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BUILDING: CSB | ROOM: 423

This course considers an often overlooked element in the study of hip hop culture, religion. Specifically, the course offers students the opportunity to examine the variety of ways that religion finds expression in the dynamic cultural medium of hip hop. Class format includes lectures, discussions, films, and video/music presentations.

BUILDING: GRGEN | ROOM: 108

This study of Jazz, as an American musical art form, will be structured around the lives and music of jazz musicians, across a range of instrumental, vocal, and ensemble genres. Course focuses on jazz titans, those individuals and musical groups distinguished by their seminal and permanent influences, such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, or Coleman Hawkins or shorter intense careers, such as Charlie Parker. Blues, ragtime, swing, bebop, cool, progressive, and free jazz are landmark terms. And finally, study of the musical history will be enhanced by considerations from sociological, linguistic, and philosophical perspectives. The instructional format includes lectures, discussion and intense emphasis on listening. This course is designed for students with little or no musical training; simple technical, musical vocabulary and concepts will be provided. Reading, listening assignments, brief written assignments and two exams. No prerequisites.

BUILDING: STRNG | ROOM: LOWER

Rudiments of jazz, including chord and scale spellings, chord scale relationships, jazz/pop chord symbol nomenclature, basic forms, chord substitutions, piano voicing; strong emphasis on ear training and vocalization and transcription from records of jazz solos.

BUILDING: TODD | ROOM: 202F

The Rock Repertory Ensemble is devoted to performing accurate versions of songs from the rock music repertory, with selections ranging from the early 1950s to the present day. Open to guitarists, bassists, drummers, keyboard players, and singers, with consideration given to winds players depending on repertory for a given semester. Audition required at the beginning of each term; a sign-up sheet will be posted in the Music Department. (1 credit)

BUILDING: STRNG | ROOM: LOWER

The Jazz Ensemble is open by audition to all U of R community, performing a wide variety of music. Occasional guests artists and clinicians. (1 credit)

BUILDING: OBRN | ROOM: DANCE

A look at the historical deals and innovations that have impacted the music business between 1877 to present. From ground breaking inventions to brilliant marketing initiatives to hushed back-room deals, this course will expose the key moments where the record industry changed forever, both for good and bad. ** NOTE: This is a 6 week course**

BUILDING: TODD | ROOM: 202F

One rehearsal per week. Two concerts per semester. In addition, there may be off-campus performances in local colleges, churches, and other venues in the greater-Rochester community. The Gospel Choir performs a varied repertoire of sacred music -- spirituals, hymns, traditional and contemporary Gospel, music of the praise-and-worship genre. Students may register for credit or simply sing as choir participants. (1 credit)

BUILDING: HUTCH | ROOM: 140

This course will explore the history of rock music, emphasizing primarily the period between 1955 and 1990. The periods preceding (1900-1955) and following (1990-present) will also be considered to a limited extent. Discussion and reading will focus mostly on the music, identifying a wide variety of rock-music styles within the historical context of the development, transformation, and interaction of pop styles of these decades in general. Issues of technological development, social, political, and cultural context, race and gender, and music-business practices will also be considered. No prerequisites: Knowledge of technical musical terms and ability to read music are NOT required for this course.

BUILDING: STRNG | ROOM: LOWER

The science and technology of the electric guitar and related accessories such as amplifiers, and effects processors opens a window onto the fields of audio, music and electrical engineering. The course begins with students building and experimenting with electric guitars to learn about the vibration of strings, musical tuning systems, overtones and timbre, modes of oscillation, Fourier analysis, transducers and passive electrical components and circuits. In a second project, a headphone amplifier, students are introduced to the fundamental concepts of electronics, including voltage, current, resistance and impedance, basic circuit analysis, ac circuits, impedance matching, and analog signals. The course then moves on to introduce basic digital signal processing concepts through a guitar effects processor (stomp box) project; this includes conversion of sound to digital format, frequency analysis, digital filtering and signal processing and musical sound synthesis.

BUILDING: CSB | ROOM: 209

a basic understanding of sound design & creation, and working with sound for picture. The emphasis is on demonstrations and hands-on experience to enable students to gain a practical knowledge of sound and music production using computers. Topics include synthesizers & samplers; recording and editing with Pro Tools; sound effect creation; foley & automatic dialog replacement; basic soundtrack composition; and working to picture. Many techniques are explored employing software and hardware based sound creation tools throughout the course. Students will complete a major project at the conclusion of the course.

BUILDING: CSB | ROOM: 423

This course covers the acoustical and psychoacoustic fundamentals of audio recording including the nature of sound, sound pressure level, frequency and pitch, hearing and sound perception, reflection, absorption and diffusion of sound, sound diffraction, room acoustics, reverberation, and studio design principles. The course also provides practical experience in audio recording including an introduction to recording studio equipment, microphones and microphone placement techniques, signal flow, amplification, analog and digital recording, analog to digital conversion, digital processing of sound, multi-track recording and an introduction to mixing and mastering. Each student is required to complete a substantive recording project at the end of the course.

BUILDING: CSB | ROOM: 412

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