27 courses with the subject MULT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course is a survey of European art music from 1650 to 1850. Students will attend lectures and complete readings and listening assignments and writing exercises. Students will be assessed on their knowledge of factual, conceptual and aural materials. Credit(s): 3
This course is a survey of European art music from 1850 to the present. Students will attend lectures and complete readings and listening assignments, writing exercises and a weekly listening lab. Students will be assessed on their knowledge of factual, conceptual and aural materials. Credit(s): 3
This course explores the history and development of American popular song since 1900. The course will examine genre, performance practice and how popular music intersects with the music industry. Credit(s): 3
This course will examine the role of musical activism over the past century, in both Western and non-Western societies. As a product of society, all music is political at some level. Yet nowhere is the potential of music as a political tool more fully realized than in music of protest. When used in protest, music becomes both the voice of the disenfranchised as well as a political call to action. Topics will include the role of music in the labor movement following the Great Depression; the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s; protest music in the classical music world; and contemporary examples of protest music such as that from modern racial justice movements. Credit(s): 3
This course introduces students to historical and contemporary music indigenous to representative geographic regions of the world. Credit(s): 3
This survey course focuses on women’s roles as composers, performers and participants. Subject material is not restricted to Western art music and will include case studies from various cultures, locations and historical periods. The course consists of lectures, discussions, listening and written assignments. Credit(s): 3
This course explores concepts of performance in both artistic and broader, sociocultural contexts. Through readings, discussions, performances and written expression, the class engages with multiple performances and addresses the following questions: What constitutes a performance in various arts? How are “good” and “bad” performances defined? What, if any, boundaries exist between audiences, creators, performers? How have scholars and performers theorized performance over time? How have concepts of performance been applied to political, social, and cultural contexts? Credit(s): 3
This course traces rock and roll from its roots in country, blues, and popular music to the present day. It examines cultural events such as the 1969 Woodstock festival, as well as specific genres, artists and topics, including the rise of MTV and the music video, rock music in Christian contexts, and alternative subgenres such as noise and college rock. By investigating how rock music illuminates issues such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality and other components of identity, students will gain knowledge of rock musical styles and cultural contexts. Credit(s): 3
This course introduces students to music and sound in film as a means of constructing meaning. This study of the history of music in film, from the silent film era to the present, including diegetic and non-diegetic sound, with examples from Hollywood and beyond will help students develop the tools for analyzing the interaction of sound and image and conveying their interpretations. Credit(s): 3
This course is a survey of Western European art music representing all periods and genres with an emphasis on basic terminology and knowledge of standard musical works and stylistic periods. Credit(s): 3
This course surveys the origin, development styles and major contributors of jazz through listening, analysis and research. Credit(s): 3
This course is designed to prepare students to think about music in historical and social contexts by examining the people, events, culture and works of art that have come to define Western art music. This class emphasizes fluency in reading early music, understanding early modal systems and provides a basis for further study in related areas. Credit(s): 3
This course provides the students with a historical and analytical study of selected works from the Classical period to the present. Credit(s): 3
This course is a historical and analytical survey of solo literature and advanced method materials written for brass instruments. Credit(s): 3
This course is a historical and analytical survey of organ literature. Credit(s): 2
This course is a continuation of MULT 407 . Credit(s): 2
This course is a historical and analytical survey of percussion solo and ensemble music. Credit(s): 3
This course is a historical, analytical and pedagogical survey of solo and ensemble literature written for woodwind instruments, including solos with large ensemble accompaniment. The literature of each instrument is surveyed from the Baroque period through the 20th century period. Credit(s): 3
This course is a historical and analytical survey of literature for solo and chamber strings throughout the major historical musical periods. Credit(s): 3
This course offers a brief history of opera through the examination of major works in historical context, as well as a survey of opera repertoire through in-class performance and in and out of class listening. Students will develop individual repertoire reference materials. Credit(s): 3
This course presents the history and development of the art song, including in-class performances and discussions. The song compositions of Italian, German, French, Spanish, Latin American, British and American composers will be covered. If time allows, Scandinavian, Russian and Slavic composers will be addressed as well. Performance and critical listening are the major emphases of the class. There will be assigned readings, a term paper with oral presentation and two songs by the composer chosen for the paper. Credit(s): 3
This course is a historical and analytical survey of repertoire for chamber ensemble with piano. Exploration through listening, reading and class discussion of works from the 17th century to present day. Credit(s): 2
This course is a historical and analytical survey of guitar literature from the Renaissance Era through the music of J. S. Bach. Credit(s): 2
This course is a historical and analytical survey of guitar literature from the Classical Era through the music of the 21st century. Credit(s): 2
This course will investigate the evolution and scope of this genre from its origins in the 18th century to the present. This course will examine compositional style, technical considerations and performance elements of the concerto as they relate to the development of piano repertoire and technique. Credit(s): 2
This course is an investigation of a specialized topic within music literature. Credit(s): 1, 2 or 3 credits, dependent upon topic.
This course allows for guided individualized study of projects in music literature, which may be used to fulfill music electives only. Projects must be approved by the associate dean for faculty and academic affairs and the division chair and/or program coordinator prior to registration. Credit(s): 1, 2 or 3 credits, dependent upon topic.
Source: Shenandoah University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
