printer friendly pageMUSIC 124A: Songwriters Workshop
Laboratory for composers of any kind of vernacular music: singer-songwriters; folk singers; laptop dance music composers; rock and pop bands; rappers; writers of instrumentals or music with lyrics; solo artists and collaborators; etc. Compositional strategies for songwriting, overview of exemplars, discussion of aesthetic issues, and development of artistic personae. Weekly critique session for students and faculty to share work and offer feedback. Music theory and literacy not required. Aimed, however, at those with at least some experience as writers, whether casual or extensive. For bands at least half of members must be enrolled.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-2
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
| Repeatable
15 times
(up to 30 units total)
Instructors:
Applebaum, M. (PI)
MUSIC 124B: Songwriters Workshop
Laboratory for composers of any kind of vernacular music: singer-songwriters; folk singers; laptop dance music composers; rock and pop bands; rappers; writers of instrumentals or music with lyrics; solo artists and collaborators; etc. Compositional strategies for songwriting, overview of exemplars, discussion of aesthetic issues, and development of artistic personae. Weekly critique session for students and faculty to share work and offer feedback. Music theory and literacy not required. Aimed, however, at those with at least some experience as writers, whether casual or extensive. For bands at least half of members must be enrolled. Enrollment in 3-unit course is by permission of, and invites lessons with instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| Repeatable
15 times
(up to 45 units total)
Instructors:
Applebaum, M. (PI)
MUSIC 125: Individual Undergraduate Projects in Composition
May be repeated for credit a total of 14 times. Prerequisites: music major, and one quarter of 123.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
15 times
(up to 45 units total)
Instructors:
Applebaum, M. (PI)
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Aquilanti, G. (PI)
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Berger, J. (PI)
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Instructors:
Applebaum, M. (PI)
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Aquilanti, G. (PI)
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Berger, J. (PI)
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Chafe, C. (PI)
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Ferneyhough, B. (PI)
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Kapuscinski, J. (PI)
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Ulman, E. (PI)
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Wang, G. (PI)
MUSIC 126: Introduction to Thoroughbass
The development of continuo techniques and skills for figured-bass realization. Performance and analysis of selected repertoire, using thoroughbass principles and exercises based on historical theoretical treatises. Prerequisite: 21.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-3
Instructors:
Berger, T. (PI)
MUSIC 127: Instrumentation and Orchestration
Individual instruments, instrumental groups within the orchestra, and combinations of groups. Arrangements from piano to orchestral music. Score analysis with respect to orchestration. Practical exercises using chamber ensembles and school orchestra. Prerequisite: 23.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-CE
Instructors:
Aquilanti, G. (PI)
MUSIC 128: Stanford Laptop Orchestra: Composition, Coding, and Performance (CS 170)
Classroom instantiation of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) which includes public performances. An ensemble of more than 20 humans, laptops, controllers, and special speaker arrays designed to provide each computer-mediated instrument with its sonic identity and presence. Topics and activities include issues of composing for laptop orchestras, instrument design, sound synthesis, programming, and live performance. May be repeated four times for credit.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 16 units total)
Instructors:
O'Brien, T. (PI)
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Wang, G. (PI)
MUSIC 129: Advanced Ear-Training/Musicianship
A course in advanced aural analysis and musicianship skills for students who have completed the
Music 24 series. Topics of study include analysis by ear of large scale forms, chromatic or extended-tertian harmony, modulations to distantly related keys, chromatic or atonal melodies, modal harmony and melody, as well as alternative forms of aural analysis.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 8 units total)
Instructors:
Arul, E. (PI)
MUSIC 130A: Introduction to Conducting
Baton techniques and rehearsal procedures. The development of coordination of the members of the body involved in conducting; fluency in beat patterns and meters; dynamics, tempi, cueing, and use of the left hand in conducting. Prerequisites: 122B and diagnostic musicianship exam given first day of class.
Last offered: Autumn 2014
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
MUSIC 130B: Elementary Orchestral Conducting
Prerequisites: 127 or previous orchestral performance experience, 130A.
Last offered: Spring 2015
MUSIC 130C: Elementary Choral Conducting
Techniques specific to the conducting of choral ensembles: warm-ups, breathing, balance, blend, choral tone, isolation principles, recitative conducting, preparation, and conducting of choral/orchestral works. Prerequisite: 130A.
Last offered: Winter 2015
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
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