printer friendly pageMUSIC 12B: Introductory Piano Class
This class is closed by design. To enroll, please sign up on the Axess waitlist and show up on the first day to receive a permission number for re-enrollment. Your place on the waitlist will be considered a reservation. If the waitlist is closed, there are no more spaces in the class. (A=level 1; B=level 2; C=level 3) Please visit
http://music.stanford.edu/Academics/LessonSignups.html for signup information. Zero unit enrollment option available with instructor permission. See website: (
http://music.stanford.edu) for policy and procedure.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Zerlang, T. (PI)
MUSIC 14N: Women Making Music (FEMGEN 13N)
Preference to freshmen. Women's musical activities across times and cultures; how ideas about gender influence the creation, performance, and perception of music.
Last offered: Autumn 2022
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
MUSIC 18A: Jazz History: Ragtime to Bebop, 1900-1940 (AMSTUD 18A)
From the beginning of jazz to the war years.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Low, M. (PI)
;
Haines, Z. (TA)
MUSIC 18B: Jazz History: Bebop to Present, 1940-Present (AFRICAAM 18B, AMSTUD 18B)
Modern jazz styles from Bebop to the current scene. Emphasis is on the significant artists of each style.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul
Instructors:
Low, M. (PI)
;
Koplitz, D. (TA)
MUSIC 19A: Introduction to Music Theory
For non-music majors and Music majors or minors unable to pass the proficiency test for entry to
MUSIC 21. The fundamentals of music theory and notation, basic sight reading, sight singing, ear training, keyboard harmony; melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic dictation. Skill oriented, using piano and voice as basic tools to develop listening and reading skills.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, GER:DB-Hum, WAY-CE
Instructors:
Berger, T. (PI)
;
Kuo, E. (PI)
;
Rose, F. (PI)
;
Wang, R. (PI)
;
Golubkova, A. (TA)
;
Yu, J. (TA)
MUSIC 20A: Jazz Theory (AFRICAAM 20A)
Introduces the language and sounds of jazz through listening, analysis, and compositional exercises. Students apply the fundamentals of music theory to the study of jazz. Prerequisite:
Music 19, consent of instructor, or satisfactory demonstration of basic musical skills proficiency on qualifying examination on first day of class. This class is closed by design. Please register on the waitlist and show up on the first day of class to receive a permission number for enrollment.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
Instructors:
Nadel, J. (PI)
MUSIC 20C: Jazz Arranging and Composition
Jazz arranging and composition for small ensembles. Foundation for writing for big band. Prerequisite: 20A or consent of instructor.
Last offered: Spring 2022
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
MUSIC 21: Introduction to Tonal Theory
Preference to majors. Introduction to tonal theory. Practice and analysis. Diatonic harmony focusing on melodic and harmonic organization, functional relationships, voice-leading, and tonal structures. Students must concurrently enroll in an Ear-training and musicianship lab (
MUSIC 24a, 24b, or 24c as appropriate). Music majors must take 4 courses in ear training, and pass an ear training exit exam in their Junior year. Enrollment limited to 40. Prerequisites: (1) Piano Proficiency Exam (must be passed within the first two weeks of the term) or
MUSIC 12A (may be taken concurrently); (2) Passing grade on a basic musical skills proficiency examination on the first day of class or
MUSIC 19.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
MUSIC 25: Decoding Anime
Anime as an artistic form often boasts highly imaginative graphics, striking music, vibrant characters, and fantastical stories. The course aims at decoding the expressive power of anime by applying a method of multimedia analysis that focuses on the interaction between its component elements: story, image, sound and music. Through close reading of works by five leading and innovative directors the students will develop tools to analyze anime and interpret it in a larger cultural context.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
MUSIC 26N: Japanese Arts: a Creative Exploration
The striking originality of Japanese contemporary culture seems to defy unifying pressures of globalization. What are the sources of this originality? Can it be traced to the unique and sophisticated art forms like rock gardens, haiku, tea ceremony, martial arts, ikebana and Noh Theater or to the illusive aesthetic notions of wabi, sabi, y¿gen, ma or jo-ha-ky¿? Exploration of Japanese arts through comparative examination and direct engagement. Creative projects and workshops in traditional Japanese arts.
Last offered: Spring 2023
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
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