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BMus Practical Lessons 1.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.

BMus Practical Lessons 2.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Practical examination in clarinet techniques.

Jazz Materials 1.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Fundamental aural and theoretical skills associated with the jazz idiom. Nomenclature, chord construction, chord/scale relationships, harmonic progression, circle of 5ths, simple turnarounds, simple substitution, symmetrical scales and chord relationships, voice leading.

Jazz Materials 2.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Simple and advanced substitution, borrowed chords, reharmonisation, modes of harmonic minor and melodic minor diatonic systems, unresolved tensions, odd and infrequent modulations, mixed two-five-ones, introduction to polychords, slashchords and non-functional harmony.

Jazz Keyboard Proficiency 1.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Basic piano skills, basic comping techniques, standard 3 note rootless voicings in 7, 3 and 3, 7 position with one extension, two-five-ones in major and minor - limited keys. Simple substitution and reharmonisation.

Jazz Keyboard Proficiency 2.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Continuation of previous semester. Two-five-ones and mixed two-five-ones using 4 note close position voicings and 4 and 5 note spreads, in all keys, diminished passing chords, half step shifts, voice leading extensions, quartal and modal voicing, sight reading of standard jazz repertoire.

Jazz History Survey.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

An introductory study of the principal recordings, artists and musical trends in jazz from its origins to the present day.

Music as a Profession 1.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Music Professional Development: An introduction to information, resources, and skills related to physical, mental, and professional well-being for the musician and scholar.

Jazz Ear Training 1.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Rhythmic, melodic and harmonic materials from the jazz idiom. Sight-singing, dictation and transcription with some classical materials.

Jazz Ear Training 2.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Advanced jazz idioms.

Applied Jazz Theory.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

An examination of harmonic practices and compositional styles in post-1960 jazz. Various theoretical approaches to jazz harmonic analysis will be addressed. Students analyze and compose jazz tunes and longer forms.

Theory and Analysis 1.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Diatonic chords and harmonic progressions, focus on outer-voice framework, cadences, embellishments, building chordal fluency in common-practice tonality, applied chords.

Theory and Analysis 2.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Sequences and modulation, chromatic vocabulary, analysis of simple theme types (sentence, period, hybrids) and fugal techniques.

Theory and Analysis 3.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Compositional resources of late 18th and early 19th century music. Analysis of forms common to the period c. 1770 - 1840, including Classical sonata forms in several media.

Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation 1.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Introduction to basic improvisation concepts of phrasing, articulation, melodic development, harmonic control, musical vocabulary and style. Pedagogical techniques will be discussed.

Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation 2.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

A continuation of development of basic improvisation concepts of phrasing, articulation, melodic development, harmonic control, musical vocabulary and style. Pedagogical techniques will be discussed.

Critical Thinking About Music.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Examination of various periods and styles: e.g., central works from different traditions, the interaction of music and society, performance practice, and music's relation to other arts.

BMus Practical Lessons 3.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.

BMus Practical Lessons 4.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.

BMus Concentration Final Examination.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.

Music as a Profession 2.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

An overview of the responsibilities and skills required of professions in music and of the varied career paths leading from a music degree.

Advanced Jazz Ear Training.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Dictation workshop. Content includes tonal functions commonly found in Blues, Standard Tunes and post-1960s tunes; all harmonic structures commonly used in jazz; modulations to all keys; harmonic sequences and turnaround patterns; all commonly used jazz scales; melodic dictation of tonic, II-V and turnaround patterns.

Musicianship for Strings.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, articulation, voice-leading and sound texture for strings.

Post-Tonal Musicianship.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Extended tonal and post-tonal harmonic and contrapuntal structures, rhythmic practices of the 20th and 21st century, score reading.

Musicianship for Voice.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, voice-leading and sound texture.

Introduction to Improvisation and Ornamentation.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Principles of improvisation and ornamentation for music before 1800, including harmonic progressions and voice-leading and contrapuntal patterns for instrumentalists and singers, along with examples of ornamented vocal and instrumental works from 17th and 18th century sources.

Musicianship for Percussion.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on polyrhythm.

Topics in Musicianship.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Advanced ear training challenges in rhythm, pitch, harmony, form, or timbre.

Topics in Global Musicianship.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Musicianship skills from one or more global musical practice(s), with specific challenges and approaches corresponding to the selected topic.

Singing Renaissance Notation.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Choral sightsinging of mensural notation, with a focus on white notation c. 1420-1600. Development of basic fluency in the notation, interpretation of values in triple meter, addition of accidentals given the contrapuntal context as perceived aurally, Renaissance solmisation.

Jazz Vocal Workshop.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Vocal workshop for jazz musicians.

Cappella Antica.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

An ensemble of 8 to 12 voices specializing in early music. N.B. This ensemble may substitute as a Basic Ensemble in programs that specify Choral Ensemble, with Departmental approval.

Baroque Orchestra.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Open to singers and instrumentalists, this ensemble specializes in chamber music primarily of the Baroque era.

Cappella 黑料社.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

An ensemble of 16 voices performing challenging repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day. Since the expectation is a level of performance equivalent to a professional chamber ensemble, singers wishing to join this group should have had considerable ensemble experience, and advanced vocal and sight-reading skills.

黑料社 Wind Orchestra.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Large ensemble for wind instruments.

Chamber Jazz Ensemble.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

This ensemble will deal with the extensive repertoire of music which exists for small jazz orchestra (9-13 instruments).

Choral Ensembles.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Students enrolling in Choral Ensembles will be assigned to one of the above groups.

Contemporary Music Ensemble.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Ensemble for contemporary music - instruments and voice.

Jazz Ensembles.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Ensemble for jazz - instruments and voice.

黑料社 Symphony Orchestra.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Ensemble for orchestral instruments.