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Senior Projects — MPF4226.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
Credits: 2
This course will serve as a forum for technical planning and feedback for seniors scheduling a musical show or installation in Spring 2020. The majority of work for any senior show will be expected to be composed and/or collected by the beginning of the term. Students will be required to pick an advisor from appropriate music faculty to advise their particular projects as they
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Senior Projects — MPF4104.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Kitty Brazelton
Credits: 2
Salon-style, seniors will meet to discuss advanced work, whether composition- and performance-related to senior concerts or other culminating work. Critical exchange and support between salon members is required, along with practical help in planning productions. Corequisites: Attendance at Music Workshop
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Senior Projects in Music – A Deeper Look — MCO4376.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Kitty Brazelton
Credits: 4
Senior music concentrators and seniors who have enjoyed a strong background in Music, may plan to present advanced work in the form of a concert or other time-based demonstration. In this course, they will meet in small salon-like groups of 4-6 for a weekly in-depth seminar during which they present their concepts and material for comment, edit and revision as necessary,
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Senior Projects — MPF4226.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Senem Pirler
Credits: 2
This course will serve as a workshop and forum for seniors who are planning to present their senior projects in Spring 2020. In this course, we will meet and discuss students' projects which may be produced through any creative practice including (but not limited to) performance, installation, musical show, etc. Students will be expected to complete most of their compositions
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Serialism — MTH4423.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
Credits: 2
A course on the watershed musical techniques that dominated classical musical composition in the 20th century. We’ll trace serial thought from its roots in late 19th century through Schoenberg’s discovery of the dodecaphonic technique.  We’ll analyze the works of the Second Viennese School and explore the aesthetic domination of so-called post-Webernian serialism, as well
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Seven Composers — MHI2001.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Allen Shawn
Credits: 4
In this course we will study the lives and music of seven fascinating composers whose work can be looked at from a variety of angles--historical, social and musical. They are: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Florence Price, Vivian Fine, Nina Simone, Galina Ustvolskaya and Sofia Gubaidulina. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was the sister of one of the most celebrated
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Shorter Songs — Cancelled

Spring 2020
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
Credits: 2
What elements set certain composers apart from their contemporaries? In any genre, there are those who “raise the bar” and gain respect both for being prolific and breaking traditions of harmony and form. Jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter took his cue from ground-breaking composers before him such as Duke Ellington and Thelonius Monk, helping to create new directions in jazz while
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Shorter Songs — MTH4110.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
Credits: 2
What elements set certain composers apart from their contemporaries? In any genre, there are those who “raise the bar” and gain respect both for being prolific and breaking traditions of harmony and form. Jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter took his cue from ground-breaking composers before him such as Duke Ellington and Thelonius Monk, helping to create new directions in jazz while
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Shorter Songs — MTH4110.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
Credits: 2
What elements set certain composers apart from their contemporaries? In any genre, there are those who "raise the bar" and gain respect both for being prolific and breaking traditions of harmony and form. Jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter took his cue from ground-breaking composers before him such as Duke Ellington and Thelonius Monk, helping to create new directions in jazz while
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Sing — MUS2148.02

Fall 2020
Instructor: Kerry Ryer-Parke
Credits: 1
Open to the entire College community. We will gather once a week to sing rounds, chant, chorales, work songs, protest songs, sea chanteys, Sacred Harp, and folk songs from around the world. The words are less important than the joy of singing as a community. Do you play an instrument that can accompany singing? Bring it- and come to sing and play. No performances- evaluation is
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Sing — MUS2148.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Kerry Ryer-Parke
Credits: 2
We will gather once a week to learn and sing rounds, chant, chorales, work songs, protest songs, sea chanteys, Sacred Harp, and folk songs and dances from around the world. The goal is purely the joy of singing as a community. No performances. Evaluation is by attendance and participation only. We will use our ears and simple notation to learn the music- no previous
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Sing — MUS2148.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: Kerry Ryer-Parke
Credits: 1
Open to the entire College community. We will gather once a week to sing rounds, chant, chorales, work songs, protest songs, sea chanteys, Sacred Harp, and folk songs from around the world. The words are less important than the joy of singing as a community. Do you play an instrument that can accompany singing? Bring it- and come to sing and play. No performances- evaluation is
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Sing — MUS2148.01; section 1

Fall 2016
Instructor: Kerry Ryer-Parke
Credits: 1
We will gather once a week to sing rounds, chant, chorales, work songs, protest songs, sea chanteys, Sacred Harp, and folk songs from around the world. The words are less important than the joy of singing as a community. No performances- evaluation is by attendance only. We will use our ears and simple notation to learn the music- no previous singing experience is necessary.
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Sing — MUS2148.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Kerry Ryer-Parke
Credits: 1
We will gather once a week to sing rounds, chant, chorales, work songs, protest songs, sea chanteys, Sacred Harp, and folk songs from around the world. The words are less important than the joy of singing as a community. No performances- evaluation is by attendance only. We will use our ears and simple notation to learn the music- no previous singing experience is necessary.
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Sing — MUS2148.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Kerry Ryer-Parke
Credits: 1
We will gather once a week to sing rounds, chant, chorales, work songs, protest songs, sea chanteys, Sacred Harp, and folk songs from around the world. The words are less important than the joy of singing as a community. No performances- evaluation is by attendance only. We will use our ears and simple notation to learn the music- no previous singing experience is necessary.
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Sing — MUS2148.02; section 2

Fall 2016
Instructor:
Credits: 1
We will gather once a week to sing rounds, chant, chorales, work songs, protest songs, sea chanteys, Sacred Harp, and folk songs from around the world. The words are less important than the joy of singing as a community. No performances- evaluation is by attendance only. We will use our ears and simple notation to learn the music- no previous singing experience is necessary.
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Sing What You Write — MVO4403.04

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 1
Do you compose songs but lack confidence in your singing? Learn skills to get your ideas across clearly while preserving your unique sound. We’ll study successful singer-songwriters to see how they do it, then study and apply breath, alignment, diction, phrasing, mic technique and timing to help you sing anything you can imagine writing. You will be expected to show progress
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Sing What You Write — MVO4403.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: Kerry Ryer-Parke
Credits: 1
Do you compose songs but lack confidence in your singing? Learn skills to get your ideas across clearly while preserving your unique sound. We’ll study successful singer-songwriters to see how they do it, then study and apply breath, alignment, diction, phrasing, mic technique and timing to help you sing anything you can imagine writing. You will be expected to show progress
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Sing What You Write — MVO2304.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: Kerry Ryer-Parke
Credits: 2
Do you compose songs but lack confidence in your singing? Learn skills to get your ideas across clearly while preserving your unique sound. We’ll study successful singer-songwriters to see how they do it, then study and apply breath, alignment, diction, phrasing, mic technique and timing to help you sing anything you can imagine writing.You
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Song for Ireland and Celtic Connections — MHI2251.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
Celtic music from Ireland, Scotland, Bretagne, Galacia, and Cape Breton will be experienced, studied, and performed using instruments and voices. We'll find and cross the musical bridges between regions--from the ballads of Ireland, Scotland and Wales to the Alalas of Spain and dance tunes of Brittany. An end-of-term presentation will be prepared drawing on inspiration from
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Song for Ireland and Celtic Connections — MHI2251.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
Celtic history and music from Ireland, Scotland, Bretagne, Galatia, and Cape Breton will be experienced, studied, and performed using instruments and voices. We’ll find and cross the musical bridges between regions–from the ballads of Ireland, Scotland and Wales to the Alalas of Spain and dance tunes of Brittany. An end-of-term presentation will be prepared drawing on
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Song for Ireland and Celtic Connections — MHI2251.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
Celtic history and music from Ireland, Scotland, Bretagne, Galatia, and Cape Breton will be experienced, studied, and performed using instruments and voices. We’ll find and cross the musical bridges between regions–from the ballads of Ireland, Scotland and Wales to the Alalas of Spain and dance tunes of Brittany. An end-of-term presentation will be prepared drawing on
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Song for Ireland and Celtic Connections — MHI2251.01

Spring 2024
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 4
Celtic history and music from Ireland, Scotland, Bretagne, Galatia, and Cape Breton will be experienced, studied, and performed using instruments and voices. We’ll find and cross the musical bridges between regions–from the ballads of Ireland, Scotland and Wales to the Alalas of Spain and dance tunes of Brittany. An end-of-term presentation will be prepared drawing on
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Song for Ireland and Celtic Connections — MHI2251.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: John Kirk
Credits: 2
Celtic history and music from Ireland, Scotland, Bretagne, Galatia, and Cape Breton will be experienced, studied, and performed using instruments and voices. We’ll find and cross the musical bridges between regions–from the ballads of Ireland, Scotland and Wales to the Alalas of Spain and dance tunes of Brittany. An end-of-term presentation will be prepared drawing on
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