skills majors.
JCM 213
JAZZ COMPOSITION
Fall (I-3)
Jazz Composition: Studio Lessons in jazz
composition and arranging for
undergraduate JCM writing skills majors.
JCM 214
JAZZ COMPOSITION
Spring (II-3)
Jazz Composition: Studio Lessons in jazz
composition and arranging for
undergraduate JCM writing skills majors.
JCM 218
JAZZ PEDAGOGY
Fall (I-2)
Jazz Pedagogy: Basic rehearsal
techniques for the development of large
and small jazz ensembles. Survey of
pedagogical concepts, performance
practice, and performance repertory for
big bands and small groups. Teaching skills
pertaining to improvisation, theory, and
aural training from beginning to advanced
levels. Hands-on teaching experience and
ensemble coaching are essential
components in the course. Prerequisite:
JCM major or permission of instructor.
JCM 223
Spring
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JCM 224
JAZZ PERFORMANCE
WORKSHOP (UNDERGRADUATE)
Spring (II-2)
Jazz Performance Workshop
(Undergraduate): This course combines a
thorough study of improvisation, jazz
theory, aural training, and small group
performance practice in seven classroom
environments built around small ensembles.
Resulting chamber ensembles perform
throughout the year in Jazz Forums, and
other school and public venues.
Participation in this course is limited to JCM
majors. (Eight semesters required for BM
JCM degrees.)
JCM 261
ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING
Spring (II-2)
Entrepreneurial Thinking: An entrepreneur
takes an idea and transforms it into an
enterprise that creates value. This course
will provide tools to help you turn your
ideas into reality. What every
entrepreneurial musician needs to know
about business entities, profit vs. non-profit,
contracts and dealing with lawyers,
branding, developing a business plan,
ethics and professionalism, financial
planning, basic accounting, how to read a
balance sheet, cash flow management
and taxes. Students will work alone or in
teams to develop their real-world ideas.
JCM 281
Spring (II-3)
Jazz History and Analysis: Development of
compositional and improvisational styles in
jazz from 1900 to the present. All periods in
the development of jazz are examined.
Evolution of specific instrumental styles is
also emphasized. Prerequisites: TH 101,
102, 111, and ENS 100 or permission of the
instructor.
JCM 251
JCM 282
JAZZ PERFORMANCE
WORKSHOP (UNDERGRADUATE)
Fall (I-2)
Jazz Performance Workshop
(Undergraduate): This course combines a
thorough study of improvisation, jazz
Fall (I-2)
Special Topics in Jazz Studies and
Contemporary Media: Specific topics and
instructors to be announced in advance.
May be repeated for credit. Permission of
instructor required.
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INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
JCM 291
JAZZ FORUM
(UNDERGRADUATE)
Fall (I-0)
Jazz Forum (Undergraduate): A weekly
departmental gathering in which jazz
faculty, visiting artists, and students from
JPWs appear in performance. At other
times there are discussions of departmental
and current jazz topics, and exploration of
new compositions, arrangements, and
contemporary recorded works by
professional composers and arrangers, as
well a student and faculty works. Open to
JCM majors only.
JCM 292
JAZZ FORUM
(UNDERGRADUATE)
Spring (I-0)
Jazz Forum (Undergraduate): A weekly
departmental gathering in which jazz
faculty, visiting artists, and students from
JPWs appear in performance. At other
times there are discussions of departmental
and current jazz topics, and exploration of
new compositions, arrangements, and
contemporary recorded works by
professional composers and arrangers, as
well a student and faculty works. Open to
JCM majors only.
JCM 400
JCM 406
STUDIO ORCHESTRA
ARRANGING
Fall (I-2)
Studio Orchestra Arranging: Essential
techniques of arranging for studio
orchestra are developed through the study
of jazz-related classical orchestral works
and works by jazz arrangers and
composers from a wide range of jazz styles.
Student works are read by the Eastman
Studio Orchestra and selected works are
performed on the orchestra's annual
concert. Prerequisite: JCM 225.
JCM 441
JAZZ PERFORMANCE
WORKSHOP (GRADUATE)
Fall (I-2)
Jazz Performance Workshop (Graduate):
This course combines a thorough study of
improvisation, jazz theory, aural training,
and small group performance practice in
seven classroom environments built around
small ensembles. Resulting chamber
ensembles perform throughout the year in
Jazz Forums, and other school and public
venues. Participation in this course is limited
to JCM majors. (Four semesters required for
MM JCM degree, two semesters required
for MM JCW degree.)
JCM 452
JAZZ PERFORMANCE
WORKSHOP (GRADUATE)
Spring (II-2)
Jazz Performance Workshop (Graduate):
This course combines a thorough study of
improvisation, jazz theory, aural training,
and small group performance practice in
seven classroom environments built around
small ensembles. Resulting chamber
ensembles perform throughout the year in
Jazz Forums, and other school and public
venues. Participation in this course is limited
to JCM majors. (Four semesters required for
MM JCM degree, two semesters required
for MM JCW degree.)
JCM 456
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ADVANCED STUDIES IN
IMPROVISATION
Fall (I-4)
Advanced Studies in Improvisation: Jazz
improvisation and theory instruction for the
graduate DMA JCM major. Emphasis upon
development of student works and
recording production/live performance
matters pertaining to graduate recitals.
Permission of instructor required.
JCM 484
ADVANCED STUDIES IN
IMPROVISATION
Spring (II-4)
Advanced Studies in Improvisation: Jazz
improvisation and theory instruction for the
graduate DMA JCM major. Emphasis upon
development of student works and
recording production/live performance
matters pertaining to graduate recitals.
Permission of instructor required.
JCM 485
MM WRITING PROJECTS
Fall (I-3)
MM Writing Projects: Jazz composition and
arranging instruction for the graduate MM
JCW major. Emphasis upon development
of student works and recording
production/live performance matters
pertaining to the graduate recitals.
Permission of instructor required.
JCM 486
MM WRITING PROJECTS
Spring (II-3)
MM Writing Projects: Jazz composition and
arranging instruction for the graduate MM
JCW major. Emphasis upon development
of student works and recording
production/live performance matters
pertaining to the graduate recitals.
Permission of instructor required.
JCM 487
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
JCM 491
HARMONIC TECHNIQUES
Fall (I-3)
Harmonic Techniques: A study of harmonic
techniques and musical repertoire of ten
influential composers (Liszt, Debussy,
Szymanowski, Scriabin, Schoenberg,
Webern, Bartok, Berg, Messiaen,
Shostakovich) and their relevance to jazz.
JCM 524
THEORY OF IMPROVISATION
Fall (I-3)
Theory of Improvisation: A study of
improvisational concepts (800AD present), theoretical treatises that include
sections on pedagogy and techniques of
improvisation (Thomas de Sancta Maria,
Zarlino, Niedt, C.P.E Bach, C. Czerny, H.
Schenker), and musical compositions that
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
JCM 596
Keyboard
KBD 111
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KBD 203
ORGAN IMPROVISATION
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Organ Improvisation: The purpose of this
course is to develop skills and techniques in
musical improvisation, beginning with
harmonization of hymns and chorales and
progressing to work in building skills in a
variety of genres and styles. Sections
consist of semi-private lessons in small
groups of 2-4 students.
KBD 211
KBD 212
KBD 260
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
KBD 401
KBD 250
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KBD 407
KBD 423
KBD 403
Spring (II-3)
Piano Literature I (18th Century): A survey
of piano repertoire from the baroque and
classical periods. The course syllabus
includes reading and listening assignments,
analysis and performance projects, and
midterm and final exams. Suitable as
elective credit for graduate piano
students.
GRADUATE ORGAN
IMPROVISATION
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Organ Improvisation: The purpose of this
course is to develop skills and techniques in
musical improvisation, beginning with
harmonization of hymns and chorales and
progressing to work in building skills in a
variety of genres and styles. Sections
consist of semi-private lessons in small
groups of 2-4 students. Prerequisite: TH 475,
TH 476 or permission of instructor.
Spring
KBD 411
KBD 412
ORGAN REPERTOIRE I
Fall (I-2)
Organ Repertory I: A survey of solo organ
repertoire, instrument-building traditions
and performance practice studies from
Antiquity through the seventeenth century.
KBD 422
ORGAN REPERTOIRE II
Spring (II-2)
Organ Repertory II: A survey of solo organ
repertoire, instrument-building traditions
and performance practice studies from
middle of the seventeenth century through
the eighteenth century, with special focus
on the North German and French Classic
schools, and the organ music of Johann
Sebastian Bach.
Fall (I-2)
Organ Repertory III: A survey of solo organ
repertoire, instrument-building traditions
and performance practice studies from
nineteenth-century Germany and France.
KBD 424
ORGAN REPERTOIRE IV
Spring (II-2)
Organ Repertory IV: A survey of solo organ
repertoire, instrument-building traditions
and performance practice studies from
nineteenth-century England and North
America, and twentieth-century Europe
and North America through the present.
KBD 442
KEYBOARD CONTINUO
REALIZATION
Fall (I-2)
Keyboard Continuo Realization:
Techniques of realizing continuo parts in
the music of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. Special emphasis on
the various national styles. Prerequisite: TH
476 or fluency in reading figured bass.
Simultaneous enrollment in CHB 277
strongly encouraged.
KBD 450
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KBD 451
Lute
LUT 130
SEC LUTE
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
LUT 430
SEC LUTE
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
LUT 430A
PRIMARY LUTE
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
Music History
MHS 070
DISCUSSION SESSION
Fall, Spring (I, II-0)
Discussion Session: Optional listening
session for MHS 121-123. Students sign up
for any section that coincides with the
appropriate course number and instructor.
MHS 119
MHS 122
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MHS 426
MHS 423
MHS 282
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
MHS 421
ISSUES IN PERFORMANCE
PRACTICE: BAROQUE
Fall (I-2)
Issues in Performance Practice: Baroque:
An introduction to the study of
performance practice with an emphasis on
Baroque music. Principles of rhetoric,
phrasing, expression, articulation, rhythm,
rubato and tuning based on historical
sources. Designed to combine with MHS
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PERFORMANCE PRACTICE:
MIDDLE AGES AND
RENAISSANCE
Spring
MHS 443
PERFORMANCE PRACTICE:
BAROQUE
Spring (II-2)
Performance Practice: Baroque: Dance
music, tempo, ornamentation,
improvisation, recitative, Baroque opera
practice and a special session on
performance practice issues in Bach,
based on historical sources. Prerequisite:
MHS 441 recommended
MHS 480
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Bibliography: A study of sources and
reference materials in music.
MHS 481
MHS 490
MUE 211
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
MHS 590
RESEARCH SEMINARS
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-3)
Research Seminars: Seminars and
independent studies on selected topics.
May be repeated for credit. Recent
offerings include: The Bach Organ;
Handel's Italian Vocal Music; The Mass from
Chant to Stravinsky; Music and Ritual;
Reading Mozart's Operas; The Symphony,
1800-1900; Studies in the German Lied; 19th
c. Performance Practice; Romantic Music
and Critics; Song after Schubert; Operas of
Richard Wagner; Asian Classical Musics;
American Musics; Popular Music from the
Margins; Music and Postmodernism; The
Improvising Musician; Music, Gender, and
the Body; National Styles & Exoticism; 20thcentury Voice and Spectacle.
Music Education
MUE 110
Fall (I-2)
Early Childhood Music Education:
Orientation toward teaching music to
children aged infant to 8 years. Links home
and community environments to the music
learning environment, and examines
young children's motivation to learn music.
Language development and musical
development are compared. Observation
and guided teaching experiences
emphasize developmentally appropriate
instructional planning, assessment (formal
and informal), classroom management
and communication. This course
incorporates technology into student
assignments and requires at least 20 hours
of field experience.
MUE 212
MUE 111
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ELEMENTARY
WINDS/BRASS/PERCUSSION
METHODS
Spring (II-2)
Elementary Winds/Brass/ Percussion
Methods: This course allows pre-service
teachers to develop an understanding of
research-validated, appropriate methods
for teaching elementary instrumental music
(what to teach, when to teach, and why),
and to develop the necessary techniques
(how to teach) to implement those
methods. The principles of music literacy
acquisition and language acquisition are
compared. Course requirements include:
facility with function-based rhythm and
tonal syllables, the ability to teach and
coach composition and improvisation
activities with elementary instrumental
students (implementing appropriate
technology), measurement and evaluation
of instrumental teaching and performance
skills. At least 20 hours of field experience
allows pre-service teachers opportunity to
observe how productive relationships
among the school, home, and community
can enhance students' music learning.
MUE 218
SECONDARY INSTRUMENTAL
REHEARSALS: WINDS, BRASS,
PERCUSSION
Spring (II-2)
Secondary Instrumental Rehearsals: Winds,
Brass, Percussion: This course allows preservice teachers to develop an
understanding of research-validated,
appropriate methods for teaching
secondary instrumental music, and to
develop the necessary techniques to
implement those methods. Course
requirements include: making long-and
short-range instructional plans based on a
systematic analysis of the performance of
individuals and the ensemble, teaching
individual and small group lessons,
rehearsing and conducting small and large
ensembles. Assignments incorporate the
use of music composition and production
technologies. Through a minimum of 20
hours of field experience, pre-service
teachers have opportunity to interact with
teachers, professional staff, parents and
administrators to enhance the music
learning of secondary school students and
learn age-appropriate communication,
and assessment (formal and informal)
techniques.
MUE 220
SECONDARY INSTRUMENTAL
REHEARSALS:STRINGS
Spring (II-2)
Secondary Instrumental Rehearsals: Strings:
This course allows pre-service teachers to
develop an understanding of researchvalidated, appropriate methods for
teaching secondary instrumental music,
and to develop the necessary techniques
to implement those methods. Course
requirements include: making long-and
short-range instructional plans based on a
systematic analysis of the performance of
individuals and the ensemble, teaching
private and small group lessons, rehearsing
and conducting the large ensemble.
Through a minimum of 30 hours of field
experience, pre-service teachers have
opportunity to interact with teachers,
professional staff, parents and
administrators to enhance the music
learning of high school students and learn
age-appropriate classroom management,
communication, and assessment (formal
and informal) techniques. Video recording,
reflective analysis and subsequent
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CLARINET CLASS
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Clarinet Class: A laboratory class that
allows students to develop intermediatelevel performance skills on the instrument
and methods for teaching. In preparation
for teaching, students will learn to diagnose
common performance problems
associated with the clarinet and prescribe
a variety of appropriate solutions.
Additional topics covered include:
maintenance and emergency repair,
equipment and accessories, method
books and repertoire, extended range and
fingerings, and auxiliary clarinets. 2 hours
field experience required. (Previously
numbered MUE 121)
MUE 222A
WOODWIND CLASS
Fall (I-0.5)
Woodwinds Class: Extensions of 6MUE 221.
Each of these half-semester (7 week)
courses focuses on the development of
intermediate-level performance skills and
methods for teaching on a specific
woodwind instrument; flute, oboe,
saxophone, bassoon. (Previously numbered
MUE 122)
MUE 222B
WOODWIND CLASS
Fall (I-0.5)
Woodwinds Class: Extensions of 6MUE 221.
Each of these half-semester (7 week)
courses focuses on the development of
intermediate-level performance skills and
methods for teaching on a specific
woodwind instrument; flute, oboe,
saxophone, bassoon. (Previously numbered
MUE 122)
MUE 222C
WOODWIND CLASS
Spring (II-0.5)
Woodwinds Class: Extensions of 6MUE 221.
Each of these half-semester (7 week)
courses focuses on the development of
intermediate-level performance skills and
methods for teaching on a specific
woodwind instrument; flute, oboe,
saxophone, bassoon. (Previously numbered
MUE 122)
MUE 231
MUE 225
TRUMPET CLASS
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Trumpet Class: A laboratory class that
allows students to develop intermediate
level performance skills on the instrument
and methods for reaching. In preparation
for teaching, students will learn to diagnose
common performance problems
associated with the trumpet and prescribe
a variety of appropriate solutions.
Additional topics covered include:
maintenance and emergency repair,
equipment and accessories,
method books and repertoire,
embouchure problems, and auxiliary
trumpets. 2 hours field experience required.
(Previously numbered MUE 125)
MUE 226A
BRASS CLASS
Fall (I-0.5)
Brass Class: Extensions of 6MUE 225. Each
of these half-semester (7 week) courses
focuses on the development of
intermediate-level performance skills and
methods for teaching on a specific brass
instrument; horn, trombone, euphonium,
tuba. (Previously numbered MUE 126)
MUE 226B
Spring (II-0.5)
Woodwinds Class: Extensions of 6MUE 221.
Each of these half-semester (7 week)
STRINGS CLASS I
Fall (I-2)
Strings Class I: Development of string
playing techniques on two stringed
instruments. Includes one upper and one
lower stringed instrument. 2 hours field
experience required. (Previously numbered
MUE 132)
MUE 232
STRINGS CLASS II
Spring (II-2)
Strings Class II: Development of string
playing techniques on two stringed
instruments. Includes one upper and one
lower stringed instrument. 2 hours field
experience required. (Previously numbered
MUE 132)
MUE 235
HARP CLASS I
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Harp Class: Harp study especially suited for
music education majors. Emphasis on
technique and repertoire selection for
future teachers with harpists in public
school settings. One hour of instruction per
week. Permission of instructor required for
MUE 236. (Previously numbered MUE 135136)
BRASS CLASS
MUE 236
Fall (I-0.5)
Brass Class: Extensions of 6MUE 225. Each
of these half-semester (7 week) courses
focuses on the development of
intermediate-level performance skills and
methods for teaching on a specific brass
instrument; horn, trombone, euphonium,
tuba. (Previously numbered MUE 126)
HARP CLASS II
MUE 226C
BRASS CLASS
Spring (II-0.5)
Brass Class: Extensions of 6MUE 225. Each
of these half-semester (7 week) courses
focuses on the development of
intermediate-level performance skills and
methods for teaching on a specific brass
instrument; horn, trombone, euphonium,
tuba. (Previously numbered MUE 126)
MUE 222D
WOODWIND CLASS
MUE 226D
BRASS CLASS
VOICE CLASS I
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Voice Class I: Fundamentals of voice
production: posture, breath control and
support, tone, resonance, diction,
phrasing, interpretation. Development of
technique, confidence, and control
through group and solo singing. 2 hours
field experience required. (Previously
numbered MUE 141)
Spring (II-0.5)
Brass Class: Extensions of 6MUE 225. Each
of these half-semester (7 week) courses
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MUE 242
VOICE CLASS II
Spring (II-1)
Voice Class II: Extension of Voice Class I,
with opportunity to continue to develop
individual skills in singing. 2 hours field
experience required. (Previously numbered
MUE 142)
MUE 255
PERCUSSION CLASS
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Percussion Class: A laboratory class that
allows students to develop intermediate
level performance skills on the
instruments of the percussion family as well
as addressing methods for teaching. In
preparation for teaching, students will learn
to diagnose common performance
problems associated with percussion
instruments and prescribe a variety of
appropriate solutions. Additional topics
covered include: maintenance and
emergency repair, equipment and
accessories, and method books and
repertoire. 2 hours field experience
required. (Previously numbered MUE 155,
revised 3/6/08).
MUE 260
TEACHING INDIVIDUAL/SMALL
GROUP LESSON
Fall, Spring (I, II-1 or 2)
Teaching Individual and Small Group
Lessons: For students in any major who are
interested in learning to teach private and
small group lessons. Enrollees will be
assigned to teach for up to two hours each
week at a K-12 school. Lessons will be
observed periodically and enrollees will
meet with a faculty member to discuss
matters related to the teaching
assignment. (Previously numbered MUE
221)
MUE 261
CLASSROOM INSTRUMENTS
Spring (II-1)
Classroom Instruments: Fundamentals of
performance on instruments such as guitar,
dulcimer, recorder, and Orff Instruments for
use as music classroom tools. Observation
of classroom instrument use in local schools
required, 5 hours.
MUE 271
STUDENT TEACHING:
ELEMENTARY VOCAL/GENERAL
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Student Teaching: Elementary
Vocal/General: Seven-weeks of full-time
teaching placement in classroom music
settings in area schools, under the
STUDENT TEACHING:
SECONDARY VOCAL/GENERAL
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Student Teaching: Secondary
Vocal/General: Seven weeks of full-time
teaching placement in middle school or
high school music programs, with emphasis
on choral and classroom settings in area
schools, under the supervision of a master
teacher. Eastman faculty conduct on-site
supervisory visits a minimum of two times
during the assignment.
MUE 277
STUDENT TEACHING:
ELEMENTARY INSTRUMENTAL
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Student Teaching: Elementary Instrumental:
Seven-weeks of full-time teaching
placement in programs for beginning
instrumental music in area schools, under
the supervision of a master teacher.
Eastman faculty conduct on-site
STUDENT TEACHING:
SECONDARY INSTRUMENTAL
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Student Teaching: Secondary Instrumental:
Seven weeks of full-time teaching
placement in secondary school
instrumental music settings in the area,
under the supervision of a master teacher.
Eastman faculty conduct on-site
supervisory visits a minimum of two times
during the assignment.
MUE 279
SUPPLEMENTARY OBSERVATION
AND STUDENT TEACHING
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Supplementary Observation and Student
Teaching: For students needing additional
credits in observation and student
teaching for certification to teach in other
states.
MUE 280
SUPPLEMENTARY OBSERVATION
AND STUDENT TEACHING
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Supplementary Observation and Student
Teaching: For students needing additional
credits in observation and student
teaching for certification to teach in other
states.
MUE 281
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MUE 285
MUE 403
INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
Fall (I-2)
Principles of String Playing and Teaching I:
This course enables students to organize
and present a sequence of string
instruction with special attention to the
needs of beginning and intermediate string
players. Students develop and apply their
growing knowledge of string playing and
teaching by providing weekly private
lessons to two students at School #17 of the
Rochester City School District. Students
must enroll for MUE/PED 286 following
successful completion of this course. Open
to upper-level AMU and PRL or DMA
graduate string majors.
MUE 286
URBAN PRACTICUM
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Urban Practicum: In this course, students
teach lessons at a local urban elementary
school, Rochester City School District Enrico
Fermi School No. 17. This partnership
between the on-site teacher, Eastman
students and faculty, and the students of
School 17 creates a shared environment,
where groups benefit from one another
while students learn to play and teach
stringed instruments. Each Eastman student
is responsible for two private/small group
lessons per week at School 17. Permission of
instructor required. Two-semester
commitment is expected.
MUE 402
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL
FOUNDATIONS OF MUSICAL
BEHAVIOR
Spring (II-2)
The Psychological Foundations of Musical
Behavior: Although psychological issues
are touched on in both the MUE 403
(Introduction to Research) and MUE 501
(Seminar I: History and Philosophy) courses,
this one-semester course is designed to
expose graduate students to more depth
of information, current research, and to
guest experts who are equipped to
provide detailed input on certain
specialized areas of psychology related to
musical behavior.
MUE 411
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SECONDARY INSTRUMENTAL
REHEARSALS: WINDS, BRASS,
PERCUSSION
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Secondary Instrumental Rehearsals: Winds,
Brass, Percussion: This course allows preservice teachers to develop an
understanding of research-validated,
appropriate methods for teaching
secondary instrumental music, and to
develop the necessary techniques to
implement those methods. Course
requirements include making long and
short range instructional plans based on
systematic analysis of individual and
ensemble performance, teaching
individual and small group lessons,
rehearsing and conducting small and large
ensembles. Assignments incorporate use of
music composition and production
technologies. Through at least 20 hours of
field experience, pre-service teachers
have opportunities to interact with
teachers, professional staff, parents and
administrators to enhance the music
learning of secondary school students and
learn appropriate communication, and
assessment (formal and informal)
techniques. Advanced readings and
SECONDARY INSTRUMENTAL
REHEARSALS:STRINGS
Spring (II-2)
Secondary Instrumental Rehearsals: Strings:
This course allows preservice teachers to
develop an understanding of researchvalidated, appropriate methods for
teaching secondary instrumental music,
and to develop the necessary techniques
to implement those methods. Course
requirements include: making long-and
short-range instructional plans based on a
systematic analysis of the performance of
individuals and the ensemble, teaching
private and small group lessons, rehearsing
and conducting the large ensemble.
Through a minimum of 30 hours of field
experience, preservice teachers have
opportunity to interact with teachers,
professional staff, parents and
administrators to enhance the music
learning of high school students and learn
age-appropriate classroom management,
communication, and assessment (formal
and informal) techniques. Video recording,
reflective analysis and subsequent
modification of all supervised teaching
episodes in the field are required.
MUE 465
TEACHING INTERNSHIP
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Teaching Internship: Students are required
to demonstrate competence in teaching
and the application of concepts
presented in other courses required by the
M.M. or M.A. degrees in music education
by submitting the following: (1) audio and
video tapes of classes, (2) course
descriptions and outlines, (3) sample
examinations, (4) an annual calendar of
performances and activities, and/or (5)
sample programs. Students who are also
employed as teachers can submit
materials developed for their own classes;
full-time graduate students are assigned a
teaching responsibility to complete the
requirements under faculty supervision.
Readings are assigned individually. This
requirement may be satisfied in one of
the following ways: (1) one-on-one with a
music education faculty member; (2)
collaborative teacher study group; (3)
review of a substantial portfolio
documenting teaching competence.
MUE 472
MA PROJECT
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1-4)
M.A. Project: The specific nature of this
master's project will be developed in
consultation with a faculty member in the
Music Education Department. Guidelines
are available in the department for project
proposals, which must be approved by the
faculty. Examples might include (a) a field-
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INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
MUE 495
MA THESIS
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-credit to be
arranged)
M.A. Thesis: For the Master of Arts degree.
MUE 501
CURRICULUM SEMINAR
Spring, Summer (II, S-3)
Curriculum Seminar: Inquiry into curriculum
theory and creative curriculum
development and implementation.
Attention is devoted to how schools are
organized, how processes and outcomes
of learning are evaluated, and how
conditions can be created to foster
professional growth among music teachers
and administrators.
MUE 503
SEMINAR IN ACADEMIC
ADMINISTRATION
Fall (I-3)
Seminar in Academic Administration:
Topics and issues related to music
administration in school, community, and
higher education settings.
MUE 506
INTERNSHIP IN ACADEMIC
ADMINISTRATION
Spring (II-1-2)
Internship in Academic Administration:
Administrative project, to be carried out
under supervision of faculty or
administrative staff member, including
possible assignment to a School
administrative office. Occasional seminar
sessions with other enrollees. Prerequisite:
MUE 505.
MUE 508
CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN
MUSIC EDUCATION
Spring (II-3)
Cultural Perspectives in Music Education:
This course focuses on fundamental issues
that affect the teaching and learning of
music in our culturally pluralistic American
society. It is a survey and critical study of
historical, philosophical, and sociological
aspects of multicultural music education. It
is designed to provide opportunities for
graduate students to develop thinking,
inquiry, writing, and oral presentation skills
necessary for perceptive and competent
music educators. In addition, this course is
intended to provide opportunities for
graduate students to synthesize various
components of music education
scholarship. This course is addressed to all
Eastman DMA and Ph.D. students in Music
Education. Others with teaching
experience will be admitted with the
permission of the instructor.
MUE 590
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
MUE 591
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Fall (I-4)
Introduction to Musicology: This course will
provide an introduction to the scope,
bibliography, and prominent
methodologies of musicology. To that end,
it will explore the history and development
of the discipline, focusing especially on the
current trends and their background:
provide a practical introduction to the
diverse sources of information in the field;
and give experience employing solid
research and writing strategies.
MUY 502
MUY 592
INTRODUCTION TO
ETHNOMUSICIOLOGY
SEMINARS IN MUSICOLOGY
AND ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
Spring (II-4)
Introduction to Ethnomusicology: This
course charts the genealogies of thought
over the last several centuries that inform
our contemporary understanding of
ethnomusicology. It will provide a historical
overview of the field, highlighting many of
the important figures and works that have
marked the disciplines history and have
led to shifts in the way ethnomusicologists
understand the relationship of music,
society, and culture. We will explore what it
is that an ethnomusicologist does (or once
did) by studying a variety of approaches to
fieldwork methods and ethnographic
representation. We will explore several
theoretical orientations drawing from the
disciplines of anthropology, linguistics,
performance theory, media studies, and
philosophy-that inform the work of past
and present ethnomusicologists, and
introduce a range of musical styles,
practices, and ways of thinking about
sound in different parts of the world
through the study of select musical
ethnographies.
Musicology
MUY 501
INTRODUCTION TO
MUSICOLOGY
MUY 590
RESEARCH
Fall, Spring (I, II-credit to be arranged)
Research: Independent investigation of
problems in musicology. This course
number is used by MM and DMA students
enrolling in MUY 4-credit seminars for 3
credits.
MUY 591
SEMINARS IN MUSICOLOGY
AND ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Seminars in Musicology and
MUY 595
Oboe
OB 130
SEC OBOE
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
OB 160
PRIMARY OBOE
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
OB 290
SEC OBOE
MUY 594
OB 430A
DIRECTED STUDY II
MUY 593
DIRECTED STUDY I
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OB 460A
PRIMARY OBOE
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
Opera
OP 209
INTRODUCTION TO LYRIC
THEATER I
Fall (I-2)
Introduction to the Lyric Theater I:
Introduces students to basic acting
techniques and stage terminology that
aid the singing-actor in dramatic
presentation on the lyric theater stage.
Character study through improvisation,
observation, word association, sensory
recall, and pantomime. Special emphasis
given to the interpretation of music and
the use of the singing voice as a necessary
part of character development. Applying
20th century acting methods (Stanislavski
and Meisner) to music sonorities and form is
explored through class activities and
exercises. An emphasis on the recitative
and text analysis (through monologue and
dialogue scene presentation) may also be
offered. Offered every fall semester.
OP 210
INTRODUCTION TO LYRIC
THEATER II
Spring (II-2)
Introduction to the Lyric Theater II: A
continuation of work of the first semester
with added emphasis on character
development through group projects.
Special consideration given to auditioning
techniques. The semester focuses on
applying the various acting techniques
(covered in the first semester) to short
musical structures and scenes, culminating
in an informal presentation at the end of
the semester. Offered every spring
semester.
OP 211
OPERA WORKSHOP I
Fall (I-3)
Opera Workshop I: Study, through
exercises and performances of specific
musical forms and acting techniques that
aid the singing-actor in the dramatic
presentation of all forms of lyric theater
(from Baroque Opera to traditional Musical
Theater). Additional musical and dramatic
OPERA WORKSHOP II
Spring (II-3)
Opera Workshop II: Study, through
exercises and performances of specific
musical forms and acting techniques that
aid the singing-actor in the dramatic
presentation of all forms of lyric theater
(from Baroque Opera to traditional Musical
Theater). Additional musical and dramatic
coaching may be required outside the
normal weekly class meeting times.
Offered every spring semester.
OP 213
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
OP 401
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OP 402
PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES
FOR THE SINGING-ACTOR
Fall, Spring (I, II 2)
Performance Techniques for the SingingActor: Study of performances disciplines
that will aid and develop the lyric theater
performer. The material covered in the
class will be tailored to specific students
needs within the voice and opera
department. This would include (but not
limited to): Specialized Diction Instruction,
Advanced Acting Instruction, Dance
Instruction, Specialized Repertoire Survey,
Opera History Survey and Audition
Techniques. Prerequisites: Permission of
instructor and primary voice teacher. May
not be repeated for credit. Offered every
other year.
OP 415
OPERA REPERTOIRE
Fall (I-1)
Opera Repertoire: The practical study of
operatic literature from Mozart to the
present day through the musical
preparation of arias and scenes
appropriate for the enrollment. Specific
attention is given to historic performance
practice and the unique challenges of the
lyric theater: stylistic interpretation of
accompanied and secco recitative, the
basics of vocal ornamentation as it applies
to the stage, musical/ dramatic score
analysis, etc. (Offered in the fall semester
concurrently with OP 405 for pianists and
designed to musically prepare singers for
OP 416 in the spring semester.) Prerequisite:
permission of instructor and voice teacher.
May be repeated for credit.
OP 416
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
OP 590
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
Orchestration
ORC 420
RPO PRACTICUM I
Spring
ORC 420Z
RPO PRACTICUM I
Spring
ORC 421
Organ
ORG 130
SEC ORGAN
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
ORG 160
PRIMARY ORGAN
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
ORG 430
SEC ORGAN
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (half-
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PRIMARY ORGAN
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
Piano
PA 130
SEC PIANO
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
PA 160
PRIMARY PIANO
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
PA 430
PCL 102
SEC PIANO
PIANO CLASS II
Fall, Spring
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PA 430A
PRIMARY PIANO
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill
major lesson requirements, unless
specifically required by degree program.
For students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
PA 460A
PRIMARY PIANO
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
Piano Class
PCL 101
PIANO CLASS I
Fall, Spring
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pcl101/
PCL 103
PIANO CLASS IV
Fall, Spring
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browser:
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pcl101/
PCL 105
PIANO CLASS V
Fall, Spring
Please type the following link into a
browser:
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pcl101/
PCL 106
PIANO CLASS VI
Fall, Spring
Please type the following link into a
browser:
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pcl101/
Pedagogy
PED 210
HARP PEDAGOGY I
Fall (I-1)
Harp Pedagogy: Fundamentals of harp
technique, including the exploration of
methods and repertory for teaching
harpists of all ages. (Required for
undergraduate harp students in the junior
year but open to other harp students.)
PED 211
HARP PEDAGOGY II
Spring (II-1)
Harp Pedagogy: Fundamentals of harp
technique, including the exploration of
methods and repertory for teaching
harpists of all ages. (Required for
undergraduate harp students in the junior
year but open to other harp students.)
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PED 233
PED 262
PED 421
Fall (I-1)
Suzuki Violin Pedagogy I: Intensive study of
the concepts, philosophy, and approach
of the Suzuki method. Thorough study of
Books 1 and 2 of the Suzuki Violin School.
Exploration of techniques of working with
parent and child at beginning and
intermediate levels through observation of
Community Education Division Suzuki
program.
Spring (II-2)
Practical Piano Pedagogy:
Course includes (a) examination of
intermediate level piano literature; (b) class
piano teaching; teaching the adult
beginner; electronic keyboards and
related technology; (c) jazz piano
improvisation; how to teach and interpret
elementary to advanced jazz piano
literature.
PEDAGOGY OF
ACCOMPANYING
PED 234
PED 281
VOICE PEDAGOGY I
Spring (II-1)
Suzuki Violin Pedagogy II: Continuation of
the study of concepts and teaching
procedures appropriate to Books 3 and 4
(Suzuki Violin School). Pedagogy of
technique and music reading. Continuing
observation of Eastman School Suzuki
program, with practice teaching
assignments.
Fall (I-1)
Voice Pedagogy I: Pedagogy of Solo
Voice. Fundamentals of voice production:
posture, breath control, tone, diction. Class
participants will work directly with their own
students.
PED 235
HISTORY OF PERCUSSION
Fall (I -2)
History of Percussion: "Percussion is to be
understood backwards but it must be
played forward." The history of percussion
course is designed to provide historical
knowledge of the major events in the
development of percussion from the
beginning to the present with a look at the
future.
PED 282
VOICE PEDAGOGY II
Spring (II-1)
Voice Pedagogy II: Pedagogy of Solo
Voice. Fundamentals of voice production:
posture, breath control, tone, diction. Class
participants will work directly with their own
students.
PED 285
PED 239
Fall (I-2)
Principles of String Playing and Teaching I:
Crosslisted as MUE 285, 286.
ORGAN PEDAGOGY
PED 286
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
PED 420
PEDAGOGY OF
ACCOMPANYING
Fall (I-2)
Pedagogy of Accompanying: Establishing
and administering courses or degree
programs in sight reading and
accompanying; basic curricula and
materials; required reading; observations;
creation of CV, bio and repertoire lists.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
(Offered every 2-3 years.)
Spring (II-2)
Pedagogy of Accompanying: Required
reading continues; observations continue;
business aspects; possibility of some
supervised teaching experience.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor and
PED 420. (Offered every 2-3 years.)
PED 431
HISTORY OF STRING
INSTRUMENTS, PLAYERS &
PEDAGOGUES
Spring (II-2)
History of String Instruments, Players and
Pedagogues: This course is designed for
graduate students in string performance
who wish to teach their instrument. Topics
covered will include a history of the
instruments and their development over
the past 400 years; instrument and bow
makers and their innovations; famous
performers and their repertoire;
developments in technique over the years;
and contributions of famous pedagogues.
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PED 435
HISTORY OF PERCUSSION
Fall (I -2)
History of Percussion: "Percussion is to be
understood backwards but it must be
played forward." The history of percussion
course is designed to provide historical
knowledge of the major events in the
development of percussion from the
beginning to the present with a look at the
future.
PED 440
TEACHING INTERNSHIP
Fall, Spring (I, II-2)
Teaching Internship: This internship is the
culminating experience for candidates
pursuing the Certificate in Collegiate
and/or Community Music teaching.
Individual teaching situations are arranged
and a faculty supervisor is assigned.
Students must show competence in
teaching and demonstrate application of
concepts presented in the certificate
PRINCIPLES OF VOCAL
PEDAGOGY
Fall (I-2)
Principles of Vocal Pedagogy: Designed to
advance the student's knowledge of the
structure and function of the vocal
mechanism. The class addresses issues of
both performance and the teaching of
singing. Topics include exploring the
relationship of function to artistry,
breathing, and coordination of vocal
process, historic traditions, vocal
health/longevity, and methods for selfevaluation, performance challenges,
teaching skills and studio management.
Prerequisite: PED 281-282, Undergraduate
Vocal Pedagogy or its equivalent.
PED 482
ADVANCED VOCAL
PEDAGOGY
Spring (II-2)
Advanced Vocal Pedagogy: Seminar
discussions of selected readings and
practical application of the principles
discussed in PED 481 through supervised
teaching. Each member of the class will be
assigned two students, each of whom will
be taught one hour per week. A diary will
be maintained recording the progress of
the student and a typed summary from this
record will be turned in at the end of the
semester. Twice during the semester, a PED
482 student will teach his or her student
during class time with a discussion to follow.
In addition, each student will spend time in
the studios of several voice teachers,
observing a lesson and then teaching the
student observed a minimum of thirty
minutes under the supervision of the studio
teacher. Prerequisite PED 481 or its
equivalent.
PED 490
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
PED 590
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
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Philosophy
PHL 111
INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY I
Fall (I-3)
Introduction to Philosophy I: Introduction to
some of the main problems, concepts, and
figures in Western philosophy concerning
metaphysics, theory of knowledge, and
ethics. Readings from Descartes, Ayer,
Austin, Hume, Kant, and others.
PHL 112
INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY II
PHL 281
Spring (II-3)
Introduction to Philosophy: Introduction to
some of the main problems, concepts, and
figures in Western philosophy concerning
metaphysics, theory of knowledge, and
ethics. Readings from Descartes, Ayer,
Austin, Hume, Kant, and others.
TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY
PHL 205
EXISTENTIALISM: SARTE, DE
BEAUVOIR & CAMUS
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Existentialism: Sartre, De Beauvoir, and
Camus (in translation): Existentialism is a
school of philosophy that stresses individual
choice even in the face of overwhelming
world circumstances. This course will focus
on three particularly important French
figures, all writers who tried to put
academic philosophy into action by their
decisions in personal life and political
behavior: Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980),
Fall (I-3)
Topics in Philosophy: Topics are chosen
from both contemporary and historical
philosophy and vary from year to year.
May be repeated for credit.
PHL 282
TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY
Spring (II-3)
Topics in Philosophy: Topics are chosen
from both contemporary and historical
philosophy and vary from year to year.
May be repeated for credit.
Percussion
PRC 130
SEC PERCUSSION
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
PRC 160
PRIMARY PERCUSSION
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
PRC 430
SEC PERCUSSION
Fall, Spring, Spring (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
Piccolo
PRC 430A
PIC 130
SEC PICCOLO
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
PIC 160
PRIMARY PICCOLO
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
PIC 430
SEC PICCOLO
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
PRIMARY PERCUSSION
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
Performance
PRF 290
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
PRF 490
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
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PRF 590
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
PRF 596
Political Science
PSC 205
MARX, DOSTOEVSKY,
NIETZSCHE, & FREUD
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Marx, Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, and Freud:
This course investigates some of the core
thinkers in 19th century political thought.
Topics may include the idea of historical
progress, the role of reason and the loss of
the sacred in modern life, and the
relationship between universal principles
(human rights, democracy) and the
problematic aspects of modern life
(capitalist exploitation, slavery, and
colonialism, for instance).
PSC 220
Psychology
PSC 230
Fall (I-3)
General Psychology: An introduction to
the methods, aims, and achievements of
psychology as an academic discipline.
Clinical and experimental approaches, as
well as the range of psychological sub
disciplines, from cognition and perception
to abnormal psychology and personality
theory are considered.
DEMOCRATIC THEORY
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Democratic Theory: This course
investigates some of the key questions
democratic practice: what is democracy
and why is democracy such a valuable
form of social organization? In exploring
these questions, we will examine the
meaning and value of the concepts of
majority rule, the common good, individual
rights, the need for homogeneity or
diversity, and popular sovereignty.
Readings may include Rousseau, Burke,
Tocqueville, J.S. Mill, Carl Schmitt, and
other more contemporary political thinkers.
PSC 274
HANNAH ARENDT
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Hannah Arendt: This course studies the life,
world, and work of Hannah Arendt (19061975), one of the most important political
philosophers of the twentieth century, with
a special focus on her interpretations of the
American, French, and Russian Revolutions,
the Second World War, the Holocaust, and
the international political, social, and
cultural events of 1968. Cross-listed as HIS
274.
PSC 281
PSY 111
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 112
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Spring (II-3)
Educational Psychology: This course will
focus on theories of child development,
learning, and motivation, building on
concepts introduced in the general
psychology course. Students will explore a
variety of theories and apply them to
educations situations to achieve a deeper
understanding of how children develop as
learners. The course will center on a range
of concepts, both cognitive and social,
and on ways students might use these to
become more insightful, sensitive, and
skilled as educators. Prerequisite: PSY 111
PSY 281
TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Fall (I-3)
Topics in Psychology: Study of a particular
area of psychology, such as Behavioral
Management, The Unconscious Revolution:
Rousseau to Freud, or Group Dynamics. To
be offered once each year. May be
repeated for credit. Prerequisites: PSY 111,
112.
PSY 282
TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Spring (II-3)
Topics in Psychology: Study of a particular
area of psychology, such as Behavioral
Management, The Unconscious Revolution:
Rousseau to Freud, or Group Dynamics. To
be offered once each year. May be
repeated for credit. Prerequisites: PSY 111,
112.
Study Abroad
PSC 282
SAB 200
STUDY ABROAD
Spring (II-3)
Topics in Political Science: Political Science
topics vary from year to year. May be
repeated for credit.
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STUDY ABROAD
Fall, Spring (I, II-12 credits for grad students)
Eastman Conservatory Exchange Program:
The Conservatory Exchange Program
enables students to spend a year studying
at a leading European conservatory in
Freiburg, London, Lyon, Paris, or Vienna.
Students will receive credit and pay tuition
to Eastman, but will receive free tuition at
the host school. Requires permission of the
Dean of Academic Affairs; apply by
November 1.
Saxophone
SAX 130
SEC SAXOPHONE
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
SAX 160
PRIMARY SAXOPHONE
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
SAX 430
SEC SAXOPHONE
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
SAX 430A
SAX 460
PRIMARY SAXOPHONE
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill
major lesson requirements, unless
specifically required by degree program.
For students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
SAX 460A
PRIMARY SAXOPHONE
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
Sacred Music
SMU 210
SCHOLA CANTORUM
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Schola Cantorum: This singing group
specializes in Gregorian chant, renaissance
polyphony, and choral improvisation, and
also performs romantic and contemporary
music. Performance practice issues are
approached as an aesthetic system of
possibilities that generates expressive music
making through informed choices.
Students expand their listening, reading,
and performance skills through rehearsals
and subsequent public performance each
week, singing the weekly Office of
Compline at Christ Church on Sunday
evenings at 9:00 p.m. (October through
April). Rehearsals are Sunday evenings
from 7:30 - 8:45 p.m. (rehearsals begin at
7:00 p.m. on first Sundays of the month)
Permission of instructor Stephen Kennedy
required following audition.
SMU 407
SCHOLA CANTORIUM
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Schola Cantorum: This singing group
specializes in Gregorian chant, renaissance
polyphony, and choral improvisation, and
also performs romantic and contemporary
music. Performance practice issues are
approached as an aesthetic system of
possibilities that generates expressive music
making through informed choices. Students
expand their listening, reading, and
performance skills through rehearsals and
subsequent public performance each
week, singing the weekly Office of
Compline at Christ Church on Sunday
evenings at 9:00 p.m. (October through
April). Rehearsals are Sunday evenings
from 7:30 - 8:45 p.m. (rehearsals begin at
7:00 p.m. on first Sundays of the month)
Permission of instructor Stephen Kennedy
required following audition.
SMU 471
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Strings
STR 101
HARP TECHNIQUE I
Fall (I-1)
Harp Technique I: A course for
undergraduate harpists in the freshman
year. Harp technique, and its practical
application to the demands of solo,
chamber, and orchestral literature, will be
studied at the instrument. This course is
designed to strengthen and enhance
existing technique. Topics to be covered
include arpeggios, irregular fingering
patterns, tone production, and tuning.
STR 102
HARP TECHNIQUE II
Spring (II-1)
Harp Technique II: A course for
undergraduate harpists in the freshman
year. Harp technique, and its practical
application to the demands of solo,
chamber, and orchestral literature, will be
studied at the instrument. This course is
designed to strengthen and enhance
existing technique. Topics to be covered
include arpeggios, irregular fingering
patterns, tone production, and tuning.
Trombone
TBN 130
PRIMARY TROMBONE
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
TBN 430
PRIMARY TROMBONE
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill
major lesson requirements, unless
specifically required by degree program.
For students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
TBN 460A
PRIMARY TROMBONE
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
Theory
TH 101
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TH 102I
TH 161I
AURAL MUSICIANSHIP I:
INTENSIVE
Spring
Fall
TH 117
TH 162
THEORY, ANALYSIS,
MUSICIANSHIP REVIEW
AURAL MUSICIANSHIP II
Fall (I -1.5)
Theory, Analysis, Musicianship Review: The
first semester of an accelerated review
course designed for graduate students
who are found to be deficient on the
entrance theory placement examination.
With a focus on eighteenth-century
diatonic procedures, the course integrates
conceptual and aural components of
music theory, including writing, analysis,
listening, singing, keyboard, and model
improvisation.
TH 118
THEORY, ANALYSIS,
MUSICIANSHIP REVIEW
Spring (II-1.5)
Aural Musicianship II: In this second course
in the aural musicianship sequence,
students will complete their aural
understanding of diatonic harmony, will
expand their improvisatory capabilities, will
experience simple modulations, and will
master most of the rhythmic gestures
necessary for performance of Renaissance
and common-practice European art
music. Alto clef will be introduced with
emphasis on rapid and accurate reading,
along with associated transpositions. All
harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, and formal
procedures build on materials mastered in
TH161.
TH 162H
TH 161
TH 201H
AURAL MUSICIANSHIP I
Fall (I-2)
Aural Musicianship I: The primary goal of
aural musicianship study at the Eastman
School of Music is instant, one-to-one
mapping of sound to symbol. In other
words, musicianship training enables
musicians to put the right notes in the right
place with the right expression. The first
course in the sequence will emphasize
strategies for accurate and expressive
reading, improvising, singing, and dictation
using elementary rhythms and diatonic
pitch materials in treble and bass clefs.
TH 161H
AURAL MUSICIANSHIP I:
HONORS
Fall
Spring
TH 162I
Fall
TH 202
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Spring (II-3)
Music and the Mind: An introduction to the
discipline of music cognition. Topics
surveyed include empirical methods,
psycho-acoustic principles, influence of
Gestalt psychology, music and language,
metric and tonal hierarchies, music and
the brain, aspects of musical development,
and research on musical memory,
expectation, and emotion. Lecture and
discussion format, with exams and final
literature-review research paper. Crosslisted as TH 460. Pre-requisite: TH 101 or MUR
110 or 111.
TH 241
TH 261
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN
MUSIC RESEARCH
TH 212
ACOUSTICS
COUNTERPOINT I
Fall (I-3)
Counterpoint I: A course in modal
counterpoint, focusing on the study of twothree- and four-part compositional
techniques. Writing is primarily in the sacred
styles, but some work in secular styles may
be undertaken. Analysis of masterpieces of
the sixteenth-century repertory provides
context for compositional study.
Prerequisite: TH 202.
TH 252
COUNTERPOINT II
Spring (II-3)
Counterpoint IIL: A course in tonal
counterpoint, focusing primarily on the
Fall (I-1.5)
Aural Musicianship III: In this, the third
course in the aural musicianship curriculum,
students will continue to build on skills
acquired in the earlier courses. New
material in this course emphasizes tenor
clef and its associated transpositions, a
systematic introduction to chromatic
processes in tonal music, various problems
associated with changing meter signatures
and polyrhythms, and perception of tonal
processes in complete movements
composed in larger forms.
TH 261H
AURAL MUSICIANSHIP IV
Spring (II-1.5)
Aural Musicianship IV: In this, the fourth
course in the aural musicianship curriculum,
students will complete their formal studies
of common-practice tonal relationships
and begin exploration of post-tonal idioms.
In addition, students will learn audiation
strategies for tonal vernacular music from
post-1900. Facility in five clefs and score
reading techniques will be stressed, along
with an examination of multiple strategies
for successfully learning and notating
highly chromatic music. Students will also
learn to read and perform music in
COMPREHENSION AND
ANALYSIS
Spring (II-3)
Comprehension and Analysis: An analysis
seminar required for undergraduate theory
majors, and open to all undergraduates. (If
taken by a non-theory major, this course
satisfies the requirement for an upperdivision music academic elective course.)
The course incorporates readings and
analytical procedures from wide-ranging
sources. The focus of the course is on the
analysis of large tonal and post-tonal
works. The coursework culminates in a
large-scale analytical project. Prerequisite:
TH 205 (fifth semester of the theory core)
TH 290
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
TH 295
SENIOR THESIS
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Senior Thesis: This two-semester course is
designed as preparation for graduate
school in music theory. To accomplish
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SURVEY OF ANALYTICAL
TECHNIQUES
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Analytical Techniques: An introduction to
the basic techniques of both tonal and
non-tonal repertories designed with the
particular needs of the performance major
in mind. The course introduces students to
a broad range of techniques of analysis
and insofar as possible, their implications
for performance. Short assignments and
papers explore the basic analytical
literature and evaluate the results of
various analytical techniques.
TH 401
TH 411
TH 441
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN
MUSIC RESEARCH
Fall (I-3)
Introduction to Theory and Analysis of Tonal
Music: Introduction to the theories of
Heinrich Schenker and their application to
the analysis of tonal music. Intensive
analytical work and selected readings.
Prerequisite: at least one upper-level
undergraduate form and analysis course.
Open to DMA, MM, MA, and qualified
undergraduates by permission.
TH 412
ACOUSTICS
Fall (I-3, alternate years)
Acoustics: An introductory course in the
physical properties of sound, including
vibrating systems, wave propagation, room
acoustics, tuning and temperament, the
psychology of hearing, the physics of
musical instruments and the voice, digital
synthesis and recording, and computer
manipulation of sound. A research paper
on an approved topic is required.
Prerequisite: TH 202. Students who have
received credit for TH 212 may not enroll in
this course.
TH 421
PEDAGOGY OF THEORY
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Pedagogy of Theory: A course in the
materials, organization, techniques, and
problems of the first two years of theory
teaching, designed for DMA students.
Bibliographical survey of texts and sample
teaching. Observation and teaching of
freshman and sophomore classes.
TH 451
COUNTERPOINT I
Fall (I-3)
Modal Counterpoint: Study of the practice
of sixteenth-century modal counterpoint.
Includes development of written skills
through species counterpoint, and study of
stylistic counterpoint as found in the sacred
vocal polyphony of such masters of the
period as Palestrina, Victoria, and Lasso.
Composition of two-, three-, and four-voice
pieces in counter-Reformation style.
TH 452
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY
COUNTERPOINT
Spring
Spring (II-3)
Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint: Study of
contrapuntal practice of the mature and
late Baroque periods, with emphasis
on the style of J.S. Bach. Composition of
two-, three-, and four-voice chorale
preludes, binary dances, inventions, and
fugues.
TH 431
TH 460
TH 422
PEDAGOGY OF THEORY:
ADVANCED
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TH 471
APPRENTICESHIP IN PEDAGOGY
Fall (I-1)
Apprenticeship in Pedagogy: A twosemester student-mentor relationship in
which the student will learn first-hand
about the workings of the undergraduate
curriculum and then design a project. In
the first semester, the student will observe
each of the undergraduate core courses
and keep a journal which reflects selfawareness of pedagogical technique and
materials. The student will submit a written
summary of each of the c. 30 observations
at the end of the semester. In the second
semester, the student will create, design,
and craft an original project that focuses
on some pedagogical aspect of the
written or aural curricula. A teaching recital
and a skills exam are also required as final
projects for TH 472. Open only to M.A. in
Theory Pedagogy majors.
TH 472
APPRENTICESHIP IN PEDAGOGY
Spring (II-2)
Apprenticeship in Pedagogy: A twosemester student-mentor relationship in
which the student will learn first-hand
about the workings of the undergraduate
curriculum and then design a project. In
the first semester, the student will observe
each of the undergraduate core courses
and keep a journal which reflects selfawareness of pedagogical technique and
materials. The student will submit a written
summary of each of the c. 30 observations
at the end of the semester. In the second
semester, the student will create, design,
and craft an original project that focuses
on some pedagogical aspect of the
written or aural curricula. A teaching recital
and a skills exam are also required as final
projects for TH 472. Prerequisites: Open
only to M.A. in Theory Pedagogy majors.
TH 475
WEBSITE CONSTRUCTION I
Summer
TH 482
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
TH 511
PROSEMINAR IN ANALYSIS OF
EARLY MUSIC
Spring (II-4, alternate years)
Proseminar in Analysis of Early Music:
Study and application, in seminar format,
of analytical techniques appropriate to the
music of the fourteenth through the early
seventeenth centuries. Includes critical
discussion of analytical methodologies,
selective survey of the analytical literature,
and analysis of representative composers
from the Ars Nova to Monteverdi.
Knowledge of music history and literature
of this period is presumed. Familiarity with
techniques of linear analysis is desirable.
Weekly reading assignments, analytical
assignments, class presentations, research
paper. Prerequisite: TH 401 or TH 511 or
permission of instructor.
TH 521
PEDAGOGY OF THEORY
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Pedagogy of Theory: The materials,
organization, techniques, and problems of
undergraduate theory teaching, designed
for Ph.D. students in theory who will be
teaching in the ESM core curriculum.
Intensive review of counterpoint, harmony,
keyboard, and aural skills. Bibliographical
survey of texts and anthologies.
Observation and teaching of freshman
and sophomore classes.
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TH 522
PEDAGOGY OF THEORY:
ADVANCED
Spring
TH 523
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN
MUSIC RESEARCH
Fall, Spring (I, II-4, alternate years)
Computer Applications in Music Research:
An introduction to computer programming
and data mining for music research.
Course topics will include object-oriented
programming in C++, Java, and Javascript,
data structure definition and manipulation,
information theory, and topics from
computer science and the computer
music literature. For TH 541, additional
programs and readings beyond the
PROSEMINAR IN COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
Fall (I-4, alternate years)
Proseminar in Computer Applications:
Topics in object-oriented programming
with Java or C++. Stacks, Queues, and
Graphs; searching and sorting techniques;
recursive algorithms; linked data structures;
advanced music coding languages; and
more sophisticated applications in theory,
musicology, and composition. A substantial
final programming project is required.
Prerequisite: TH 441 or permission of
instructor.
TH 560
PROSEMINAR IN MUSIC
COGNITION
Fall, Spring (I, II-4, alternate years)
Proseminar in Music Cognition: The
objective of this course is to engage in
professional-level music-cognitive research.
The course surveys primary research in the
field of music cognition and functions as a
"laboratory" course in experimental
method. Students discuss and critique
experimental studies published in journals
and monographs. In addition, the class
works collaboratively to build skills in
experimental design and data analysis via
readings and class
demonstrations/activities. Each student is
expected to design and run an empirical
experiment or computational project as a
final research paper.
TH 581
THEORY SEMINAR
Fall (I-4)
Theory Seminar: Seminar discussion and
research into theoretical topics at the
doctoral level. Subjects covered change
from year to year, depending upon the
mutual interests of faculty and students.
Exploration of recent developments and
articles in the area of theory. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor.
TH 582
THEORY SEMINAR
Spring (II-4)
Theory Seminar: Seminar discussion and
research into theoretical topics at the
doctoral level. Subjects covered change
from year to year, depending upon the
THEORY SEMINAR
Fall (I-4)
Theory Seminar: Seminar discussion and
research into theoretical topics at the
doctoral level. Subjects covered change
from year to year, depending upon the
mutual interests of faculty and students.
Exploration of recent developments and
articles in the area of theory. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor.
TH 584
THEORY SEMINAR
Spring (II-4)
Theory Seminar: Seminar discussion and
research into theoretical topics at the
doctoral level. Subjects covered change
from year to year, depending upon the
mutual interests of faculty and students.
Exploration of recent developments and
articles in the area of theory. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor.
TH 590
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Fall, Spring
TH 591
THEORY COLLOQUIUM
Fall, Spring (I, II-1)
Theory Colloquium: Attendance and
participation in Department colloquia.
TH 595
Trumpet
TPT 130
SEC TRUMPET
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
TPT 160
PRIMARY TRUMPET
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
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TPT 430
VCE 130
SEC TRUMPET
SEC VOICE
TPT 430A
VCE 430
PRIMARY TRUMPET
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill
major lesson requirements, unless
specifically required by degree program.
For students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
TPT 460A
PRIMARY TRUMPET
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
Voice
VCE 160
PRIMARY VOICE
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
SEC VOICE
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
VCE 430A
PRIMARY VOICE
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill
major lesson requirements, unless
specifically required by degree program.
For students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
VCE 111
VCE 460A
PRIMARY VOICE
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
Violoncello
VCL 130
SEC CELLO
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
VCL 160
PRIMARY CELLO
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
VCL 430
SEC CELLO
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
VCL 430A
PRIMARY CELLO
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill
major lesson requirements, unless
specifically required by degree program.
For students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
VCL 460A
PRIMARY CELLO
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
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Viola
VLN 160
VLA 130
SEC VIOLA
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(half-hour/week): Use to fulfill secondary
instrument requirement or elective.
VLA 160
PRIMARY VIOLA
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
(one-hour/week): Use to fulfill primary
lesson requirement.
VLA 430
SEC VIOLA
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
PRIMARY VIOLIN
VLN 430
SEC VIOLIN
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-1.5)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (halfhour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill major
lesson requirements, unless specifically
required by the degree program. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
VLN 430A
VLA 430A
VLN 460
PRIMARY VIOLA
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
Violin
VLN 130
SEC VIOLIN
Fall, Spring, Summer (I, II, S-2)
Undergraduate Applied Music Lessons
PRIMARY VIOLIN
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): May be used as secondary
instrument elective credit or as part of a
DMA minor. May not be used to fulfill
major lesson requirements, unless
specifically required by degree program.
For students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 2 credits per
semester.
VLN 460A
PRIMARY VIOLIN
Fall, Spring (I, II-4)
Graduate Applied Music Lessons (onehour/week): Used to fulfill primary lesson
requirement for graduate students. For
students who enrolled in their current
graduate degree program prior to summer
2009, these lessons carry 5 credits per
semester.
Wellness
WLN 101
Women's Studies
WST 210
CONSTRUCTING UTOPIAS
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Constructing Utopias: This course
considers the history of real and imagined
utopian communities from medieval
monasteries through contemporary
science fiction. Sometimes utopian
communities succeed, providing
interesting case studies in the effects of
social planning. Even when they don't
succeed, their design and discussion
represents an important form of social
criticism. Studying their history provides a
window into the political, economic, and
social development of Europe and the
United States from the Middle Ages and
the Renaissance to the present day. Crosslisted as HIS 210.
WST 220
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WST 232
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN
RIGHTS
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
International Human Rights: What does it
mean to be human? What different kinds
of rights might be part of different people's
working definitions? How should
we act on any or all of those different
definitions today? This course will look at
both (a) the historical development of
conflicting theories of human rights and (b)
more contemporary debates about their
ideal extent, their practical exercise, and
the preferred means of their necessary
enforcement. Cross-listed as HIS 232.
WST 240
CONFLICTS IN FEMINISM
EXISTENTIALISM: SARTRE, DE
BEAUVOIR, & CAMUS (IN
TRANSLATION)
Fall, Spring (I, II-3)
Existentialism: Sartre, De Beauvoir, and
Camus (in translation): Existentialism is a
school of philosophy that stresses individual
choice even in the face of overwhelming
world circumstances. This course will focus
on three particularly important French
figures, all writers who tried to put
academic philosophy into action by their
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