Music

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Jack Boss, Summer Session Coordinator

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MUS 125 Understanding Music (4) June 23–August 15; July 21–August 15. Elementary study of terms and notational symbols; designed to develop basic competence in performing from notation and in notating musical ideas. Nonmajors only. Case, Grose.

MUS 264 Rock History, 1950–1970 (4) June 23–July 18. -Surveys the historical development of rock ’n’ roll, with a focus on the complex relationships between musical style, race, politics, gender, economics, and technology. Waddell.

MUS 322 Music Fundamentals (3) July 21–August 15. Music notation and terminology; learning musical rudiments through singing simple songs; introduction to simple melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic instruments. Laboratory fee. Johnson.

MUS 349 American Ethnic and Protest Music (3) July 28–August 8. Social change and ethnicity reflected by music of and about Native Americans, African Americans, and women as well as songs of protest and Spanish-speaking groups. Weissman.

MUS 351 The Music of Bach and Handel (4) June 23–July 18. Compositions by Bach and Handel such as organ chorales, cantatas, oratorios, operas, and masses; cultural context in Germany, France, Italy, and England for the -development of their styles. Stewart-Cook.

MUS 353 Survey of Opera (4) June 23–July 18. Introduces great operas, including works by Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, and Wagner. Scudder.

MUS 355 Beethoven (4) July 21–August 15. Life and works of Beethoven considered in the context of the tumultuous events of prerevolutionary Europe. Works include piano sonatas, symphonies, and quartets. Bilderback.

MUS 358 Music in World Cultures (4) July 21–August 15. Appreciation of music in its cultural contexts throughout the world. Emphasis on listening skills, aesthetics, styles, genres, transmission, and sociocultural backgrounds. Samples.

MUS 395 Summer Symphonic Band (2) June 23–July 18. Study through performance of a variety of band and wind ensemble literature. T. Paul.

MUS 397 Summer Chorale (2) June 23–July 18. Study and performance of literature for the mixed chorus.

MUS 399 Beginning West African Drumming (3) June 23–July 18. Instruction in percussion from a West African artist with a wealth of experience. Study of a number of traditional rhythms, including their historical and cultural significance as well as issues of performance. Yansané.

MUS 399 Intermediate West African Drumming (3) July 21–August 15. In-depth study of several of the more challenging traditional West African rhythms, including their historical and cultural significance, by drawing cultural and musical comparisons between traditional village styles and contemporary, urban-style percussion. Yansané.

MUS 399 Irish Traditional Music (4) July 21–August 15. Acquaints students with the range of instrumental and vocal music of Ireland, and analyzes the term “Celtic.” Study of Ireland’s culture, history, styles of music, and performers. Grasso.

MUS 399 Songwriting Workshop (2) August 4–15. General analysis of the form of popular music, and practice in songwriting both collectively and individually. The ability to play keyboard or guitar is useful, but the class also pairs lyricists with composers. Some attention is paid to song-marketing strategies. Weissman.

MUS 399 The Summer of Love (4) June 23–July 18. Considers the social, cultural, and musical events (in rock music, among other styles) that were of interest in the summer of 1967. Waddell.

MUS 399 Video Game Music (4) June 23–July 18. Introduction to video game music, including its history, major composers, unique stylistic characteristics, and influence in today’s culture. Baker.

MUS 399 World Music and Film (4) July 21–August 15. Explores ways in which the music of various cultures combines with story and photography to form the whole in a varied spectrum of films. Extensive viewing and analysis. Webster.

MUS 401 Research: [Topic] (1–21R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUS 403 Thesis (1–12R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUS 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–4R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUS 407/507 Children’s Choir Conducting (2) June 24–30. Observe master conductor Bob Chilcott with a 300-voice treble choir; performances and clinics with outstanding children’s choirs; discussion sessions with Chilcott and other conductors. Self-support course fee, $108, plus master class fee, $75, replace fees listed in the Tuition section of this catalog. S. Paul.

MUS 410/510 History of the Blues (4) June 23–July 18. Study of the historical development and various styles of blues music from the early 20th century to today. Strong emphasis on socio-cultural and historical issues related to blues. Inaba.

MUS 410/510 The Music Industry (3) July 21–August 1. Record companies and how they operate; record company contracts; the role of agents and personal managers; songwriting and music publishing; career opportunities in the contemporary music market. Weissman.

MUS 410/510 Robert Johnson and the Delta Blues (4) July 21–August 15. Explores the Delta blues and its diverse influences. Social focus on Robert Johnson and the myths surrounding this legendary figure in American popular culture. Inaba.

MUS 413 Music History Review (3) June 23–August 15. -Review of music history from the Middle Ages to the present. For incoming graduate students who do not pass part of the music history entrance examination.

MUS 457/557 Native American Music (4) June 23–July 18. Survey of ceremonial, powwow, folk, and contemporary music; women’s musical traditions; Native American film music. Powwow drumming and singing in indigenous languages taught by a Native American. Addison.

MUS 459/559 African Music (4) June 23–July 18. Authentic musical instruments, repertoire, and recordings illustrate how different societies use music to express identity in a contemporary and ever-changing Africa. Traditional and -recent popular styles. Addison.

MUS 499 Senior Project (3) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUS 503 Thesis (1–16R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUS 601 Research: [Topic] (1–16R) Prereq: instructor’s -consent.

MUS 602 Supervised College Teaching (1–5R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUS 603 Dissertation (1–16R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUS 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–4R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUS 607 Master Class in Conducting (1–5R) June 26–July 13. Conducting, style, and interpretation. Preparation of score, rehearsal techniques, analysis of interpretive elements, advanced conducting technique. Observe Helmuth Rilling, Thomas Davies, Anton Armstrong, and Kathy Romey in rehearsal and performance. Attend master class seminars led by Thomas Davies. Repertoire: Bach’s St. John Passion, Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, Violin Concerto in E Major, and Concerto in D Minor for Oboe and Violin. Open to auditors. Self-support course fee, master class fee, plus $50 per credit, replace fees listed in the Tuition section of this catalog. Prereq: audition; auditors need not audition. Information is available online, oregonbachfestival.com/musicianopps/masterclass.shtml. Davies, Rilling.

MUS 609 Terminal Project: [Topic] (1–4R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUS 611 Research Methods in Music (3) June 23–August 15. Use of reference, research, and bibliographic sources in music; exploration of new resources available through the Internet. Boss.

MUS 660 Music in the Middle Ages (3) June 23–July 18. Sources of Western European music in classical antiquity and the Near East; sacred monophony, secular monophony; development of polyphony. Pack.

MUS 664 Music in the Romantic Era (3) July 21–August 15. Virtuosic and lyric extremes in instrumental and vocal styles. Literary romanticism descriptive music, and the Lied; opera in France and Italy; Wagner’s music drama as Gesamtkunstwerk. Hakanson.

MUS 695 Summer Symphonic Band (2) June 23–July 18. See MUS 395.

MUS 697 Summer Chorale (2) June 23–July 18. See MUS 397.

Music Education

MUE 401 Research: [Topic] (1–21R)

MUE 403 Thesis (1–12R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUE 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–4R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUE 408/508 Band Instrument Repair (3) June 23–July 18. Basic repair techniques for woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Includes emergency repairs, preventative care and maintenance, repair bids, and repair budgets. Bender.

MUE 408/508 Orff-Schulwerk Level I (1–6) June 23–July 3. Intensive training in basic Orff musicianship, movement, and recorder skills. Practice elemental music concepts in speech, song, recorder and percussion instrument performance, and creative movements. Workshop fee, $625 plus $50 per credit, replaces fees listed in the Tuition section of this catalog. Prereq: MUE degree or equivalent. J. Solomon.

MUE 429/529 Music in Special Education (3) June 23–July 18. Music for disabled or gifted learners. Educational and therapeutic uses of music for mentally, physically, and emotionally disabled as well as gifted learners. P. Paul.

MUE 503 Thesis (1–16R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUE 601 Research: [Topic] (1–16R) Prereq: instructor’s -consent.

MUE 602 Supervised College Music Teaching (1–5R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUE 603 Dissertation (1–16R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUE 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–2R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.

MUE 609 Practicum: [Topic] (1–4R) Prereq: instructor’s -consent.

MUE 636 Administration of School Music (3) June 23–July 18. Topics include facilities, budgets, capital equipment, sheet music purchase, music library, scheduling classes, school-year organization, grading, student handbooks, booster organizations, fundraising, public relations, concert preparation, and group travel. T. Paul.

MUE 638 Curricular Strategies in Music Education (3) July 21–August 15. Procedures for developing music courses for today’s schools: determination of goals, content inductions materials, and evaluative criteria; exploration of significant curriculum development projects in music education. Price.

Jazz Studies

MUJ 350 History of Jazz, 1900–1950 (4) June 23–July 18. Major historical styles in jazz, 1900 to present: ragtime, New Orleans jazz, swing, bop, cool jazz, hard bop, free jazz, and fusion; major jazz performers; sociological backgrounds of jazz. -Prereq: sophomore standing. Denny.

MUJ 351 History of Jazz, 1940 to Present (4) June 23–July 11. History, biography, multiculturalism, and racism in modern jazz and free jazz to the present. Includes Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman. Woideck.

MUJ 408/508 Jazz Improvisation (3) June 23–July 18. Task-oriented -performance of selected standard jazz repertoire—chord and scale study, solo transcription, analysis, pattern practice, and simple compositional forms. Denny.

Performance Studies

MUP 101 Voice (2) June 23–August 1. Classroom instruction in basic singing and performing techniques. Covers styles for Broadway to opera; includes pop, gospel, Lied, and jazz. Prereq: nonmajors. Landreth.

MUP 120 Beginning Guitar I (3R) June 23–August 15. Beginning-level group instruction in the fundamentals of guitar playing, song accompaniment, ensemble playing, reading music, basic music theory, and practice skills. Students must provide own instruments. R twice for maximum of 9 credits. Extra fee. Case.

Studio instruction courses are scheduled for the following dates:

Classical guitar: Case (June 23–August 15)

Harpsichord and Organ: Baird (June 23–August 15)

Piano: Dossin, Wachter (June 23–August 15), all levels; Lee, Okano (June 23–August 15), MUP 141, 171, 271 only

Saxophone: Cloninger (June 23–August 15)

Trumpet, Horn, Trombone: Williams (June 23–August 15)

Tuba, Euphonium: Grose (June 23–August 15)

Oregon Summer Music Camps

Marching Band and Leadership Camp July 13–19.

Sixty-first Annual Band Camp July 7–12.

Jazz Improvisation Camp July 20–25.

Northwest Suzuki Institute August 3–8.