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Spring 2009

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Credit: 1 TO 5 hours.

May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
10009
Independent Study
ARRANGED
n.a.
Location Pending
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/09-05/06/09
Special Approval:
Instructor Approval Required
36125
Conference
Conference
D
D
2:00PM -2:50PM
2:00PM -2:50PM
W
TR
106 Smith Memorial Hall
106 Smith Memorial Hall
Alexander, C
Alexander, C
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/09-05/06/09
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
3 hours
Section Info:
DISCOVERY COURSE -- Beginning Piano: An Historial Approach 3 hours credit Provides beginning piano instruction combined with a general appreciation for the development of the piano and a historical overview of some of the less advanced music written for the instrument dating from circa 1700 to the present including jazz and ragtime. http://www.music.uiuc.edu/facultyBio.php?id=149 First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.
40269
Conference
Conference
D1
D1
11:00AM -12:20PM
6:00PM -8:50PM
TR
W
3142 Music Building
3142 Music Building
Magee, G
Magee, G
Part of Term:
A
Date Range:
01/20/09-03/13/09
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
3 hours
Section Info:
DISCOVERY COURSE -- 1ST EIGHT WEEKS OF THE SEMESTER -- 3 HOURS CREDIT MUSIC IN THE NEW HOLLYWOOD FILM In 1967, Bonnie and Clyde heralded a decade of innovative filmmaking generally described as the �New Hollywood.� New Hollywood films such as The Graduate (1968), The Godfather films (1972 and 1974), Nashville (1975) and Taxi Driver (1976) share key formal, visual, and thematic characteristics. This course will focus primarily on the use of music by New Hollywood directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Robert Altman in relation to film music and popular music traditions of the late 1960s and 1970s. The course will also consider how current directors such as Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia, There Will Be Blood) have been influenced in their use of music by the New Hollywood model. http://www.music.uiuc.edu/facultyBio.php?id=177 First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.
40072
Conference
D3
3:00PM -4:20PM
MW
220 Smith Memorial Hall
Davis, O
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/09-05/06/09
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
3 hours
Section Info:
DISCOVERY COURSE -- Vocal Music in the AFrican-American Context 3 hours credit A survey of the vocal music of African-Americans from the solo song to the gospel chorus. Vocal technique for jazz, Rhythm and Blues, and gospel music will be discussed, with particular attention given to text delivery, improvisation, and the extended use of the chest voice. The course will include a lecture and lab component. First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.
36121
Conference
D5
1:00PM -1:50PM
MWF
25 Smith Memorial Hall
Coleman, B
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/09-05/06/09
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
3 hours
Section Info:
DISCOVERY COURSE -- HEART, BODY AND SOUL! CONTEMPORARY VOCAL STYLES AND TECHNIQUES 3 hours An exploration of American secular and sacred vocal musical styles. Sources will include articles, artist's biographical excerpts, historical contexts of the medium, listening to and evaluation of recorded examples, musical score and text analysis, faculty/guest artist/student interchange, rehearsal and performance observation of professional singers, and problem solving through live performance by enrollees in the class. Improvisatory concepts will be introduced and developed through the Negro Spiritual; Jazz, Pop, and American Folk idioms; and Gospel music. Written projects will examine how particular genres reflected the cultural images of the relevant musical style periods. http://www.music.uiuc.edu/facultyBio.php?id=21 First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.
40474
Conference
D6
2:00PM -2:50PM
T
1188 Music Building
Wyatt, S
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/09-05/06/09
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
2 hours
Section Info:
DISCOVERY COURSE - 2 hours credit CREATIVE DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING/EDITING TECHNIQUES An introductory class offering information and hands-on experience with digital audio recording/editing hardware and software in a creative context within the contemporary concert art music environment. Topics will include recording/sound reinforcement equipment, interconnections, compatibility, microphones, preferred microphone placements and methods with specific recording and sound processing techniques. Students will work directly with the technology through a series of assignments, experiments, and creative art music compositions realized during weekly lab times. Scott, Wyatt, http://ems.music.uiuc.edu/ NOTE: 3 hours of individual weekly lab times will be required during the semester. First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.
43923
Conference
D7
1:00PM -2:20PM
TR
2100 Music Building
Haymon-Coleman, C
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/09-05/06/09
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
3 hours
Section Info:
DISCOVERY COURSE -- 3 HOURS CREDIT GROUP INSTRUCTION IN VOCAL TECHNIQUE AND INTERPRETATION Emphasizes vocal development through an understanding of breathing, phonation, resonation, and articulation techniques. These techniques will be explored through the study and performance of such genres as classical, sacred, musical theater, jazz, and a broad spectrum of world music and popular forms. The emphasis will be on singing for the joy of making music as well as to increase musical ability and artistry. Multi-media will be used to enhance instruction and help develop appreciation of all styles of singing. All of the class will participate in a public recital at the end of the semester to demonstrate the semester's progress and achievement! Cynthia Haymon-Coleman, http://www.music.uiuc.edu/facultyBio.php?id=40 First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.
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