printer friendly pageMUSIC 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. Space is limited; see
https://ccrma.stanford.edu/courses/128 for information about the application and enrollment process. May be repeat for credit
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 20 units total)
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 2018
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
MUSIC 130B: Elementary Orchestral Conducting
The theory, technique, and practice of instrumental conducting, with training in the art of physical gesture. Studies in clef reading, transposition, and structural analysis to develop the skills needed to read orchestral scores. Topics include baton technique; rehearsal procedure; working with soloists, singers, and composers; and conducting symphonic works as well as concertos, oratorio, opera, and Broadway musicals. Selected repertoire from the Baroque through contemporary periods will be studied and conducted in class. Prerequisite:
MUSIC 130A or instructor's permission.
Last offered: Spring 2019
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
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 2019
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
MUSIC 133: Food, Text, Music: A Multidisciplinary Lab on the Art of Feasting (FRENCH 166, FRENCH 266, FRENCH 366, MUSIC 333)
Students cook a collection of unfamiliar recipes each week while learning about the cultural milieus in which they originated. The course focuses on the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a time of great banquets that brought together chefs, visual artists, poets, musicians, and dancers. Students read late-medieval cookbooks under the guidance of professional chefs, learn songs and poetry with the help of visiting performers, and delve into a burgeoning scholarly literature on food history and sensory experience. We will also study trade routes and food networks, the environmental impact of large-scale banquets, the science of food, and the politics of plenty. This course may count towards the Medieval component of the French major, and corresponds to
DLCL 121, a course requirement for the Medieval Studies Minor. Students interested in applying for course must email the professor (jrodin@stanford.edu) by 20 September with a statement of up to 350 words that includes: (a) reasons for wanting to take the class; (b) relevant background in cooking/medieval studies/etc.; (c) stated commitment to attend all ten course meetings; and (d) any dietary restrictions/preferences.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
Instructors:
Rodin, J. (PI)
MUSIC 144M: Robert Schumann and the Interpretation of Musical Romanticism (MUSIC 244M)
The creative personality, compositions, and writings of Robert Schumann (1810-1856) as exemplars of musical Romanticism in early nineteenth century European culture. Musical "interpretation" explored through a writing focus and a performance focus. Weekly writing assignments interpret compositions as texts, performances, and cultural documents. Students study and interpret up to three works (solo piano, chamber music, art-songs) by Schumann and/or contemporary figures (Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Brahms, Clara Schumann) for in-class presentation and final lecture-recital. Prerequisites:
Music 42, and
Music 22 or equivalent (intermediate music theory), intermediate or higher performance ability in piano, strings, or voice. (WIM at 4-unit level only.)
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
Instructors:
Grey, T. (PI)
MUSIC 151B: Red Vest Band
A small ensemble of the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band open to members of the LSJUMB by audition and consent of instructor. Members perform at multiple Stanford Athletics events, multiple community events, and travel to some away and post-season games. Weekly rehearsals focus on introduction of new student arrangements and the LSJUMB's repertoire of rock, funk, and traditional styles. May be repeated for credit a total of 12 times.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
| Repeatable
12 times
(up to 12 units total)
Instructors:
Gavin, R. (PI)
MUSIC 154A: Sound Art I (ARTSTUDI 131)
Acoustic, digital and analog approaches to sound art. Familiarization with techniques of listening, recording, digital processing and production. Required listening and readings in the history and contemporary practice of sound art. (lower level)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-CE
Instructors:
DeMarinis, P. (PI)
MUSIC 154E: Creative Agency in the Pandemic World
Distributed workshop for creative invention and artistic collaboration within radical pandemic constraints. Students imagine, design, and explore emergent creative strategies for art-making under quarantine conditions. Small art projects--in ANY artistic medium--will be made every two weeks, some collaborative. By reframing sub-optimal working conditions as super-optimal, participants create a modest canon of pieces that serve as a manual for sustaining creative vibrancy during stressful periods. Weekly synchronous conversation about artistic strategies and an overview of historical artistic constraints (both necessitated and voluntarily adopted); breakout group collaborations; consultations with professor; sharing of work; mutual critique, support, and mentorship.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Applebaum, M. (PI)
MUSIC 155: Intermedia Workshop (ARTSTUDI 239, MUSIC 255)
Students develop and produce intermedia works. Musical and visual approaches to the conceptualisation and shaping of time-based art. Exploration of sound and image relationship. Study of a wide spectrum of audiovisual practices including experimental animation, video art, dance, performance, non-narrative forms, interactive art and installation art. Focus on works that use music/sound and image as equal partners. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: consent of instructors, and one of
FILMPROD 114,
ARTSTUDI 131, 138, 167, 177, 179, or
MUSIC 123, or equivalent. May be repeated for credit
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 8 units total)
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