Music
Not all courses are available to SSP students. For example, some courses are offered only for graduate credit. Note especially any listed prerequisites.
Related Course
- DRAM S-24 The History and Practice of American Musical Theater
- MUSI S-55 The Evolution of Modern Jazz through Jazz-Rock and Fusion
- MUSI S-135 Opera, Theater, and Drama
- MUSI S-154a Music Theory IIa
- MUSI S-194 Study Abroad in Mali: Music and Dance in Mali—Ethnography in Practice
MUSI S-55
The Evolution of Modern Jazz through Jazz-Rock and Fusion (30193)
(Print version)
Thomas G. Everett
(4 credits: UN, NC) M,W 12:30-3 pm, Music Building, Room G-20. Eight-week session. Tuition $2,275.
The evolution and history of modern jazz (1945–1990) and its social/political implications are discussed and evaluated. Students listen to the music of the classic innovators and stylists from bebop to jazz-rock-fusion: Charlie Parker, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, and Miles Davis. Prerequisite: A varied listening background, especially to instrumental music. Students are not required to have experience reading notated music or playing an instrument.
MUSI S-135
Opera, Theater, and Drama (32163)
(Syllabus) (Print version)
David M. Kidger
(4 credits: UN, GR, NC) Eight-week session. Tuition $2,275.
*** MUSI S-135 has been CANCELED.***
MUSI S-154a
Music Theory IIa (31967)
(Syllabus) (Print version)
Howard Stern
(4 credits: UN, GR, NC) T,Th 12:30-3 pm, Music Building, Room 3. Eight-week session. Tuition $2,275.
Beginning with an introduction to tonal counterpoint, this course concentrates on the analysis and writing of classical two- and three-part forms in the Classical and Romantic styles. Attention is also given to chromatic and advanced harmony in the analysis of nineteenth-century small forms by Brahms, Chopin, and Mendelssohn. Prerequisites: Students should have proficiency in diatonic tonal harmony, chorale harmonization and voice-leading technique, and basic tonal (Roman-numeral) analysis.
MUSI S-194
Study Abroad in Mali: Music and Dance in Mali—Ethnography in Practice (32097)
(Print version)
Ingrid Monson and Deborah D. Foster
Limited enrollment.
June 28-August 3. Study abroad programs are restricted to students 18 years of age or older.
See Study Abroad for more information.