Music (MUS) |
121 Music, 541-346-3761
School of Music
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O - All course content is conducted online. Students are not required to come to campus for orientation, testing, or academic support services.
W - Computer based/online course; requires access to the internet.
f - Class participation dependant on technical capabilities; contact instructor for details
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Course Data
| MUS 141 Pop Piano & Music I >AC >US |
4.00 cr. |
| Understanding general musicianship—what it is and how it relates to genre and culture—in popular music. Sequence with MUS 142, MUS 143. |
| Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Koenigsberg T |
Office:
202 Frohnmayer Music Bldg
Phone:
(541) 346-5653
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 Course Fees: |
$25.00 per credit |
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6/22-7/19 |
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Koenigsberg T |
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Academic Deadlines
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| June 24: |
Add this course |
| June 24: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| June 25: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| June 27: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| June 29: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| July 1: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| July 9: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
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Expanded Course Description
| Musicianship is perhaps the most fundamental and important ability a musician possesses. Often hidden from the end music consumer, musicianship consists of the knowledge and skill that underlie an artist’s ability to compose or perform music, rather than the composed or performed music itself. So central is musicianship to music making that it is sometimes thought of as talent itself. In traditional music pedagogy, musicianship is generally understood to be the integration and synthesis of music theory, aural skills, and keyboard (piano) skills. These three subjects are typically taught in collegiate music programs’ core curricula in musicianship. But what of popular music artists, most of whom did not study music in college and many of whom received limited or no formal music training whatsoever? In fact, many of the most accomplished artists in popular music cannot even read music. How have these musicians acquired their musicianship abilities? And is musicianship the same thing in popular music as it is in western classical music traditions? This course focuses on the ways popular music artists have historically acquired knowledge and skill in the area of musicianship, the potential for sub-genre variation in popular music musicianship, how the various cultures associated with these sub-genres may impact upon forms of musicianship, and how the study of musicianship in popular music departs, sometimes dramatically, from such studies as historically undertaken in western classical music traditions. In this course the student explores the idea that, while core components of musicianship are the same across various genres and sub-genres of music, those aspects that vary may relate to cultural as well as musical differences. To facilitate a process of cultural understanding, and to explore and emphasize the important roles culture, race, and ethnicity can play in artists’ musical development, the course involves comparing the musicianship experiences of representative groups of European American and African American artists. Taking a multifaceted pedagogical approach, the course not only employs traditional learning methodologies such as research and essay writing, but also requires students to engage in the musicianship-building practices of popular music artists with music theory studies as well as hands-on experience in piano playing and ear training. These activities provide crucial contextualization and an important additional perspective. |
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