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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 20–30 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): Staff
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
Chamber Music. 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, 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 2014.
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 2013.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
A study of music and national identity from the French Revolution through the Second World War. 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 WWI and WWII).
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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 2013.
Instructor(s): G. Lee; E. Lindholm
Historical, analytical and aural study of seven major works from the Western European and American concert tradition. Genres include symphony, opera, solo and 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 2012.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
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 2013.
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 2013.
Instructor(s): J. Bailey
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 2013.
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 spring 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 on 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; 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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MUS 081 PO - Music Theory II
CrsNo MUS 081 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): A. Cramer; T. Flaherty; J. Rockwell
Diatonic and chromatic harmony, in four parts and freer styles. Sonata and related forms. Prerequisite: MUS 080 PO .
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MUS 081 LPO - Lab, Theory II
CrsNo MUS 081 LPO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): staff
Prerequisite: MUS 081 PO .
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MUS 082 PO - Music Theory III
CrsNo MUS 082 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): A. Cramer; J. Rockwell
Late 19th-century harmonic techniques, contrapuntal styles. Prerequisite: MUS 081 PO .
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MUS 082 LPO - Lab, Theory III
CrsNo MUS 082 LPO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): staff
Prerequisite: MUS 082 PO .
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MUS 086 PO - Music in Theory and Practice
CrsNo MUS 086 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): A. Cramer; K. Hagedorn; J. Rockwell
A comprehensive and integrated view of music as a field of study. Intensive analysis of concepts involved in the study and practice of Western and non-Western music. Emphasis on current approaches in music history, ethnomusicology and music theory. Critical writing, aural and analytical skills. Some composition. Prerequisite: MUS 004 PO or MUS 080 PO .
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MUS 089C PO - Music in Punjabi Culture
CrsNo MUS 089C PO
When Offered: One-time only; spring 2013.
Instructor(s): G. Schreffler
Overview of musical life in Punjab (India-Pakistan cross-border region) and the Punjabi Diaspora, with emphasis on the changing role of music and dance in new social contexts. Examines how music is mapped upon such social dimensions as gender, class, and ethnicity, and the impact of modern media, emigration, and globalization.
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MUS 089D PO - Exploring Music’s Margins: Definitions of Music Across Culture
CrsNo MUS 089D PO
When Offered: One-time only; spring 2013.
Instructor(s): G. Schreffler
Considers how different music-cultures define “music,” especially in distinction from other categories of phenomena such as devotion, healing, text, singing, work, play, service, percussion, sound, or noise. Focuses on selected “marginal” musical phenomena to discover culturally-specific minimal criteria and to gain insight into people’s beliefs about and attitudes towards music.
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MUS 091 PO - Perception and Cognition of Sound in the Modern World
CrsNo MUS 091 PO
When Offered: Spring 2013.
Instructor(s): A. Cramer
This multi-disciplinary course examines sound as a cultural and technological artifact. Surveying recent scholarship in cognitive science, history, musicology, media studies and psychoacoustics, we study film, music, early recording devices, architectural and urban spaces, and other sites of sound in the modern world.
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MUS 096A PO - Electronic Music Studio
CrsNo MUS 096A PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): T. Flaherty
Laboratory course designed to develop electronic compositions using techniques of analog and digital synthesis. Permission of instructor required. MUS 096B PO may be repeated once for credit. MUS 96A, each fall; MUS 096B PO, each spring.
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MUS 096B PO - Electronic Music Studio
CrsNo MUS 096B PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): T. Flaherty; Staff
Laboratory course designed to develop electronic compositions using techniques of analog and digital synthesis. Permission of instructor required. MUS 96B may be repeated once for credit. MUS 096A PO, each fall; MUS 96B, each spring.Prerequisite: MUS 096A PO .
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MUS 100 PO - Individual Instruction, Level II
CrsNo MUS 100 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 100BAPO - Bass Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100BAPO
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 100BNPO - Bassoon Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100BNPO
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 100CLPO - Clarinet Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100CLPO
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 100EUPO - Euphonium Level II (Indiv Inst)
CrsNo MUS 100EUPO
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 100FLPO - Flute Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100FLPO
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 100GUPO - Guitar Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100GUPO
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 100HDPO - Harpsichord Level II (Indiv Ins)
CrsNo MUS 100HDPO
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 100HNPO - French Horn Level II (Indiv Ins)
CrsNo MUS 100HNPO
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 100HPPO - Harp Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100HPPO
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 100OBPO - Oboe Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100OBPO
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 100OGPO - Organ Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100OGPO
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 100PCPO - Percussion Level II (Indiv Ins)
CrsNo MUS 100PCPO
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 100PFPO - Piano Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100PFPO
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 100SAPO - Saxophone Level II (Indiv Inst)
CrsNo MUS 100SAPO
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 100TBPO - Trombone Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100TBPO
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 100TPPO - Trumpet Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100TPPO
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 100TUPO - Tuba Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100TUPO
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 100VAPO - Viola Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100VAPO
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 100VCPO - Violoncello Lev II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100VCPO
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 100VNPO - Violin Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100VNPO
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 100VOPO - Voice Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100VOPO
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 113 PO - Orchestration and Instrumentation
CrsNo MUS 113 PO
When Offered: Spring 2013.
Instructor(s): E. Lindholm
Instruments of the orchestra, their historical development and current capabilities. Notation and performance practice. Analysis of selected works since 1700 and exercises in scoring and arranging for orchestra and chamber ensembles to develop historical understanding, imagination and practical skill. Prerequisite: MUS 082 PO , or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
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MUS 117 PO - Conducting
CrsNo MUS 117 PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): E. Lindholm; D. Di Grazia
Introduction to the skills of baton technique, score reading and projecting musical impulse through gesture and body language. Particular attention paid to developing an aural image of the score and addressing the ensemble appropriately. Prerequisite: MUS 081 PO . Half-course.
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MUS 119 SC - Women in Music
CrsNo MUS 119 SC
This class will study the roles of women in music as composers, performers, music writers and as patrons. While the class will focus on women’s contributions to music, the fact of and reasons for the absence of those contributions in the chronicled histories of music until very recently will be studied.
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MUS 120 SC - Music in Christian Practice
CrsNo MUS 120 SC
When Offered: Last offered spring 2012.
Instructor(s): Y. Kang
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MUS 120A PO - History of Western Music
CrsNo MUS 120A PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): G. Beeks; D. Di Grazia
Study of Western music from Middle Ages to the 20th century, with reference to influence, stylistic development, reception history, performance practice, history of instruments and relevant theoretical writings. Readings, listening, discussion, oral presentations, class performance and analytical projects. Prerequisites: MUS 080 PO .
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MUS 120B PO - History of Western Music
CrsNo MUS 120B PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
Study of Western music from Middle Ages to the 20th century, with reference to influence, stylistic development, reception history, performance practice, history of instruments and relevant theoretical writings. Readings, listening, discussion, oral presentations, class performance and analytical projects. Prerequisites: MUS 080 PO ; MUS 081 PO and MUS 120A PO strongly recommended.
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MUS 121 SC - Music of the Spirits
CrsNo MUS 121 SC
This course will involve three case studies of religious musical cultures in the United States: Tewa Pueblo ritual dance ceremonies, Hawaiian hula kahiko and auana, and African American gospel music. Ethnomusicological research methods, musical analysis, social function and ritual significance will be discussed. No previous musical experience is required.
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MUS 123 SC - Music and the Performance of Identities: Intersections of Race, Class and Gender
CrsNo MUS 123 SC
This course will explore the ways in which individuals and groups represent, transform and recreate their identities through musical performance and other performative acts. We will discuss several issues of “musical identity” including: musical nationalism, musical representations and expressions of ethnic identity, the creation and expression of gender in music, and the representation of the self through music.
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MUS 126 SC - Music in East Asia and Diaspora
CrsNo MUS 126 SC
This course introduces the “traditional” music of China, Korea and Japan and explores the ways in which traditional performing arts have been transformed, adapted and given new meanings in these modern nation-states and the East Asian diasporic communities of the United States. A survey of these musical traditions will be followed by a closer study of pungmul, kabuki, taiko, Chinese opera, and pansori.
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MUS 130 SC - Rhythm and the Latina Body Politic
CrsNo MUS 130 SC
This interdisciplinary course focuses on the construction of Latina bodies in contemporary U.S. popular culture, in particular how dance movement is often ethnically defined along cultural and gendered stereotypes. Dance, music and control of the body are used as key concepts in exploring this arena.
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MUS 131 SC - Mariachi Performance and Culture
CrsNo MUS 131 SC
This course combines a musical ensemble with music history and the study of culture. Students become familiar with the Mexican mariachi music tradition through participation, lecture, readings, exams, multi-media materials and a final concert. Cultural representation and ethnicity help us explore the tradition’s history and its role in contemporary society.
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MUS 132 - Stravinsky: His Milieu and His Music.
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MUS 152 PO - Musical and Cultural Currents in Paris, 1870–1930
CrsNo MUS 152 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2014.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
Same course as MUS 052 PO, but with additional papers and/or projects required.
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MUS 154 PO - Music and National Identity
CrsNo MUS 154 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2013.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
A study of music and national identity from the French Revolution through the Second World War. 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 WWI and WWII).
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MUS 161 PO - Musical Theatre in America
CrsNo MUS 161 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2013.
Instructor(s): J. Bailey
Same course as MUS 061 PO, but with additional papers and/or projects required.
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MUS 164 PO - Johann Sebastian Bach
CrsNo MUS 164 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2014.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
Same course as MUS 064 PO, but with additional papers and/or projects required.
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MUS 183 PO - Advanced Topics in Performance
CrsNo MUS 183 PO
When Offered: Spring 2013.
Instructor(s): G. Lee
Refinement of techniques of musical interpretation, style and presentation, integrated with theoretical and historical studies. Prerequisites: MUS 020 PO or MUS 100 PO and MUS 081 PO. Repeatable for credit. Half-course.
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MUS 184 PO - 20th-Century Music History and Theory
CrsNo MUS 184 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): T. Flaherty
20th-century musical techniques and their historical contexts. Prerequisites: MUS 082 PO and MUS 120B PO .
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MUS 190 PO - Senior Colloquium
CrsNo MUS 190 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): Staff
Directed study for majors who are completing the senior exercise. Features regular meetings of students and their advisors for review and discussion of major topics and methods in music composition, theory, history, performance, ethnomusicology, and other specializations as relevant. Required of senior majors. P/NC only.
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MUS 191 PO - Senior Thesis
CrsNo MUS 191 PO
Instructor(s): Staff
Required for the history concentration and written under faculty guidance in the senior year.
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MUS 192 PO - Senior Project
CrsNo MUS 192 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Half course for students without concentrations; half course for Performance concentration; full course for all other concentrations. Prepared under faculty guidance. Proposals must be submitted by April 10 of the junior year in order to be approved by the Music Department faculty. The senior project for a music major without a concentration involves a research paper (normally at least 20 pages), a lecture-recital, or work in another format subject to approval. Each concentration has its own specific requirements for senior projects; see the descriptions of the concentrations. Letter grade only.
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MUS 199DRPO - Music: Directed Readings
CrsNo MUS 199DRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
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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MUS 199IRPO - Music: Independent Research
CrsNo MUS 199IRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
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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NEUR 101 PO - Introduction to Neuroscience with Laboratory
CrsNo NEUR101 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): J. King; J. Watanabe
An introduction to the field of neuroscience. Basic principles of neuroscience are covered including how the cells in the nervous system process signals and transmit information, basic brain anatomy and an introduction to human and comparative systems neuroscience. Prerequisites: BIOL 040 PO and BIOL 041C PO . Letter grade only.
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NEUR 102 PO - Neuroethology: Mechanisms of Behavior with Laboratory
CrsNo NEUR102 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): R. Levin
A comparative approach to examining how the nervous system supports behavior. Topics include the evolution and organization of the nervous system, neural-endocrine interactions and mechanisms underlying the detection and recognition of behavioral signals and the generation of a behavioral response to them. Prerequisite: BIOL 040 PO and BIOL 041C PO ; or BIOL 041E PO ; or NEUR 101 PO .
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NEUR 103 PO - Neuropharmacology
CrsNo NEUR103 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2012.
Instructor(s): K. Parfitt
Introduction to neuropharmacology. Overview of the major neurotransmitter systems, drug-receptor interactions and synaptic transmission. Emphasis on the mechanisms and actions of psychoactive drugs, including drugs of abuse, the biology of addiction and treatment of psychiatric illness and neurodegenerative disease. Prerequisite: BIOL 041C PO or NEUR 101 PO .
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NEUR 105 PO - Neuroimmunology: Molecular and Cellular Interactions Between the Nervous and Immune Systems
CrsNo NEUR105 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): J. Watanabe
The course explores the role of immune molecules in neural development, and the bi-directional mechanisms by which the brain and immune system communicate with each other in health and during injury or infection. Topics include: innate immunity in brain development, inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases, central nervous system infections, autoimmune diseases, and the immune system in psychiatric disorders. Emphasis will be placed on critical evaluating readings from the primary literature, experimental design, and scientific writing. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: NEUR 101 PO.
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NEUR 110 PO - Developmental Neurobiology with Laboratory
CrsNo NEUR110 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): J. Matsui
Focuses on the developing nervous system. Topics include neural differentiation, cell birth and death, axon guidance, establishing the appropriate connections in the developing brain and adult neurogenesis and repair. Emphasis will be placed on critically evaluating readings from the primary literature, experimental design and scientific writing. Prerequisite: NEUR 101 PO.
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NEUR 130 PO - Vertebrate Sensory Systems with Laboratory
CrsNo NEUR130 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): K. Johnson
Vertebrates possess remarkable adaptations for exploring their external environment. We will examine the senses of smell, taste, touch, vision and hearing at molecular, cellular and systems levels, with particular focus on the development of these systems. Topics will also include comparative anatomy, physiology, neural coding and exotic sensory systems. Prerequisite: BIOL 041C PO .
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NEUR 143 PO - The Human Brain: From Cells to Behavior with Laboratory
CrsNo NEUR143 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): R. Lewis; N. Weekes
An advanced laboratory course in the relationships between structure and function that exist in the human nervous system. We will critically analyze methods of exploring the human nervous system including lesion, electrophysiological, neurochemical and neuroimaging approaches. Topics will include sensation and perception, cognition and emotion, movement, regulatory systems and social behavior. Prerequisite: NEUR 101 PO .
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NEUR 178 PO - Neurobiology with Laboratory
CrsNo NEUR178 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2012.
Instructor(s): K. Parfitt
Introduction to the biology of the nervous systems of vertebrates and invertebrates. Emphasis on cellular and molecular approaches. The ionic basis of electrical signaling in excitable cells, the physiology and biochemistry of synaptic transmission, the molecular mechanisms of learning and memory and selected topics in the field. Previously offered as BIOL178 PO. Prerequisite: NEUR 101 PO and BIOL 041C PO .
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NEUR 189S PO - Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission
CrsNo NEUR189S PO
When Offered: Last offered fall 2009.
Instructor(s): Staff
In this seminar course, we will discuss readings from the primary literature that address possible mechanisms by which neurotransmitter release is regulated and postsynaptic mechanisms for interpreting neurochemical signals. The readings will be relevant to understanding learning and memory, addiction, neurodegenerative disease, and basic pharmacology. Prerequisites: BIOL 041C PO and permission of the instructor.
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NEUR 190 PO - Senior Seminar
CrsNo NEUR190 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): J. King
Critical analysis and discussion of the current research literature in neuroscience. Discussion of senior thesis exercise. Topics vary each year. Half-course. Senior majors only.
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NEUR 191 PO - Senior Library Thesis
CrsNo NEUR191 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): Staff
A non-empirical thesis in which students design a research protocol to answer an original question. Written in the form of a grant proposal. Half-course. May be taken in either semester of the senior year. Prerequisite: permission of instructor required.
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NEUR 192 PO - Neuroscience Senior Project
CrsNo NEUR192 PO
When Offered: Spring 2013.
Instructor(s): J. King
Senior Project. A non-empirical thesis in which students design and implement a project related to neuroscience. Most of these second semester projects will arise from topics addressed in student’s first semester literature reviews. An oral presentation of the project is required. Half-course.
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