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Re: GMU Music Courses

Hello Rahul, here I am providing you Music Courses of George Mason University…

100 Fundamentals of Music

101 Music Appreciation

103 Folk and Traditional Music of the World

104 Introduction to 20th-Century Music

105 Music in the United States

106 Latin American Music

107 The Development of Jazz

113 Sight Singing and Ear Training I

114 Sight Singing and Ear Training II

115 Theory I

116 Theory II

171 Keyboard Skills I

172 Keyboard Skills II

215 Theory III -

216 Form and Analysis

231 Survey of World Music

251 The Art of Teaching Music

273 Keyboard Skills III

301 Music in Motion Pictures

302 American Musical Theater

319 Class Composition and Arranging

325, 326 Performance Seminar for Singers and Accompanists I, II taken three times for credit.

331 Music Literature in History I

Private Music Instruction
All private music instruction is by arrangement. Students must consult the Director of Applied Music Studies in the Department of Music for teacher assignment and registration numbers. The private music instruction fee applies.
For a music major or minor: half-hour lesson per week (1 credit), $164.50; hour lesson per week (2 or 3 credits), $329. For a nonmusic major: half-hour lesson per week (1 credit), $182; hour lesson per week (2 credits), $364.
Private music instruction is offered in the following areas: accompanying, bassoon, cello, clarinet, composition, conducting, euphonium, flute, classical guitar, harp, harpsichord, horn, koto, oboe, organ, percussion, piano, saxophone, string bass, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, viola da gamba, violin, and voice.
Nonmajor Private Music Instruction (1,2:0:.5-1). Prerequisite: None. For non-music majors only.
To earn one credit per semester, a student takes 14 half-hour private music lessons and is expected to practice 50 minutes each day. To earn two credits per semester, a student takes 14 one-hour lessons and is expected to practice one hour and 40 minutes each day. The two-credit level is restricted to students with substantial prior private study.
Undergraduate Private Music Instruction (1-3:0:.5-1). Prerequisite: For the one- and two-credit level, an audition is required (or portfolio of compositions for private composition); for the three-credit level, students must have eight credits on the major instrument and approval by the appropriate concentration audition committee.
To earn one credit per semester, a student takes 14 half-hour private music lessons; to earn two or three credits per semester, a student takes 14 one-hour private lessons.
The following amount of practice (or composing) is expected each day: one credit/50 minutes; two credits/one hour and 40 minutes; and three credits/two and one-half hours.
As part of the repertoire requirement for two or three credits per semester, each student must attend a minimum of 12 performances/arts events each semester (six during the summer). The 12 performances must be distributed as follows: three student recitals (departmental, junior, senior, or graduate), seven other musical events (including student recitals), and two dance or theater performances or art gallery visits. Students earning one credit per semester must attend six performances in a distribution similar to the one mentioned above.
Graduate Private Music Instruction Prerequisite: Audition or portfolio of compositions for private composition.
To earn two or three credits per semester, a student takes 14 one-hour private music lessons. The three-credit sequence is designed for students working toward the M.A. degree with a concentration in performance (single instrument), composition, or conducting.
Junior, Senior, and Graduate Recitals (1:0:0). Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in the appropriate three-credit private music instruction course. A public recital given by the student during the junior or senior year or during graduate study. The junior recital must be at least 25 minutes in length; the senior recital must be at least 50 minutes in length. Graduate recitals must be of the following lengths: Composition--30 minutes; Conducting--30 minutes; Performance (single or multiple instruments)--50 minutes.
All recitals are by arrangement. Students must consult with the Director of Applied Music Studies to register and schedule dates.
Music Education Recital (0:0:0). Prerequisite: A minimum of eight credits in Private Music Instruction in the major instrument; corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in the appropriate two-credit Private Music Instruction course. A recital on the major instrument given by the student during the junior or senior year. The recital must be at least 25 minutes in length. All recitals are by arrangement. Students must consult with the Director of Applied Music Studies to register and schedule dates. Graded S/NC (satisfactory or no credit).
100 Fundamentals of Music (3:3:0). Study of musical notation, interval and triad construction, the reading of treble and bass clefs, scale construction, rhythm, elementary sight singing and ear training, and application at the keyboard. Cannot be applied toward a degree in music.
101 Music Appreciation (3:3:0). Introduction to music appreciation through formal and aesthetic principles. The elements of music are examined separately and combined in various musical forms. Can be taken by music majors as a free elective only. f,s,sum
103 Folk and Traditional Music of the World (3:3:0). Study of musical structure and cultural setting of folk music among diverse peoples, with an introduction to traditional art music of India, China, and Japan. Can be taken by music majors as a free elective only.
104 Introduction to 20th-Century Music (3:3:0). Survey of various styles found in 20th-century music. Tonal, atonal, serial, and experimental music. Can be taken by music majors as a free elective only.
105 Music in the United States (3:3:0). Study of music in the United States from colonial times to present. Through interaction with musical examples, the student traces significant African and European influences on emerging style and artistic activity in the United States.
106 Latin American Music (3:3:0). Survey of folk, popular, and artistic music of Latin American countries in a historical setting. Influences of other cultures on the musical life of representative countries. Can be taken by music majors as a free elective only.
107 The Development of Jazz (3:3:0). Historical, analytical, and aural survey of jazz from inception to present day. Looks at trends resulting from synthesis of jazz with other musical idioms. Can be taken by music majors as a free elective only.
113 Sight Singing and Ear Training I (2:3:0). Prerequisites: MUSI 115 and 171, or permission of instructor. The student is taught to sing a line of music without the accompaniment of an instrument. Matching tones, major and minor scales, key signatures, intervals, rhythm, treble and bass clefs, rhythmic and melodic dictation. f,s
114 Sight Singing and Ear Training II (2:3:0). Prerequisite: MUSI 113 or permission of instructor. Continuation of MUSI 113. Alto and tenor clefs, modulation, various modes, melodic and harmonic dictation. f,s
115 Theory I (3:3:0). Prerequisite: Student must be able to read music, pass a fundamentals of music test (administered during first week of classes), and have some proficiency on a musical instrument or in voice. Music notation, scales, key signatures, intervals, chords, cadences, figured bass. f
116 Theory II (3:3:0). Prerequisite: MUSI 115 or permission of instructor. First- and second-inversion chords, modulation, nonharmonic tones, figured bass, seventh chords. Analysis of Bach chorales; composition of four-part chorales in 18th-century style. s
171 Keyboard Skills I (1:0:3). Prerequisite: Non-music majors must have permission of instructor. Study of piano keyboard as it is related to various clefs in music. Emphasis on solution of basic stylistic and technical problems. f
172 Keyboard Skills II (1:0:3). Prerequisite: MUSI 171. Non-music majors must have permission of instructor. Study of piano keyboard as it is related to intermediate song and combined in various music forms. s
215 Theory III (3:3:0). Prerequisite: MUSI 116 or permission of instructor. Study of four-part chromatic harmony and analysis of 19th-century compositions. f
216 Form and Analysis (3:3:0). Prerequisite: MUSI 215 or permission of instructor. Analytical study of the evolution of musical formal structures based primarily upon harmonic and textural principles. s
231 Survey of World Music (3:3:0). Prerequisite: MUSI 215 or permission of instructor. Survey of music literature in the four major theoretical systems of the world. Emphasis on influences of non-Western systems on Western music. s
251 The Art of Teaching Music (3:3:0). Prerequisite: Admission to a music major or music minor program. An introduction to and exploration of the various music teaching professions. Philosophical, pedagogical, and practical issues are examined in the context of diverse teaching situations and venues that range from the private studio and public school to community music schools and commercial establishments. Observation of professionals in the field is required.
273 Keyboard Skills III (1:0:3). Prerequisite: MUSI 172. Non-music majors must have permission of instructor. Continuation of MUSI 172. Study of techniques of harmonization at the piano keyboard. f
301 Music in Motion Pictures (3:3:0). Prerequisite: 30 credit hours. An intensive study and analysis of the use of music tracks in motion pictures to introduce the picture, set a scene, create moods, or for musical numbers. From the silent film scores of the 1920s to the present (including electronic music).
302 American Musical Theater (3:3:0). Prerequisite: 30 credit hours. An intensive study of the musical elements in the American musical theater from its European and later African roots to its evolution between the wars into a native form, and its continual assimilation of external influences such as new forms of jazz and rock to the eclectic form of the present day.


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