51 courses in the 1994–95 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Undergraduate Officer D. Huron, Conrad Grebel College, Room 152, 885-0220, ext. 247
Courses not offered In the current academic year are listed at the end of this section.
Introductory Note
Students should consult their faculty advisor regarding how term courses with credit weights other than 0.5 are counted for degree credit in their program.
The techniques, terminology, forms and styles of Western music through lectures and listening, as exemplified by great works from all eras of music history. Neither MUSIC 150 nor MUSIC 151 may be taken for credit if MUSIC 100 is taken for credit. However, MUSIC 150 and MUSIC 151 together may serve in lieu of MUSIC 100 as prerequisite for upper-level Music courses.
An introduction to the primary skills of music practice emphasizing the reading and writing of musical notation. Students will learn elementary keyboard, listening, and sight-singing skilis. For students with minimal musical background. Does not fulfill Music major or minor requirements.
The study of setected music literature through rehearsals and performance in one of the Music Department’s ensembles: University Choir, Chapel Choir, Chamber Choir, Chamber Ensembles, Stage Band. Regular attendance at rehearsals and performances is required. Offered on a credit/fail basis.
For musical reasons, admission to any particular ensemble is at the discretion of the director.
(Formerly MUSIC 101)
See MUSIC 116 for course description. (Formerly MUSIC 102)
An examination of the styles, forms and development of 20th-century popular music. The social, commercial and technological aspects of popular music are considered.
(Formerly MUSIC 125)
See MUSIC 116 for course description. (Formerly MUSIC 201)
See MUSIC 116 for course description. (Formerly MUSIC 202)
A study of conducting techniques appropriate for song leading, choral rehearsal and public performance. The course will include score analysis and rehearsal procedures for music from a wide variety of historical styles.
Prereq: MUSIC 100 and 270/271 or consent of instructor
(Formerly MUSIC 372)
instruments. This course is available only to Music majors and minors. Prereq: Royal Conservatory Grade 8 level and audition with Music Faculty Studio Fee (Formerly MUSIC 266)
See MUSIC 226 for course description. Prereq: MUSIC 226 and consent of Music Faculty Studio Fee (Formerly MUSIC 267)
The study of music from a behavioural science perspective. Topics include auditory and musical perception, music cognition, musical aptitudes and abilities, learning and pedagogy, creativity and aesthetic experience, emotive human responses and the social psychology of music activities.
Prereq: MUSIC 100 and PSYCH 101 or consent of instructor
Course Descriptions Music
A survey of the development of jazz schools and individual styles as well as a study of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic improvisation. Styles will be demonstrated through recordings and live performance.
A survey of traditional music outside of North America, including Africa, South America, the Far East, the South Pacific, the mid-East and Europe, with special emphasis on the role of music within the culture.
The study of music that flourished under courtly and church patronage from the early Christian Church to 1600. Gregorian chant, liturgical drama, mass, motet, secular songs and instrumental music are studied.
Prereq: MUSIC 100 or consent of instructor
The study of the music of the 19th-century by means of lectures, seminars, reading and listening to recordings and live pertormances. Representative composers include Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, and Wagner.
Prereq: MUSIC 100 or consent of instructor
A survey of the great symphonies from Haydn to Stravinsky, through lectures and listening. A portion of the course will be devoted to works being performed by the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra during the term.
Prereq: None, but MUSIC 100 is recommended. The ability to read music notation is not required.
(Formerly MUSIC 200)
The study of basic melodic, harmonic and voice leading concepts including an introduction to figured bass and functional harmony. Ear-training, sight-singing and keyboard lab sessions will be integrated with written and analytical work. Prereq: A basic knowledge of scales, triads, and music notation or MUSIC 111 (Formerly MUSIC 250)
16:101
The study of harmony, counterpoint and form of 18th- and early 19th-century music. Sight-singing, ear-training and keyboard lab sessions will be integrated with written and analytical work.
Prereq: MUSIC 270 or consent of instructor
(Formerly MUSIC 251)
A comprehensive survey of computer applications in the creation, production and study of music.
Prereq: MUSIC 100 or consent of instructor
Previous programming experience is recommended but not essential
See MUSIC 116 for course description. (Formerly MUSIC 301)
See MUSIC 116 for course description. (Formerly MUSIC 302)
See MUSIC 226 for course description. Prereq: MUSIC 227 and consent of Music Faculty Studio Fee (Formerly MUSIC 366)
See MUSIC 226 for course description. Prereq: MUSIC 326 and consent of Music Faculty Studio Fee . (Formerly MUSIC 367)
Explores questions about the nature of musical expression, making musical value judgements, whether music has a moral character, the relationship between the composer’s life and work. Expressive, symbolic, structural, and linguistic approaches to musical meaning will be examined.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
A Spring seminar to be taught in Vienna and environs. The course includes daily lectures and attendance of music performances during the Vienna Music Festival, as well as tours of places relating to the culture of Vienna.
Prereq: MUSIC 100 or consent of instructor
Offered Spring 1994
An historical study of the development of
music in Canada from colonial times to the
present, with particular emphasis on the
composers and music of the 20th-century. Prereq: MUSIC 100 or consent of
instructor
A study of the music written for solo piano
from the 17th century to the present. Prereq: MUSIC 100 or consent of
instructor
This course, designed for students of titerature and music, offers an interdisciplinary approach to the relationships between literary and musical culture in Russia during the nineteenth-century. Central to the course is the comparative study of masterpieces of Russian opera and the classics of literature which inspired their musical intepretations. Among the works discussed as literary text, libretto and music are: Glinka’s Ruslan and Ludmila, Borodin's Prince Igor, Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, Dargomyzhsky's The Stone Guest, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, and Rimsky-Korsakov's Mozart and Salieri.
This course is taught via the Waterioo- Guelph Education Link System.
Prereq: MUSIC 100
Cross-listed as RUSS 371
The study of chromatic harmony as well
as melodic and formal aspects of 19th-
century music. Ear-training, sight-singing
and keyboard lab sessions will be
integrated with written and analytical work. Prereq: MUSIC 271 or consent of
instructor
Prereq: Advanced standing in music and consent of instructor
Course Descriptions Music
Prereq: Advanced standing in music and consent of instructor
Study of a limited field under tutorial guidance.
Prereq: MUSIC 100 and consent of instructor
See MUSIC 226 for course description. Prereq: MUSIC 327 and consent of Music Faculty Studio Fee (Formerly MUSIC 466)
A continuation of Music Studio. A recital is required.
Prereq: MUSIC 426 and consent of Music Faculty
Studio Fee
(Formerly MUSIC 467)
A research seminar required of all honours students. The topics will vary from year to year depending on the interests of the students and instructor(s).
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.