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MS 151 PZ - Television Genres
CrsNo MS 151 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 153 PO - The Original Television Series
CrsNo MS 153 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2012.
Instructor(s): K. Klioutchkine
The Original Television Series from “The Sopranos” to “Mad Men.”. The course examines the original television series, a prominent development in U.S. television and, more broadly, in American culture during the last decade. We discuss representative texts in this genre, among them The Sopranos, The Wire, and Mad Men, and examine the genre’s distinctive features. We also look at how television series engage with American culture. Prerequisite: MS 049 PO or MS 050 PO or MS 051 PO or MS 091 PO .
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MS 160 PO - Japanese Film: Canon to Fringe
CrsNo MS 160 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2012.
Instructor(s): J. Hall
Follows the emergence of Japanese filmmaking with attention to key directors: Ozu, Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Oshima and others. Surveys the range of Japanese genres from feature filmmaking to documentary and experimental work. Prerequisites: MS 050 PO or by permission of instructor.
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MS 161 PO - Image and Revolution: Japanese New Wave and Beyond
CrsNo MS 161 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2014.
Instructor(s): J. Hall
The Japanese New Wave used sex, violence, and the body to launch a critique of domestic and international politics, high-growth economics, and the conventions of Japanese cinema. We explore the utopic visions of radical Japanese filmmaking and its powerful demonstration against social norms. Prerequisites: MS 050 PO or by permission of instructor. Letter grade only.
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MS 170 HM - Digital Cinema: Experience Animation
CrsNo MS 170 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 173 HM - Exile in Cinema
CrsNo MS 173 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 179C HM - Special Topics in Media Studies: Modern China Through the Lens
CrsNo MS 179C HM
See the Harvey Mudd College catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 182 HM - Introduction to Video Production
CrsNo MS 182 HM
Students learn how to make their own videos, using professional video cameras and editing systems. Weekly hands-on workshops will cover the entire production process – storyboarding, shooting, lighting, recording sound and editing in Final Cut Pro. Students will complete several group exercises and individual projects, and participate in critiques of professional media as well as each other’s work. Video is explored as a medium for expression, persuasion, humor, storytelling and art-making. Prerequisite: MS 050 PO Language of Film or MS 049 PO Introduction to Media Studies.
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MS 190 JT - Senior Seminar
CrsNo MS 190 JT
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): Staff
Jointly taught seminar designed for senior majors. Review of key issues/theories in media studies.
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MS 191 PO - Senior Thesis
CrsNo MS 191 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): Staff
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MS 192 PO - Senior Project
CrsNo MS 192 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): Staff
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MS 194 PZ - Media Arts for Social Justice
CrsNo MS 194 PZ
This course examines the process of creating social documentary and community engaged media. Students will study the ethics of working in video production with diverse populations and model projects of community media practice. Working in small groups, students will implement hands-on media production projects in collaboration with local nonprofit and social service agencies. Collaboration will be a key component with CORE Partners of CEC and other sites including: Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe, Pomona Economic Community Center, Pomona Habla, Organizacion en California de Lideres Campensinas, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Transgender Youth Program, Girls and Gangs, and REACH LA. Prerequisite: MS 082 PZ, MS 182 HM, or ART 148 SC or by permission. Course fee.
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MS 196 PZ - Media Internship
CrsNo MS 196 PZ
Internship in a media related industry or an institution integrated with significant and clear connection to academic curriculum through independent written or production project.
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MS 197 PZ - Media Praxis
CrsNo MS 197 PZ
See the Pitzer College catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 198 PZ - Advanced Media Project
CrsNo MS 198 PZ
Student designed media production project involving advanced production and post-production skills as well as adequate pre-production research and a writing component. Prerequisite: MS 082 PZ. May be taken twice for credit. Pass/No Credit only. Course fee.
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MS 199DRPO - Media Studies: Directed Readings
CrsNo MS 199DRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
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MOBI 185 PO - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of DNA Repair
CrsNo MOBI185 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2014.
Instructor(s): T. Negritto
DNA repair mechanisms from eukaryotic cells are analyzed in detail and at the molecular level. Emphasis is given to how mutations that impair DNA repair pathways can result in genomic instability, one of the main forces driving the onset and progression of cancer. Current literature is analyzed in detail and molecular biology methods are covered in depth. Prerequisites: BIOL 040 PO and CHEM 110B PO .
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MOBI 187 PO - Human Diseases with Defective Genome Maintenance Mechanisms
CrsNo MOBI187 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2015.
Instructor(s): T. Negritto
This course will focus on human syndromes and hereditary diseases linked to defective processing of damaged DNA or other aspects of DNA metabolism. The molecular and biochemical defects associated with these diseases will be analyzed in detail in a seminar style course. Prerequisites: BIOL 041C PO and CHEM 110B PO .
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MOBI 188 PO - Molecular Biology Laboratory
CrsNo MOBI188 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): T. Negritto
An advanced junior course of laboratory investigation in molecular biology. Students undertake group and independent research projects and select their senior thesis projects. Pre/co-requisites: CHEM 115 PO and BIOL 163 PO .
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MOBI 191 PO - Senior Library Thesis-Grant Proposal
CrsNo MOBI191 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Senior Thesis - Research Grant Proposal. Completion of a written proposal seeking to solve an outstanding problem in molecular biology. Open to students who have not been approved for an experimental thesis. Letter grade only. Half-course.
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MOBI 194A PO - Experimental Senior Thesis (1st semester)
CrsNo MOBI194A PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): Staff
An experimental senior thesis may be undertaken by mutual agreement between a student and a faculty member and is dependent on the design and availability of a suitable project and/or appropriate lab space. Suitable laboratory projects may include continuation of investigations begun in summer research or independent studies. Taken in two semesters for full course credit each semester; students who do not pass the first semester (MOBI194A, 1st semester) must complete a research grant proposal (MOBI191, half-course) in the second semester. Students unable to secure an experimental thesis must complete a research grant proposal. Letter grade only.
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MOBI 194B PO - Experimental Senior Thesis (2nd semester)
CrsNo MOBI194B PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): Staff
Continuation of the experimental senior thesis project in 194B requires the successful completion of MOBI194A; students who do not pass the first semester course must complete the Senior Library Thesis-Grant Proposal (MOBI191, half-course) in the second semester. Letter grade only.
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MOBI 199DRPO - Molecular Biology: Directed Readings
CrsNo MOBI199DRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
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MOBI 199IRPO - Molecular Biology: Independent Research or Creative Project
CrsNo MOBI199IRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Independent Research or Creative Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
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MOBI 199RAPO - Molecular Biology: Research Asstantship
CrsNo MOBI199RAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Research Assistantship. Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.
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MUS 004 PO - Materials of Music
CrsNo MUS 004 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): E. Lindholm; A. Cramer; G. Lee; J. Rockwell
Materials of Music. Thorough elementary understanding of the materials of music—harmony, melody and rhythm—and facility in reading and notating music. Discussion from historical and theoretical viewpoints of the factors that enter into the musical experience. Laboratory assignments using computer-assisted instruction. No previous musical experience required.
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MUS 010 PO - Individual Instruction, Level I
CrsNo MUS 010 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010BAPO - Bass Level I (Indiv Instruc)
CrsNo MUS 010BAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): F. Tinsley
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010BNPO - Bassoon Level I (Indiv Instruc)
CrsNo MUS 010BNPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): C. Beck
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010CLPO - Clarinet Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010CLPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Bovyer
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010EUPO - Euphonium Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010EUPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): S. Klein
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010FLPO - Flute Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010FLPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Ridich
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010GUPO - Guitar Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010GUPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): J. Sanders; J. Yoshida
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010HDPO - Harpsichord Level I (Indiv Inst)
CrsNo MUS 010HDPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010HNPO - French Horn Level I (Indiv Inst)
CrsNo MUS 010HNPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): D. Ondarza
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010HPPO - Harp Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010HPPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): M. Dropkin
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010OBPO - Oboe Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010OBPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): F. Castillo
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010OGPO - Organ Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010OGPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010PCPO - Percussion Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010PCPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): T. Dimond
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010PFPO - Piano Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010PFPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Lee; G. Blankenburg; M. Kohn; P. Young; L. Zoolalian
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010SAPO - Saxophone Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010SAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): K. Foerch
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010TBPO - Trombone Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010TBPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): P. Keen
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010TPPO - Trumpet Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010TPPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Burkhart
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010TUPO - Tuba Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010TUPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): S. Klein
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010VAPO - Viola Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010VAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): C. Fogg
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010VCPO - Violoncello Lev I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010VCPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Lebow
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010VNPO - Violin Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010VNPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): T. Pelev
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 010VOPO - Voice Level I (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 010VOPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Lytle; U. Kleinecke-Boyer; G. Geiger; H. Price
Individual Instruction, Level I. Half-hour lesson weekly. Cumulative credit.
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MUS 020TUPO - Tuba Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020TUPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): S. Klein
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 20: half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100: hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020 PO - Individual Instruction, Level II
CrsNo MUS 020 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 20 series: half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 series: hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department.
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MUS 020BAPO - Bass Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020BAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): F. Tinsley
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020BNPO - Basson Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020BNPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): C. Beck
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020CLPO - Clarinet Level II (Indiv Inst)
CrsNo MUS 020CLPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Bovyer
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020EUPO - Euphonium Level II (Indiv Inst)
CrsNo MUS 020EUPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): S. Klein
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020FLPO - Flute Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020FLPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Ridich
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020GUPO - Guitar Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020GUPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): J. Sanders; J. Yoshida
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020HDPO - Harpsichord Level II (Indiv In)
CrsNo MUS 020HDPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020HNPO - French Horn Level II (Indiv Ins)
CrsNo MUS 020HNPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): D. Ondarza
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020HPPO - Harp Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020HPPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): M. Dropkin
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020OBPO - Oboe Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020OBPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): F. Castillo
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020OGPO - Organ Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020OGPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020PCPO - Percussion Level II (Indiv Ins)
CrsNo MUS 020PCPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): T. Dimond
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020PFPO - Piano Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020PFPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Lee; G. Blankenburg; M. Kohn; P. Young; L. Zoolalian
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020SAPO - Saxophone Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020SAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): K. Foerch
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020TBPO - Trombone Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020TBPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): P. Keen
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020TPPO - Trumpet Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020TPPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Burkhart
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020VAPO - Viola Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020VAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): C. Fogg
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020VCPO - Violoncello Lev II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020VCPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Lebow
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020VNPO - Violin Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020VNPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): T. Pelev
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 020VOPO - Voice Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 020VOPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Lytle; U. Kleinecke-Boyer; G. Geiger; H. Price
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 031 PO - Pomona College Choir
CrsNo MUS 031 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): D. Di Grazia
A large chorus which draws its membership from the College and the community. Rehearses two evenings a week and generally presents two concerts a year of major choral works. Audition required. Half-course. P/NC grading only.
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MUS 032 PO - Pomona College Glee Club
CrsNo MUS 032 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): D. Di Grazia
The Glee Club, a chamber choir of 20 to 30 members, performs classical music from many historical periods and styles. Concurrent membership in the College Choir throughout the academic year required (except for students who spend their fall semester on study abroad or on official leave from the colleges). Audition required. Half-course. P/NC grading only.
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MUS 033 PO - Pomona College Orchestra
CrsNo MUS 033 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): E. Lindholm
Performance of major works of the orchestral repertoire and training in orchestral techniques. Enrollment by audition. Half-course. P/NC grading only.
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MUS 035 PO - Pomona College Band
CrsNo MUS 035 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Beeks
Rehearsal and performance of original compositions and arrangements for concert band. Two rehearsals per week. Half-course. P/NC grading only.
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MUS 037 PO - Jazz Ensemble
CrsNo MUS 037 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): B. Catlin
Rehearsal and public performance with opportunity for original work. Enrollment by audition. Half-course. P/NC grading only.
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MUS 040 PO - Chamber Music
CrsNo MUS 040 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Lee
Program for vocal and instrumental students who participate in small ensembles under the direction of a faculty coach. Students typically form ensembles before enrolling. The department will ensure that an appropriate coach is assigned. Weekly rehearsals and at least one performance required. Cumulative credit. (May not be taken more than once per semester, regardless of participation.) P/NC grading only.
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MUS 040 HPO - Chamber Music
CrsNo MUS 040 HPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Lee
Program for vocal and instrumental students who participate in small ensembles under the direction of a faculty coach. Students typically form ensembles before enrolling. The department will ensure that an appropriate coach is assigned. Weekly rehearsals and at least one performance required. Half credit-by petition only. (May not be taken more than once per semester, regardless of participation.) P/NC grading only.
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MUS 041 PO - Balinese Gamelan Ensemble
CrsNo MUS 041 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): N. Wenten
Introduction to the Balinese gong kebyar gamelan ensemble and its related performance traditions. As is customary in Bali, students learn to play nearly all the instruments in the ensemble. Attendance is mandatory. Performance emphasized, with some guided listening. No musical experience required. Half-course. P/NC grading only.
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MUS 042B PO - Afro Cuban Music Ensemble
CrsNo MUS 042B PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): J. Addington
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MUS 042G PO - Sea Chanty and Maritime Music Ensemble
CrsNo MUS 042G PO
When Offered: One-time only; fall 2013.
Instructor(s): G. Schreffler
Group singing of songs from the Age of Sailing Ships, in African-American, Irish-American, British, and Caribbean traditions. Focus on chanties (working songs) of sailors and dockers, along with other maritime material (instrumentals, ballads) according to student interest. Emphasis on verbal creativity and improvisation, within “traditional” forms. No prior musical training required. P/NC only.
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MUS 052 PO - Musical and Cultural Currents in Paris, 1870–1930
CrsNo MUS 052 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2016.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
A study of music in Paris within its cultural context. Examination of works by Debussy and Ravel, as well as other notable composers (including Fauré, Satie, Milhaud, Poulenc and Lili Boulanger). Consideration of Impressionism, Symbolism, musical life in the shadow of World War I and the formulation of post-war neo-classicism.
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MUS 054 PO - Music and National Identity
CrsNo MUS 054 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2015.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
A study of music and national identity from the French Revolution through the World War II. Examination of instrumental and vocal works by selected composers including Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, Smetana, Dvorak, Ives, Debussy, Hindemith and Shostakovich. Includes examination of nationalist music in relation to wartime culture (emphasis on World War I and World World II).
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MUS 055 PO - Seven Musical Wonders of the Western World
CrsNo MUS 055 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2014.
Instructor(s): E. Lindholm
Historical, analytical and aural study of seven major works from the Western European and American concert tradition. Genres include symphony, opera, solo, chamber, vocal and instrumental music. Some field trips. No previous musical experience required.
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MUS 056 PO - Words and Music: History of Black Song
CrsNo MUS 056 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2014.
Instructor(s): G. Lytle
Study of the development of the solo song in Western art music. Students will learn how to analyze texts and compositional techniques. Examines the works of selected African-American composers. The ability to read music would be helpful, but it is not required.
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MUS 057 PO - A Survey of Western Music
CrsNo MUS 057 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2013.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson; Staff
Historical survey of Western art music from chant to recent compositions. Study of selected works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, Stravinsky, Adams and others that illustrate significant stylistic and historical developments. This course enriches the student’s experience of music by emphasizing the refinement of listening skills. Lecture, discussion, guided listening, musical score-reading, listening assignments, writing assignments and selected readings.
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MUS 058 PO - Beethoven
CrsNo MUS 058 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2014.
Instructor(s): D. Di Grazia
An examination of Beethoven’s life and creative output. Works from Beethoven’s entire career (including symphonies, concertos, sonatas, chamber music and vocal music) will be studied in the context of the political and social milieu of his time. Discussions will include music by Mozart and Haydn, from which Beethoven drew considerable inspiration and works by later 19th century masters, whose music owes a significant debt to Beethoven’s genius.
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MUS 060 PO - History of Jazz
CrsNo MUS 060 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): B. Bradford
History of jazz from its roots in blues and ragtime through New Orleans jazz, Dixieland, bebop, cool jazz, free jazz and contemporary styles. Emphasis on innovators, characteristics of style and jazz as a reflection of the Black perspective.
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MUS 061 PO - Musical Theatre in America
CrsNo MUS 061 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2014.
Instructor(s): G. Beeks
Survey of the development of musical theatre in 20th century America through the study of selected musical works involving theatre, dance and mixed media. Previous musical experience not required but helpful.
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MUS 062 PO - Survey of American Music
CrsNo MUS 062 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2015.
Instructor(s): G. Lytle
Introduction to the contributions that specific ethnic cultures have made to the diverse fabric of American music. Examines two ethnic populations and the elements which make up the musical life of each group. Lectures, guest presentations and concerts.
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MUS 064 PO - Johann Sebastian Bach
CrsNo MUS 064 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2014.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
Study of J.S. Bach and of his instrumental and vocal music. Emphasis on the Brandenburg Concertos, the Mass in B Minor and Bach’s keyboard works. Examination of performance issues, with emphasis on the keyboard instruments he knew (notably harpsichords and organs). Discussion of the critique made of Bach’s music by composers, performers and historians.
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MUS 065 PO - Introduction to World Music
CrsNo MUS 065 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): K. Hagedorn, G. Schreffler
Functional approach to studying the diversity of musical traditions. Focuses on the function and context of performance in geographically representative samples. Examines such issues as gender, religion, politics and ethnicity through the lens of specific performance traditions.
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MUS 068 PO - Listening to American Popular Music
CrsNo MUS 068 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2013.
Instructor(s): J. Rockwell
Examines the varied soundscape of popular music in the United States. Through listening, analysis and criticism, the course draws connections between music and meaning in genres ranging from 19th-century song through early blues, hillbilly music, rock, folk, funk, metal, megapop and rap.
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MUS 070 PO - Ethnomusicology in Theory, Method and Practice
CrsNo MUS 070 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): K. Hagedorn, G. Schreffler
Examines ethnomusicology as a changing and vital discipline. Weekly focus on different case studies to highlight particular issues, including defining ethnomusicology and its practitioners; changing ideologies of the field and field work; feminist approaches to ethnomusicology and performance of healing and notion of authenticity. Course includes performance, proposal for musical ethnography and guest lecturers.
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MUS 072 PO - Gendering Performance
CrsNo MUS 072 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): K. Hagedorn
How are issues of gender manifested and constructed through performance and how do we perceive these issues as performers and as an audience? Weekly units focus on such topics as rap, taiko, salsa and performance art.
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MUS 073 PO - Music, Gender and Ritual in Latin America
CrsNo MUS 073 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2015.
Instructor(s): K. Hagedorn
Survey of Latin American performance traditions, examined through the interpretive frameworks of ritual and gender with an emphasis on critical analysis of the quincentenary commemoration. Weekly units focus on such topics as Andean panpipe music, Brazilian candomblé, Argentinean tango, Mexican flamenco and the Venezuelan Festival of St. John. No prerequisites, but a background in music or social sciences is recommended.
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MUS 074 PO - Music on the Margins: Roma Performance in Europe
CrsNo MUS 074 PO
When Offered: Spring 2016.
Instructor(s): K. Hagedorn
Roma is the indigenous name for “gypsies,” itinerant laborers and musicians. We will examine Roma performance in Hungary, Spain and France, and explore how Roma performance responds to local circumstances, from outright persecution (Hungary) to focused discrimination (Spain) to distanced exoticization (France).
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MUS 076 PO - Performing the Sacred: Toward a Theology of Sound
CrsNo MUS 076 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2014.
Instructor(s): K. Hagedorn
This course explores how musical sound and other related performative phenomena are perceived and employed across a variety of religious practices—as sonic representations of the divine, as mystical evocations and as facilitators for ecstatic experience.
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MUS 078 PO - Performance Traditions of the African Diaspora: Shango in the New World
CrsNo MUS 078 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2014.
Instructor(s): K. Hagedorn
Introduction to the vast legacy of the African diaspora, approached through its performance traditions. Comparison of West African performance contexts and aesthetics with those of the Caribbean, Black America and Afro-Latin America. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor. A background in music or social sciences is recommended. Not open to first-year students.
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MUS 080 PO - Music Theory I
CrsNo MUS 080 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): A. Cramer; T. Flaherty; J. Rockwell
Two-part counterpoint, four-part writing, using root position and inverted triads, dominant seventh chords. Small forms.
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MUS 080 LPO - Lab, Theory I
CrsNo MUS 080 LPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Prerequisite: MUS 080 PO .
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