XII. Course Descriptions
Music
School of Fine Art and Music.
Ensembles
Chamber Music
Choir (Symphonic Choir, Chamber Choir, Siren-Women's Choir)
Concert Winds
Contemporary Music Ensemble
Early Music Ensemble
Jazz Band
Orchestra
Solo Performance (Applied Music):
Private instruction is offered in piano, voice, orchestral instruments, and various jazz and early instruments. In order to register in Applied Music (MUSC*1500), students must arrange an audition with the School of Fine Art and Music at the time of course selection. Auditions are held prior to the first day of classes each semester. In order to continue to the 2000 level of Applied Music, students must be in a Music program (honours major or minor, or general).
Applied Music courses are designed to be taken in successive semesters. Registration in this sequence following an interruption of a semester or more requires permission of the Director of the School. Students may be required to re-audition before registering to continue in Applied Music. Students must achieve a minimum grade 70% in Applied Music courses in order to proceed to the next level.
Topics Courses:
The School will normally offer a "Topics" course each Fall and Winter. See courses MUSC*3800 to MUSC*3850. Please consult the School of Fine Art and Music for specific titles of courses to be offered.
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MUSC*1090 Physics of Music W (3-0) [0.50]
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| A course designed for arts and social science students with an interest or background in music. The fundamentals of vibrations and waves will be introduced and applied to a study of archetypal instruments. The psychoacoustic basis of pitch and loudness will be discussed. (Also listed as PHYS*1810.) (Offered in even-numbered years.) |
| Restriction(s): |
PHYS*1810; students who have standing in any other 1000 level Physics course (except PHYS*1020 or PHYS*1600) may enrol in this only if they are completing an honours or general program in Music, in which case permission of the instructor is required. |
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MUSC*1120 Introduction to Musicianship S,F,W (1-2) [0.25]
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| Ear training through dictation and sight-singing exercises. Major and minor scales, key signatures, intervals, triads and chord progressions using treble and bass clefs. Prior acquaintance with the rudiments of music (intervals, scales, rhythm, and notation) is expected. (Also offered in Distance Education format.) |
| Restriction(s): |
MUSC*1180
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MUSC*1500 Applied Music I S,F,W (1-6) [0.50]
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| Individual instruction in the technical and stylistic aspects of artistic solo and ensemble performance. In order to register for this course, students must arrange an audition with the School of Fine Art and Music at the time of course selection. |
| Restriction(s): |
Successful completion of an audition. Registration in semesters 1 to 4. |
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MUSC*2030 Music in Canada F (3-0) [0.50]
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| The background and development of musical life in Canada. Cultivation of understanding of Canadian music using recorded examples with emphasis on 20th-century compositions. (Offered in odd-numbered years.) |
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MUSC*2100 Creating Music on the Computer F,W,S (6-0) [0.50]
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| An introduction to computer technologies as they apply to the creation and manipulation of music. Topics will be drawn from the areas of sound synthesis and processing, recording, encoding, and transcription. The course will include a classroom and an applied component. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
MUSC*1180, some computer experience is also recommended |
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MUSC*2140 History of Jazz F (3-0) [0.50]
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| A survey of the major styles, personalities, and performances of the jazz tradition in terms of its social and cultural contexts through the examination of jazz texts and commentary, autobiographies of musicians, and recorded examples of important performances. (Also offered through distance education format.) |
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MUSC*2150 Music and Popular Culture F,W (3-0) [0.50]
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| A survey of the major genres, styles, personalities and performance of popular music primarily in the 20th-century through lectures, listening, discussion and reading. Issues such as the relationships between popular music and race, class, technology, and art will be examined. Technical knowledge of music is not required. |
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MUSC*2280 Masterworks of Music W,S (0-10) [0.50]
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| Selected musical works from 1600 to the present will be studied with reference to the historical, literary, and artistic milieu in which they were written and performed. Previous familiarity with basic musical terminology and note reading is required. This is a web-based course. (Offered through distance education format only.) |
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MUSC*2530 Instrumental Ensembles I F,W (0-2) [0.25]
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| The study and performance of selected instrumental music through participation in one of the School's ensembles: the University of Guelph Orchestra, Concert Winds, Contemporary Music Ensemble, Jazz Band, Contemporary Music Ensemble, or the Early Music Ensemble. In order to register for an ensemble, the student must arrange for an audition with the School of Fine Art and Music. Auditions will be held prior to the first day of classes each Fall and Winter semester. Students must check with the School of Fine Art and Music office for audition dates. Students are encouraged to audition for an ensemble in the Fall semester and to participate in it for both Fall and Winter semesters. Not all ensembles will be able to accept new members in Winter. Consult the School of Fine Art and Music for further information. |
| Restriction(s): |
Successful completion of an audition. Instructor consent required. |
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MUSC*2550 Choral Ensembles I F,W (0-2) [0.25]
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| The study and performance of selected choral literature through participation in one of the School's ensembles; the University of Guelph Symphonic Choir, the Chamber Choir, or Siren. In order to register for an ensemble, the student must arrange for an audition with the School of Fine Art and Music. Auditions will be held prior to the first day of classes each Fall and Winter semester. Students must check with the School of Fine Art and Music office for audition dates. Students are encouraged to audition for an ensemble in the Fall semester and to participate in it for both Fall and Winter semesters. Not all ensembles will be able to accept new members in Winter. Consult the School of Fine Art and Music for further information. |
| Equate(s): |
MUSC*2520
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| Restriction(s): |
Successful completion of an audition. Instructor consent required. |
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MUSC*3020 Tonal Analysis F (3-0) [0.50]
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| A systematic approach to the principles of reductive analysis of tonal music as they are expressed in the theories of Heinrich Schenker. Introduction of graphic notation. (Offered in even-numbered years.) |
| Prerequisite(s): |
MUSC*2370
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MUSC*3150 Music in London F (3-0) [0.50]
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| A lecture/seminar course that will examine in depth choral and instrumental music of major composers from representative periods and media, performed at London, England. Compositions will be analyzed in relation to their stylistic technique, formal structure, and historical place in the repertoire of music. A professor of music will present weekly seminars, arrange assignments, and give personal supervision in London. |
| Restriction(s): |
Admission to the London Semester. |
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MUSC*3160 Music in London II F (3-0) [0.50]
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| A lecture/seminar course that will examine the music of major composers from representative periods in relation to its evolution and in the context of historical perspective. Musical scores and early instruments will be studied at the British Library, university libraries, and other centres. A professor of music will present weekly seminars, arrange assignments and give personal supervision in London. |
| Restriction(s): |
Admission to the London Semester. |
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MUSC*3290 Musicianship III F (3-0) [0.50]
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| A study of the fundamentals of conducting techniques. Emphasis on practical application to choral and instrumental organizations; score reading and analysis and interpretation of literature. (Offered in odd-numbered years.) |
| Prerequisite(s): |
(MUSC*2180, MUSC*2360) or permission of the instructor |
| Equate(s): |
MUSC*2290
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MUSC*3500 Applied Music V S,F,W (1-6) [0.50]
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| A continuation of MUSC*2510; restricted to students in a Music program (honours major or minor or general, area of concentration). |
| Prerequisite(s): |
3.00 credits in music courses including a minimum grade of 70% in MUSC*2510
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| Restriction(s): |
Registration in a Music program (honours major or minor or general, area of concentration) |
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MUSC*3510 Applied Music IV S,F,W (1-6) [0.50]
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| A continuation of MUSC*3500 including preparation and performance of a juried recital; restricted to students in a Music program (honours major or minor or general, area of concentration). |
| Prerequisite(s): |
4.00 credits in music courses including a minimum grade of 70% in MUSC*3500
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| Restriction(s): |
Registration in a Music program (honours major or minor or general, area of concentration) |
The following "topics" courses normally focus on current areas of faculty research, such as recent developments in jazz research, the reception of the music of Beethoven, the music of Gabriel Faure, improvisational studies, Lied and Art Song, Russian music and literature, and black music of the circum-Atlantic.
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MUSC*3800 Topics in Music U (3-0) [0.50]
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| A course which examines selected topics in music history, performance practice, analysis, and music within its cultural context. |
| Restriction(s): |
Instructor consent required. |
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MUSC*3810 Topics in Music U (3-0) [0.50]
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| A course which examines selected topics in music history, performance practice, analysis, and music within its cultural context. |
| Restriction(s): |
Instructor consent required. |
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MUSC*3820 Topics in Ethnomusicology U (3-0) [0.50]
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| A detailed examination of the world's major musical traditions. Normally, the course will examine either African musical life and that of its descendants in the Americas and the Caribbean, or the musical life of India. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
MUSC*2350
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MUSC*3840 Topics in Music Theory U (3-0) [0.50]
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| An analytical investigation of a selected topic in music. Topics will rotate on an annual basis and may include advanced theoretical study of Western art music as well as jazz theory. |
| Restriction(s): |
Instructor consent required. |
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MUSC*3850 Topics in Music Theory U (3-0) [0.50]
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| An analytical investigation of a selected topic in music. Topics will rotate on an annual basis and may include advanced theoretical study of Western art music as well as jazz theory. |
| Restriction(s): |
Instructor consent required. |
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MUSC*4200 Directed Readings I F,W (3-0) [0.50]
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| A reading course designed to enable the student to investigate a topic in music not otherwise available in the curriculum. The student will design a course of readings and assignments with the instructor and submit the proposal to the Director of the School of Fine Art and Music for approval by the last day of course selection in Fall (for Winter) or Winter (for the following Fall). |
| Prerequisite(s): |
Completion of the music core. |
| Restriction(s): |
Instructor consent required. |
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MUSC*4240 Experiential Learning in Music F,W (3-0) [0.50]
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| This experiential learning option provides qualified undergraduate students with an opportunity to design an independent program that integrates academic study, such as readings or assignments, with off-campus work or performance (paid or volunteer). Written proposals, signed by the instructor, must be submitted to the Director of the School for approval by the last day of course selection in the Fall (for Winter) or Winter (for the following Fall). |
| Prerequisite(s): |
3.00 credits in Music |
| Restriction(s): |
Instructor consent required. |
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MUSC*4401/2 Honours Music Project F-W,W-S [1.00]
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| Preparation of a major theoretical or historical paper or presentation of a full-length recital. Projects are subject to approval of the School, and must be submitted to the Director, on school forms, by the last day of course selection in the previous semester. This is a two-semester course offered over consecutive semesters. When you select it you must select MUSC*4401 in the first semester and MUSC*4402 in the second semester. A grade will not be assigned to MUSC*4401 until MUSC*4402 has been completed. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
Completion of the music core. |
| Restriction(s): |
Permission of the School and registration in an honours major in music (students who wish to propose a recital must also have completed MUSC*3510 with a minimum grade of 80%). |
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