Course Schedule

Fall 2011 Course Schedule

Courses for Undergraduates

Music 1-01: Introduction to Western Music
Tuesday & Thursday, 3:00-4:15 pm (J+)
Introduction to selected forms and genres of Western music. Emphasis on analytical listening and cultural critique through guided examinations of both the formal organization and the social/cultural background of a wide range of musical styles. Previous musical training not required. One course credit. Rose.

Music 10: Introduction to Music Theory and Musicianship
01: Monday & Wednesday, 3:00-4:15 pm (I+)
02: Monday & Wednesday, 10:30-11:45 am (E+)
03: Tuesday & Thursday, 10:30-11:45 am (D+)
Exploration of the basics of music theory, including notation, scales and modes, intervals, triads, seventh chords, chord progressions, rhythm, melody, form and composition. An introduction to ear training, sight singing, and keyboard skills, intended for non-majors. One course credit. McCann (01), Kirsch (02), McLaughlin (03).

Music 15-01: Introduction to Piano
Tuesday 9:00-10:00 am (ARR)
Class piano for beginners and other musicians who want to develop basic piano skills. Taught in the computer lab; maximum twelve students per class. Pass/Fail only; 0 credits. May only be taken once. Extra tuition of $200 is charged for this course. Please see Edith Auner for details. Michelin.

Music 28-01: Opera
Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-2:45 pm (H+)
A critical look at the marvels and excesses of opera. Representative works explored from the cross-disciplinary perspective of staging and acting practices, film adaptation, dramaturgical conventions, voice, performance, and spectatorship. Field trip to live opera performance. No prerequisite. One course credit. Campana.

Music 39-01: African American Music
Monday & Wednesday, 10:30 -11:45 am (E+)
An historical and cultural overview of a wide variety of African American musics produced in the United States from Minstrelsy to Hip-Hop. No prerequisite. One course credit. Pennington.

Music 41-01: History of Blues
Monday & Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 pm (G+)
Blues as a people's music. Origins, development, and regional styles; down-home blues, classic blues and urban blues; vocal and instrumental traditions and innovations. Emphasis on such major figures as Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and B.B. King. No prerequisite. One course credit. Ullman.

Music 48-01: Music of Africa
Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 10:30-11:45 pm
Musical systems, musical instruments, music in its historical, social, and cultural context. Topics from the musical traditions of the Shona, Biaka/Mbuti, Ewe, and Dagomba. All students attend the Tuesday class and then either the Thurs or Friday hands-on labs. Locke.

Music 64-01: Computer Tools for Musicians
Monday & Wednesday, 4:30-5:45 pm (K+)
Using computer technology to compose, arrange, synthesize, transcribe, orchestrate, mix, and publish music. Tools to be covered include ProTools, Sibelius, Reason, and Digital Performer. Students will complete several creative projects using music hardware and software. Prerequisites: Music 010 or Equivalent. One course credit. Lehrman.

Music 65-02: Music Recording and Production
Tuesday & Thursday, 3:00-4:15 pm (J+)
Theory and techniques for recording, editing, and producing acoustic music. Topics include acoustics, audio perception, physics and electronics of transducers, analog and digital audio principles, stereo and multi-track recording, mixing, virtual instruments, and synchronization. Students will develop the technical and listening skills to understand and evaluate the aesthetics of recorded sound. Prerequisites:Ability to play an instrument, musical literacy, Math 5 or 11 or equivalent, Physics 1 and 2 or equivalent, or permission of instructor. One course credit. Lehrman.

Music 97-01: Technology and the Jewish Oral Tradition
Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-2:45pm (H+)
The concept of oral tradition and its traditional transmission in the Jewish community. We consider why certain men and women increasingly see the performance of text as a key to authentic religious expression. In many congregations, across denominational lines, busy lay congregants spend hours every week preparing to "read Torah" and lead services at Sabbath worship. Many understand this performance of sacred text as a way to position themselves at the core of authentic religious experience. Increasingly, these oral traditions of chant and prayer are not learned through face to face interaction with cantors, rabbis or other teachers but from websites and computer programs such as "Haftutor," "CyberTropes," or "Navigating the Bible." We examine how the application of these new technologies is changing the transmission, study, performance and cultural understanding of these sacred oral traditions. One course credit. Cross listed with JS 54 J. Summit.

Music 97-02: Contemporary Music for Moving Images
Monday & Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 (G+)
A critical look at the "post-classical" film music era (1960 onwards), beginning with the revival of the symphonic Hollywood film, as exemplified by John Williams's music for Star Wars, and leading to the present. To be explored: commercial studio films in a variety of genres as well as "art-house" and independent films and their scores, from the U.S.A., Europe, and other parts of the world. Emphasis on analytical listening and the viewing of films through guided examinations of available (and often rare) scores, scholarly writings on related topics, and interviews with film composers. Topics will include music for television, video games, and multimedia. Although the course will primarily explore these topics through the point of view of a composer, previous compositional training is not required. Prerequisite: Music 10 or equivalent, or permission of instructor. One course credit. Roustom.

Performance Courses
All performance courses may be repeated for credit. All ensembles are open to the Tufts community by audition.

Music 68 Sections 01-02: Private Lessons
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Music 68-N: Private Lessons (No credit)
Individualized instruction by the performance faculty or with private teachers approved by the department in an instrument or voice. Broad range of private lessons including Classical, Jazz, Rock, Klezmer, Eastern European, Middle Eastern, Arabic, North African, Mediterranean, Indian and Japanese vocal and instrumental music: voice, winds, brass, strings, percussion, harp, guitar, banjo, piano, harpsichord, shakuhachi, viola da gamba, koto, and oud. (Admission is by audition.) For details, and to schedule lessons, consult Edith Auner, the Coordinator of Applied Music. Extra tuition per semester is charged for this course. Scholarship applications, including those for music majors and minors, are due by the 10th day of class each semester.(for music majors or minors, ninety percent of this fee will be waived for two semesters). Prerequisitefor credit: fourth-year level of competence. Note: voice students must study for non-credit in the first semester and audition by trial jury to be accepted for credit. Seniors in their last semester are not permitted to study for credit unless they have taken Music 68 in a prior semester.(Prerequisites: Fourth-year level of competence). 01 and 02 sections are one-half course credit. E. Auner.

Music 69-01: Tufts Concert Choir
Monday & Wednesday, 4:30-5:45 pm (K+)
Music 69-N: Tufts Concert Choir (No credit)
Music for large vocal forces ranging from Bach to Bernstein, including major works in the Western canon, recent compositions, and arrangements of non-Western choral music. One-half course credit. Kirsch.

Music 70-01: Chamber Singers
Monday & Wednesday, 3:00-4:15 pm (I+)
Music 70-N: Chamber Singers (No credit)
Works for a small vocal ensemble, primarily a cappella, including Renaissance motets and madrigals, arrangements of jazz, pop, and Broadway, compositions by contemporary composers, and non-Western music. Prerequisites: Music 69 (Tufts Concert Choir). One-half course credit. Kirsch.

Music 72-01: Gospel Choir
Friday 3:30-5:30 pm (ARR)
Music 72-02: Gospel Choir Sectional Monday 4:30-5:45 pm (K+)
Music 72-03: Gospel Choir Sectional Tuesday 4:30-5:45 pm (L+)
Music 72-04: Gospel Choir Sectional Wednesday 1:30-2:45 pm (G+)
Music 72-N: Gospel Choir (No credit)
Selected repertory of choral works from the African American tradition of religious music. No prerequisite or previous musical experience necessary. One-half course credit requires registration in 72-01 lecture and one of the three sectionals 72-02, 72-03, or 72-04. If taking for no credit, 72-N, sectionals are not required. Coleman.

Music 74-01: Opera Ensemble
Tuesday & Thursday, 4:30-6:30 pm (ARR)
Music 74-N: Opera Scenes (No credit)
Music for beginning opera singers with emphasis on development of musical skills, staging techniques, acting and singing skills, and role interpretation. Public performance of opera scenes program, including solo arias. Co-requisite: concurrent private vocal study for credit (MUS 68-01). One-half course credit. Mastrodomenico.

Music 77-01: Tufts Jazz Orchestra
Tuesday & Thursday, 4:30-6:30 pm (ARR)
Music 77-N: Tufts Jazz Orchestra (No credit)
Jazz instrumental and ensemble improvisation skills developed through performance of classical jazz compositions and recent works for big band. Elements of jazz, including rhythms, blues, and other traditional song forms; jazz melody and harmony. One-half course credit. Smith.

Music 78-01: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble
Monday, 6:45-9:45 pm (ARR)
Music 78-N: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble (No credit)
Focus on a practical knowledge of jazz improvisation in small combo settings; includes blues and AABA structures, turnarounds, construction of chords, phrasing, scale and chord relationships, and rhythmic pulse. One-half course credit. Ahlstrand.

Music 78-02: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble
Wednesday, 6:45-9:45 pm (ARR)
Music 78-N2: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble (No credit)
See Music 78-01. Aruda.

Music 78-03: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble
Tuesday, 6:45-9:45 pm (ARR)
Music 78-N3: Jazz Improvisation Ensemble (No credit)
See Music 78-01. Smith.

Music 80-01: Tufts Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday & Thursday, 4:30-6:45 pm (ARR)
Music 80-N: Tufts Symphony Orchestra (No credit)
Music ranging from the Baroque to the twenty-first century. Major works for chorus and orchestra regularly undertaken with the Tufts Concert Chorale. One-half course credit. Rose.

Music 83-01: Wind Ensemble
Monday & Wednesday, 4:30-6:30 pm (ARR)
Music 83-N: Wind Ensemble (No credit)
Symphonic band and wind ensemble literature as well as contemporary works. One-half course credit. McCann.

Music 84-01: Pep Band
Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 - 8:30 (ARR)

Music 84-N: Pep Band (No credit)
The Pep Band is open to all who wish to perform at football games and rallies. Fall only. One-half course credit. TBA

Music 86-01: New Music Ensemble
Thursday, 4:00-6:00 pm (ARR)
Music 86-N: New Music Ensemble (No credit)
Recently written compositions by both established and student composers; free improvisation. Frequent performances. One-half course credit. Berman.

Music 87-01: Early Music Ensemble
Tuesday, 6:30-9:30 pm (ARR)
Music 87-N: Early Music Ensemble (No credit)
Music from the medieval period to the eighteenth century. Ensembles include recorder consorts, lute ensemble, Renaissance wind band, small vocal ensembles, viols, and mixed ensemble. One-half course credit. Hershey.

Music 88-01: Flute Ensemble
Monday, 7:15-8:45 pm (ARR)
Music 88-N: Flute Ensemble (No credit)
Composed of members of the flute family (piccolos, C-flutes, alto flute, bass flute). Performs music from several centuries and a wide variety of styles (Renaissance, Bach, Debussy, Joplin, avant-garde). One-half course credit. Barwell.

Music 89-01: Chamber Music Ensembles Arranged
Music 89-1N: Chamber Music (No credit)
Study and coaching of selected works for small chamber ensembles. Audition required. For details, consult the Coordinator of Applied Music. One-half course credit. E. Auner.

Music 89-02: Chamber Music-Advanced Ensemble
Wednesday, 3:00-5:15 pm (ARR)
Music 89-2N: Chamber Music (No credit)
This ensemble, to be selected by audition, will study and perform several ambitious works over the course of the semester. One-half course credit. Rose.

Music 91-01: African Music Ensemble (Kiniwe)
Monday & Wednesday 3:00 -4:15 pm (I+)
Music 91-N: African Music Ensemble (Kiniwe) (No Credit)
These courses teach a repertory of traditional music and dance from Ghana.This section is for first-time students or students who are still learning the basic principles and skills of drumming and dance. The instrumental music is for an ensemble of bells, rattles, and drums. The vocal music is call-and-response choral singing. The dances emphasize group formations with some opportunity for solos. The material focuses on the heritage of the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. In performance the group takes the name Kiniwe (KIH-nee-way), a rallying cry that means, "Are you ready? Yes!” One-half course credit. Agbeli.

Music 91-02: African Music Ensemble: Kiniwe Courses in Music and Dance
Monday & Wednesday, 6:30-7:45 pm (ARR)
Music 91-N: African Music Ensemble (No Credit)
This section is for continuing students or students with advanced skills or experience. These courses teach a repertory of traditional music and dance from Ghana. The instrumental music is for an ensemble of bells, rattles, and drums. The vocal music is call-and-response choral singing. The dances emphasize group formations with some opportunity for solos. The material focuses on the heritage of the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. In performance the group takes the name Kiniwe (KIH-nee-way), a rallying cry that means, "Are you ready? Yes!” One-half course credit. Agbeli.

Music 92-01: Arabic Music Ensemble (Tufts Takht)
Monday, 6:00-8:30 pm ARR
Music 92-N: Arabic Music Ensemble (Tufts Takht) (No credit)
Performance of both classical and folk Arabic music. The maqām microtonal scale system as applied to both Western and Arabic instruments. Improvisation, form, style, rhythmic cycles, as well as Arabic vocal diction. Some Arabic ouds (lutes) to be made available. One half-course credit. Roustom.

Music 93-01: Javanese Gamelan Ensemble (Rinengaa Sih Tentrem)
Tuesday & Thursday, 6:30-8:00 pm (ARR)
Music 93-N: Javanese Gamelan Ensemble (Rinengaa Sih Tentrem) (No credit)
Central Javanese music performed on a gamelan orchestra, a traditional ensemble consisting of mostly percussion instruments-gongs and metallophones. Repertory drawn from the centuries-old court tradition as well as more modern works of post-independence Indonesia. One-half course credit. Drummond.

Music 95-01: Klezmer Ensemble (Jumbo Knish Factory) Wednesday, 6:30-9:00 pm (ARR)
Music 95-N: Klezmer Ensemble (Jumbo Knish Factory) (No credit)
Old style and current Klezmer music, the celebratory art originating with the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe. Improvisation of lead melodies. Arrangements and instrumental roles. One-half course credit. McLaughlin.

Music 99-01: Internship and Community Service
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Opportunity for students to apply their musical training in a practical setting, including community-based, profit or nonprofit, governmental, or other sites. Individual faculty sponsor internships in their areas of expertise. Students will work for 100+ hours, must have an on-site supervisor, and complete a piece of meaningful scholarly work related to the internship area. May be repeated for credit. One course credit. J. Auner.

Courses for Undergraduate Majors and Graduate Students

Music 101-01: Principles of Tonal Theory I
Monday & Wednesday, 10:30-11:45 am (E+)
An integrated approach to the study of harmony, counterpoint, and analysis. Attention given to the development of aural skills such as sight singing and dictation. Written exercises, introduction to composition in small forms.
Prerequisite: Music 10 or placement through the Music Theory Placement Test. One course credit. Schmalfeldt.

Music 101-LA: Ear Training Laboratory
Monday & Wednesday, 3:00-3:50 pm (I)
McLaughlin.

Music 101-LB: Ear Training Laboratory
Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00-12:50 pm (F)
McLaughlin.

Music 103-01: Principles of Tonal Theory III
Monday & Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 (G+)
The interaction of tonal harmony, counterpoint, and form in music from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century, with focus on nineteenth-century styles. Analysis and composition of small forms and complete movements, with emphasis on dances, sonata form, and songs. Prerequisite: Music 102, or placement through the Music Theory Placement Test. One course credit. Schmalfeldt.

Music 115-01: Seminar-Orchestration
Wednesday, 9:00-11:30am (2)
Ranges, tone qualities, and expressiveness of instruments and voices. Students learn how to orchestrate songs and piano scores or reduce the size of a larger score. Special individual projects reflecting student interest. Prerequisite: Music 102 or permission of the instructor. One course credit. McDonald.

Music 118-01: Seminar-Composition
Monday, 4:30-6:30 pm (ARR)
A project-oriented course with emphasis on the creative experience. Lectures on significant composers; attendance at concerts of contemporary music. Prerequisite: Music 103 or permission of the instructor. One course credit. McDonald.

Music 128-01: Elements of Jazz Improvisation
Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00-1:15 pm (F+)
Emphasis on the written and practical application of jazz harmony. Playing and writing modes from the harmonic and melodic minor scale, bebop scales, blues, and digital patterns. An examination of many jazz forms, such as blues, modal, bebop, and contemporary. Selected composers include Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Horace Silver, Mulgrew Miller, Duke Ellington, and Wayne Shorter. Techniques for memorizing melodies and chord changes. Study of the theory and meaning of improvisation through practice-based learning. Prerequisite:
Music 101 or permission of instructor. One course credit. Smith.

Music 142-01: History of Western Music (AD 900-1750)
Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-2:45 pm (H+)
An historical and cultural overview of European art music from plainchant through the music of J. S. Bach and G. F. Handel, with close readings of representative works. Prerequisite:Music 10 or equivalent with permission of instructor. One course credit. Bernstein

Music 147-01: Studies in Baroque Music: Bach and Handel
Thursday, 9:00-11:30 am (3)
This course will explore the cultural life in early eighteenth-century London and Leipzig as seen through the music of Handel and Bach. Old and new is the theme of the course. Original sources in our own Ritter collection will serve as a basis for the “old” in our examination of biography and publication history. Turning to the new, we will consider some recent controversial topics about these composers including anti-Semitism, performance practice, and 19^th- and 20^th-century reception history. Prerequisite: Music 101 or permission of instructor. One course credit. Bernstein.

Music 151-01: Sketches Studies Today
Monday, 9:00-11:30 am (0)
The seminar will consider selected topics in the study of the creative process in classical and popular music,using sketches, autographs, anddocumentary evidence from recording studios.In addition to a central focus on Schoenberg, sessions will be devoted to Stravinsky, Stockhausen, Marvin Gaye, and the Beatles. Topics will include sketches as windows into changing notions of the nature of art and creativity in response to cultural, social, and political developments, sketches andtheidea of the work, and debates about the usefulness of sketches for analysis. In addition to weekly reading and listening assignments, students will prepare several projects in analysis and sketch studies, along witha15-20-page seminar paper on a topic of your choice.Prerequisite: Music 101 or permission of instructor. One course credit. J. Auner.

Music 182-01: Popular Music of the Middle East
Friday 10:30-1:00 (ARR)
Popular music in the Middle East from an ethnomusicological perspective. Case studies from the Arab world, Turkey, Iran, and Israel will engage with themes of gender, religion, youth, technology, and politics. Intended for advanced music majors and graduate students. Prerequisites: Music 101 or permission of instructor. Jankowsky.

Music 186-01: Ethno in Theory and Practice
Tuesday & Thursday, 3:00-4:15 pm (J+)
Introduction to ethnomusicological inquiry into music-cultures of the world's peoples. Systematic study of humankind's heritage of classical, folk, ethnic, and traditional music from around the world. One course credit. Prerequisite: Music 10 or equivalent or consent. Suitable for majors, prospective majors, or minors. Locke.

Music 195-01: Senior Recital
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Recital-level competence; emphasis on solo literature and major repertory; solo recital required. Prerequisite: permission of Coordinator of Applied Music. One course credit. E. Auner.

Music 197-02: American Music
Monday & Wednesday, 3:00-4:15 (I+)
A historical and cultural overview of American art music from the founding of the nation to the present day with close readings of representative works. Intended for undergraduate music majors. Prerequisite: MUS 10 or permission of instructor. One course credit. Pennington.

Music 198-01: Special Topics
Guided independent study of an approved topic. Credit as arranged. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Advanced undergraduate standing & permission of instructor.

Music 199-01: Senior Honors Thesis
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Guided research on a topic that has been approved as a suitable subject for an Honors Thesis. J. Auner.

Music 200-01: Combined Degree-NEC
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Staff.

Music 201-01: Seminar - Intro to Music Research
Tuesday, 9:00-11:30 am (ARR)
Intended for graduate students, this course will introduce the tools of music scholarship including reference and research materials in both book and electronic forms particularly in the fields of ethnomusicology, musicology, and music theory. A critical approach to writing about music will be emphasized, with specific reference to style and form. Methodologies concerning the various sub-fields of music research will also be explored. Original research projects utilizing the Friedrich Louis Ritter Rare Music Collection in our Special Collections and Archives at Tisch Library. One course credit. Campana

Music 202-01: Seminar - Ethnomusicology
Wednesday 4:30-7:30pm (ARR)
History, method, and theory of ethnomusicology including transcription, analysis, fieldwork, and current trends in the field. Prerequisite: graduate standing, or any course from the Music 120 series and consent. One course credit. Jankowsky.

Music 299: Master's Thesis
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Guided research on a topic that has been approved as a suitable subject for a master's thesis. Bernstein (01), Locke (02), McDonald (03), J. Auner (04), Summit (05), Schmalfeldt (06), Jankowsky (07), Campana (8), Pennington (9).

Music 401-PT: Masters Degree Continuation, Part Time

Music 402-FT: Masters Degree Continuation, Full Time