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| Title | Offering | Standing | Credits | Credits | When | F | W | S | Su | Description | Preparatory | Faculty | Days of Week | Multiple Standings | Start Quarters |
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Advanced Audio Recording and Production Techniques I
Terry Setter Signature Required: Fall |
Course | JR - SRJunior - Senior | 4 | 04 | Day and Evening | FFall | This is the first in a sequence of advanced audio production courses designed to support students who are interested in recording music for various media and contexts. Students will become familiar with advanced multitrack audio production techniques, their various applications, history and aesthetics. Time will be spent each quarter developing the students’ ability to listen critically and providing instruction and exercises in the use of the advanced audio recording studio. In fall, students will train to pass the related proficiency test and develop an understanding of the technical and aesthetic history of audio production. Topics and activities will include basic acoustics, microphone design and placement, the use of compressors, limiters, and console block diagrams, and the theory of digital audio recording, with a strong emphasis on Digidesign’s Pro Tools software. | Terry Setter | Thu | Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Advanced Audio Recording and Production Techniques II
Terry Setter Signature Required: Winter |
Course | JR - SRJunior - Senior | 4 | 04 | Day and Evening | WWinter | This is the second in a sequence of advanced audio production courses designed to support students who are interested in recording music for various media and contexts. Students will become familiar with advanced multitrack audio production techniques, their various applications, history and aesthetics. Time will be spent each quarter developing the students' ability to listen critically and providing instruction and exercises in the use of the advanced audio recording studio. In winter, students will be provided with increasingly advanced instruction and exercises in the use of recording technologies with an emphasis on Pro Tools software, a number of plug-ins, and the creation of mixes, including those for inclusion in the Evergreen Student CD Project. Topics and activities will include techniques for recording a rock band, mixing techniques, and applications of various signal processors. | Terry Setter | Thu | Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Arts in New York
Ariel Goldberger architecture art history dance music theater visual arts Signature Required: Spring |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | SSpring | The program will immerse students in studying the intense and lively cultural life of New York City, the most active arts production center in the United States, and perhaps the world. Classes will meet weekly in different cultural institutions to participate in art events as active audience members, to develop an educated and critical appreciation of the richness, complexity and current trends of artistic production in New York. The class will spend two weeks on campus doing preparatory research in areas of the student's interest in order to create the structure for an individual project or practicum. Students may choose to create a project by engaging in artistic work, research, or both. Students will be responsible for making all necessary arrangements for room and board, as well as budgeting for individual event tickets. All students will be expected to present a final report of their experience and project by week ten in Olympia, unless specifically negotiated in advance with the faculty. After the initial two weeks research and preparation, participants in the program will fly to New York City for six or seven weeks, where they will engage in group and individual activities, depending on each student practicum or project. Students will attend a mix of both all-program events and events related to each student's project. The class will attend events in a wide range of sites, from established world renowned institutions to emergent art spaces. Depending on the season, performance events may include events in places such as PS 122, La MAMA, The Kitchen, HERE Art Center, off-off-Broadway small theaters, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Broadway productions, and Lincoln Center. Regular dance events may include modern dance performances, experimental works, festivals at the Joyce Theater, and more traditional ballet events in venues such as the New York City Ballet. Specific visual arts events may consist of trips to the gallery "scene" in Chelsea, PS1, MOMA, DIA Arts Center, The Met, under the radar spaces, and other sites. We may attend poetry readings at places such as The Bowery Poetry Club, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, The St. Marks Poetry Project, The Academy of American Poets, The New York Public Library, other spaces. The class will also endeavor to attend other culturally relevant institutions such as the Japan Society, the Asia Society, The Jewish Museum, The Schomburg Center, The Dwyer Cultural Center and El Museo del Barrio to experience a wide range of cultural diversity. Most weekly group activities will be followed by a discussion or seminar. The final week of the quarter will be spent back on campus in Olympia, completing final report presentations for the whole class. | humanities, cultural studies, arts, social sciences, and the leisure and tourism industry. | Ariel Goldberger | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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The Authentic Self: Becoming an Instrument of Change
Marcella Benson-Quaziena and Marla Elliott |
Program | JR - SRJunior - Senior | 8 | 08 | Weekend | FFall | WWinter | You are the most powerful and versatile tool you have. Do you know who are you and what you stand for? Is that who you want to be? How can you use your presence as an instrument of change? How do you know what you evoke/provoke in others? How do you move in the world with awareness of your authentic self? The ability to communicate and influence is crucial to our effectiveness as we move through many systems. This program is designed for students who want to develop skills of self-knowledge and "use of self" as an instrument of social change. | psychology, performing arts, and communications. | Marcella Benson-Quaziena Marla Elliott | Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | |||
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Digital Audio and Music Composition
Arun Chandra |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Day | SuSummer | This course will focus on using the computer to create and manipulate waveforms. Students will learn how to use the "C" programming language to synthesize waveforms, while learning about their mathematical origins. Students will create short compositions using FM, AM, granular, and other synthesis techniques. We will listen to contemporary and historical experiments in sound synthesis and composition, and students will be asked to write a short paper on synthesis techniques. Students will learn how to program in "C" under a Linux or OS X system. The overall emphasis of the class will be in learning how to address the computer in a spirit of play and experiment, and find out what composition can become. There will be weekly readings in aesthetics, along with readings in synthesis techniques and programming. Students of all levels of experience are welcome. | music composition and computer science | Arun Chandra | Mon Tue Wed Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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The Evergreen Singers
Marla Elliott |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 2 | 02 | Evening | WWinter | The Evergreen Singers is a continuing choral ensemble of The Evergreen State College community. No auditions are required. We will learn the basics of good voice production, and rehearse and perform songs from a range of musical idioms. Members of the Evergreen Singers need to be able to carry a tune, learn their parts, and sing their parts with their section. This class requires excellent attendance and basic musicianship skills. In winter quarter, we will learn shape-note singing, an American folk choral tradition. | Marla Elliott | Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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The Evergreen Singers
Marla Elliott |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 2 | 02 | Evening | FFall | The Evergreen Singers is a continuing choral ensemble of The Evergreen State College community. No auditions are required. We will learn the basics of good voice production, and rehearse and perform songs from a range of musical idioms. Members of the Evergreen Singers need to be able to carry a tune, learn their parts, and sing their parts with their section. This class requires excellent attendance and basic musicianship skills. | Marla Elliott | Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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The Evergreen Singers
Marla Elliott |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 2 | 02 | Evening | SSpring | The Evergreen Singers is a continuing choral ensemble of The Evergreen State College community. No auditions are required. We will learn the basics of good voice production, and rehearse and perform songs from a range of musical idioms. Members of the Evergreen Singers need to be able to carry a tune, learn their parts, and sing their parts with their section. This class requires excellent attendance and basic musicianship skills. | Marla Elliott | Tue | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Experimental Music
Ben Kamen |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Day | SSpring | The aesthetic and technological experiments of 20th century American composers and performers opened the door to new modes of thinking about music. Their explorations into silence, noise, extended techniques, and electronics contributed to a fertile area of research within the musical lexicon that continues among composers and performers to this day. In this 8-credit program, students will examine the music and writing of experimental composers, perform their works, and respond through composition, performance, and writing. Students will explore the boundaries of musical materials through musicianship exercises and the investigation of notational systems. Composers considered will include John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, James Tenney, Alvin Lucier, Morton Feldman, Steve Reich and David Tudor. Classes will feature in-house performances, listening, seminars, and workshops on electronic and experimental music practices. Students of all levels of musical experience are welcome. | Ben Kamen | Thu Fri | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Hybrid Music I
Peter Randlette Signature Required: Fall |
Course | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This year-long sequence is intended for the student interested in exploring musical experimentation with computer applications. The course will combine specific technical information regarding hardware architecture, software and interface design, and creation of musical pieces with focus on the new options presented by this compositional environment. This is a lab course with limited (18) positions available. Please make sure you complete an application and speak with the faculty regarding your skills. | Peter Randlette | Tue | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Hybrid Music II
Peter Randlette Signature Required: Winter |
Course | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | This continuing class will focus on building pieces from techniques of synthesis introduced in fall quarter, and learning new production oriented controller, processor, and production skills. Members will complete two projects which apply voices built in the lab with composites from acoustic lines and realtime analog manipulation. New techniques will include use of the Kat percussion controller, voice editing, sample editing applications, and signal processing editing. Members will attend the weekly lecture/lab/demo, maintain journals, use a minimum of two weekly independent studio times and present work to the group for critique. | Peter Randlette | Tue | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Hybrid Music III
Peter Randlette Signature Required: Spring |
Course | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This continuing course will focus on building projects in the studio and continuing to learn advanced digital production techniques. Members will develop pieces based on design problems using combinations of computer-based and analog resources covered in prior quarters. New material will include acoustic/synthesic integration, mastering techniques using Waves plugins and multiband compression, object-oriented voice construction and advanced production methods. Students will complete two projects, one incorporating live elements, attend weekly seminar/lecture/critique sessions, use weekly studio times and maintain production journals. | Peter Randlette | Tue | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Individual Study: Interdisciplinary Projects, Arts, Consciousness Studies and Humanities
Ariel Goldberger aesthetics anthropology architecture art history classics communications community studies consciousness studies cultural studies field studies gender and women's studies geography international studies language studies leadership studies literature music outdoor leadership and education philosophy psychology queer studies religious studies sociology somatic studies theater visual arts writing Signature Required: Winter |
Contract | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | WWinter | Individual study offers students the opportunity to develop self-direction, to learn how to manage a personal project, to focus on unqiue combinations of subjects, and to pursue original interdisciplinary projects without the constraints of an external structure. Students interested in a self-directed project, research or internship in the humanities, or projects that include arts, travel, or interdisciplinary pursuits are invited to present a proposal to Ariel Goldberger. Students with a lively sense of self-direction, discipline, and intellectual curiosity are strongly encouraged to apply. Ariel Goldberger supports interdisciplinary studies and projects in the Arts, Humanities, Consciousness Studies, and travel. | humanities, arts, social sciences, and consciousness studies. | Ariel Goldberger | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Individual Study: Interdisciplinary Projects, Arts, Consciousness Studies and Humanities
Ariel Goldberger aesthetics anthropology architecture art history classics communications community studies consciousness studies cultural studies field studies gender and women's studies geography international studies language studies leadership studies literature music outdoor leadership and education philosophy psychology queer studies religious studies sociology somatic studies theater visual arts writing Signature Required: Spring |
Contract | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | SSpring | Individual study offers students the opportunity to develop self-direction, to learn how to manage a personal project, to focus on unqiue combinations of subjects, and to pursue original interdisciplinary projects without the constraints of an external structure. Students interested in a self-directed project, research or internship in the humanities, or projects that include arts, travel, or interdisciplinary pursuits are invited to present a proposal to Ariel Goldberger. Students with a lively sense of self-direction, discipline, and intellectual curiosity are strongly encouraged to apply. Ariel Goldberger supports interdisciplinary studies and projects in the arts, humanities, consciousness studies, and travel. | humanities, arts, social sciences, and consciousness studies. | Ariel Goldberger | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Individual Study: Interdisciplinary Projects, Arts, Consciousness Studies and Humanities
Ariel Goldberger aesthetics anthropology architecture art history classics communications community studies consciousness studies cultural studies field studies gender and women's studies geography international studies language studies leadership studies literature music outdoor leadership and education philosophy psychology queer studies religious studies sociology somatic studies theater visual arts writing Signature Required: Fall |
Contract | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | Individual study offers students the opportunity to develop self-direction, to learn how to manage a personal project, to focus on unqiue combinations of subjects, and to pursue original interdisciplinary projects without the constraints of an external structure. Students interested in a self-directed project, research or internship in the humanities, or projects that include arts, travel, or interdisciplinary pursuits are invited to present a proposal to Ariel Goldberger.Students with a lively sense of self-direction, discipline, and intellectual curiosity are strongly encouraged to apply.Ariel Goldberger supports projects in the Arts, Humanities, Consciousness Studies, Arts, and interdisciplinary studies. | humanities, arts, social sciences, and consciousness studies. | Ariel Goldberger | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Interactive Sound and Video
Ben Kamen |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Day | SuSummer | In this course, students will learn to use the Max/MSP/Jitter visual programming environment to examine video and sound as expressed through numbers, simple mathematics, and logic. Students will learn to operate audio and video recording equipment and develop techniques for playing back and modifying materials through algorithmic processes. Students will develop strategies for interacting with their materials in real time using MIDI controllers and other input devices. Students will create original works of sound and video art exploring the manipulation of time and form. | Ben Kamen | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | ||||
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Introduction to Electronic Music I
Ben Kamen |
Course | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This is the first course in a year-long sequence that introduces students to the operation and creative use of the music technology labs. Students will learn how to effectively operate analog electronic music equipment including mixers, reel to reel tape machines and analog synthesizers. Reading and listening assignments will provide a historical and theoretical context for the hands-on work. Original music compositions will be the primary goal of the course work. | Ben Kamen | Tue | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Introduction to Electronic Music II
Ben Kamen Signature Required: Winter |
Course | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | This is the second course in a year-long sequence that introduces students to the operation and creative use of the music technology labs. During this quarter students will be introduced to digital tools for the creation of electronic music. Topics include digital audio, MIDI controllers, synthesizers and sound collage. Reading materials will provide an historical and technical background to the studio work. | Ben Kamen | Tue | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Introduction to Electronic Music III
Ben Kamen Signature Required: Spring |
Course | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This course is a continuation of Introduction to Electronic Music I and II. No new students will be enrolled for spring quarter. Students will continue exploration of the electronic music labs. Topics covered will include software sampling, synthesis, effects processors and MIDI sequencing. Students will complete two composition assignments that explore creative uses of specific tools and draw on techniques from previous quarters. | Ben Kamen | Tue | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Irish Language and Song
Sean Williams |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Day | SuSummer | This course is an introduction to Irish-Gaelic through conversation, poetry, and songs (using the natural singing voice). At the end of the class, students will be able to engage in culturally appropriate small talk and sing about a dozen songs in Irish. We will spend the first half of each meeting working on conversation and grammar and the second half learning traditional songs in Irish that reflect aspects of what we have just learned. No previous language or singing skills necessary! Each class will include a break for tea, treats, and a chance to practice what you have learned. | cultural studies, anthropology, folklore, ethnomusicology | Sean Williams | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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Multitrack Audio Production
Terry Setter |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 12 | 12 | Day | SuSummer | This program provides instruction in the use of digital and analog recording studio equipment, microphone design and placement techniques, mixing console design, signal flow, monitoring techniques, room acoustics, and signal processing. There will be written assignments based upon readings in Huber's , and students will present research on topics related to audio production. Students will do at least 40 hours of recording and familiarization work in teams of two in addition to the in-class activities. We will record local musicians and produce finished mixes of the sessions. | music, media technology | Terry Setter | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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Music and Consciousness
Terry Setter |
Program | JR - SRJunior - Senior | 12 | 12 | Day | FFall | WWinter | This program will investigate the relationship between sound, music and human consciousness. We will compose music that explores the psychological and spiritual effects of this music on those who hear it. The program is for experienced composers and performers. It is primarily a musical endeavor, working with aspects of psychology and contemplative studies, rather than a study of psychology that involves aspects of music. The program goal is to become better composers and performers and to develop greater understanding of the qualitative aspects of listening, how music “functions” in our lives, and how it can be used to affect changes in various internal states, such as brain wave frequencies, breathing patterns and galvanic skin response. We will read texts that deal with established contemporary compositional techniques as well as recent findings related to the effects of music at the somatic level. We will also read texts on psychology, such as Jung’s , in order to build a working vocabulary of psychological terminology. Students will be expected to complete bi-weekly research projects, listening exercises, and to keep a journal of their experiences with the music that we create. In fall, we will build listening and compositional skills and begin to relate these to the psychological and spiritual dimensions of the pieces, learning to use appropriate vocabulary and critical techniques. There will be an overnight retreat during which guest artists from various cultures will work with the students and share information about how music functions in their respective cultures. In winter, students will deepen their musical skills and will select a topic for a twenty-minute formal research presentation that will be given during week nine. There will also be a public concert of original pieces at the end of winter quarter. | music composition, music therapy and consciousness studies. | Terry Setter | Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | |||
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Music and Movement in Nature and Culture
Andrew Buchman, Kabby Mitchell and Sean Williams |
Program | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | WWinter | SSpring | This performing arts program explores societal concepts, artistic behaviors, and reactions to music and dance in cultural and physical contexts. Themes include the exploration of music and dance in relation to the natural world, and the intersections of music and dance with gender, spirituality, urbanization and social change. After establishing a firm base of concepts, skills and approaches together in the fall, we will emphasize thematic and/or regional work and individual or small group projects during the winter term. Spring quarter offers the opportunity for students to engage in individual fieldwork studies with performing artists off campus. With some serious preparatory reading and listening, students may join the group in winter on a space-available basis, but not in spring. A deep interest in music and/or dance is expected, and prior study, formal or informal, will help. Students will be expected to do significant reading, writing and study of musical texts and choreography—especially field recordings, videos and ethnographies. Knowing how to read music will help you; if you do not, we will teach you. We will engage in critical listening and viewing (analyses of what we hear and watch), and transcription—simple, quick ways to write music and dance movements down so that you can look at them in different ways. Those with previous training will do work at their level, but such training is not expected. If you're a serious student, you will do well in this program. Other activities are likely to include choreography, composition, field trips, instrument building, research projects, papers and presentations. If funds are available, we will have workshops by visiting artists. We will have periodic performances and critiques of work by students in the program. Expect to work hard on developing your performance skills in a musical instrument or dance genre, practice regularly and perform. The goal of this study is not necessarily a performing career, but rather the development of insights into the performing arts that only hands-on, experiential work can provide. We cannot subsidize private lessons, but we will provide a steady, challenging and safe forum for performance, critique, and creative and intellectual growth. | anthropology, cultural studies, dance, ethnomusicology, and music. | Andrew Buchman Kabby Mitchell Sean Williams | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||
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Musical Instruments: Design, Build, Play
Bob Woods |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Evening | WWinter | In accompaniment to the study of the physics of musical sound, participants will construct a series of simple musical instruments that incorporate a vibrating membrane, vibrating string(s), or column of air. These unique soundings will present further exploration of scales/tunings, electrification, composition and more. We will practice playing our instruments together under the direction of a guest artist, culminating in a possible performance during week 10. No previous experience (musical or otherwise) is required – and all levels (especially musical) are welcome. Required text: by Bart Hopkin | Physics of Musical Sound, Musical Instrument Design, Experimental music. | Bob Woods | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | |||
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Musicianship
Marla Elliott |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 2 | 02 | Evening | FFall | This class will help students develop free, healthy singing voices and learn fundamentals of music literacy and piano technique. Students will develop musical skills through the use of self-paced interactive software as well as classroom instruction. At the end of each quarter, students will perform both vocally and on piano for other class participants and invited family and friends. This class requires excellent attendance and a commitment to practice every day. Credit will be awarded in Musicianship. | Marla Elliott | Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Musicianship
Marla Elliott |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 2 | 02 | Evening | SSpring | This class will help students develop free, healthy singing voices and learn fundamentals of music literacy and piano technique. Students will develop musical skills through the use of self-paced interactive software as well as classroom instruction. At the end of each quarter, students will perform both vocally and on piano for other class participants and invited family and friends. This class requires excellent attendance and a commitment to practice every day. Credit will be awarded in Musicianship. | Marla Elliott | Mon | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Numbers: Interactivity and Performance
Ben Kamen Signature Required: Spring |
Course | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This course will focus on issues of interactivity and control in performance and installation. Students will work towards the realization of specific performance/installations of music, sound or video art. We will dive deeper into Max/MSP/Jitter programming techniques and explore the Arduino microcontroller platform to interact with the computer using input from sensors. | Ben Kamen | Mon | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Numbers: Music and Tone
Ben Kamen |
Course | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This course will examine music theory and musical acoustics through the lens of the Max/MSP/Jitter programming environment. Students will learn how musical ideas can be expressed and manipulated using numbers, simple mathematics, and logic. We will analyze and work with musical scales, intervals, chords as well as 20th century concepts of musical organization. We will explore the overtone series and its relationship to timbre using the building blocks of musical sound to generate complex tones. Students will create compositions that explore tone-color and tuning systems. | Ben Kamen | Mon | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Numbers: Video and Noise
Ben Kamen |
Course | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | In this course, students will use the Max/MSP/Jitter visual programming environment to explore concepts in video and recorded sound as expressed through numbers, simple mathematics, and logic. We will develop techniques for storing, playing back, and modifying materials through algorithmic processes. Students will create original pieces of sound and video art exploring the manipulation of time and form. | Ben Kamen | Mon | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Producing and Sequencing Music
Peter Randlette |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Day | SuSummer | As music composition and production continues to become entirely contained within computers, understanding all the different elements allows one to take advantage of the many capabilities. This 5-week program will familiarize members with the use of computer-based MIDI software and hardware, digital audio recording, and synthesizers. It will also cover some of the technical ‘mysteries’ which are critical to comprehending use. This program is mostly about exploring the musical production process. Prerequisites are interest in music, some keyboard and/or guitar skill, and curiosity. | music technology | Peter Randlette | Tue Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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Singing Rounds
Marla Elliott |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 2 | 02 | Evening | SuSummer | "Summer is a-coming in, loudly sing!" This is the opening lyric to the oldest known round in English, from a manuscript dated 1260. We'll start simple and work our way up to that one and beyond. Singing rounds is a wonderful way to enjoy group singing and improve your music literacy and confidence. Students will also learn to improve their vocal tone and blending skills. All voices and skill levels are welcome. | music | Marla Elliott | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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Student Originated Studies: Music
Terry Setter Signature Required: Spring |
SOS | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | SSpring | This SOS is an opportunity for well-prepared students to do highly independent work in Music Composition, Music Technology, or Audio Production. Participants will meet as a group on Thursday mornings to review progress and share ideas for increasing the quantity and quality of the work that students are doing. Specific descriptions of learning goals and activities will be developed individually between the student and faculty. | music, music technology, and audio production. | Terry Setter | Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | |||
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Teaching Through Performance: American Radical History
Arun Chandra aesthetics history music theater Signature Required: Fall |
Program | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | WWinter | There are many important events in American History that never make it into our history textbooks or are only mentioned in passing, thus remaining hidden from students in many high-school history classes. In this program, we will study these hidden histories, create performances of theater and music about them, and, if possible, perform them for local high-school history classes as an alternative method of teaching about historical events. Each quarter will be divided into three parts. First, we will research hidden histories, such as Margaret Sanger and the legalization of birth control; Jane Addams and the Women's Peace movement; William Z. Foster and the American Communist Party; the trials of Sacco and Vanzetti, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, and the Chicago Seven; the 1919 general strike in Seattle; FDR's "Economic Bill of Rights"; and American involvement in overthrowing the democratically elected Chilean government. Second, we will compose scripts and music for short performances about these histories. Finally, we will rehearse and perform these events. If possible, we will perform in high schools in the local area. Each quarter, students will be expected to write a short paper about their historical research, write the scripts and music and help present the performances. Alongside the historical work of American political and social history, we will be reading plays and viewing operas from the 19th and 20th centuries that address and depict social problems. Some of the writers and composers we will examine include Bertolt Brecht, Bernard Shaw, Frank Wedekind, Alban Berg, Giuseppi Verdi, Ludwig van Beethoven, and W. A. Mozart. Each quarter will have its own cycle of research, composition and performance. New students can join the program in winter quarter on a space-available basis. | 19th- and 20th-century American history, music composition, creative writing, teaching, and performance. | Arun Chandra | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall |