Course Descriptions

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6KBD 111 (I-2) Piano Sight-Reading

Skills necessary for fluent sight reading of a wide variety of literature and to read open score (choral and instrumental), alto clef, and to transpose instrumental lines and song accompaniments.

6KBD 112 (II-2) Piano Sight-Reading II

A continuation of materials and skills presented in KBD 111. Tenor clef reading; an emphasis on full orchestral score realization at the piano.

6KBD 201, 401 (I-2, alternate years) Sacred Music Skills I

Focuses on the choral responsibilities of the church musician. The course includes sessions on training the amateur voice, phonetics, English and Latin diction, chanting, conducting, rehearsal techniques, and choral repertoire in its appropriate liturgical context. In addition to assigned special projects, students will participate through weekly conducting of the class as choir. The course will also explore innovative ways to enhance contemporary worship in the context of the evolution of liturgical practices. Each student will receive several individual "lab" coachings during the semester.

6KBD 202, 402 (II-2, alternate years) Sacred Music Skills II

Focuses on the training of young vocal and instrumental musicians through early musical training and the creation of opportunities for their involvement in the musical life of the church. Choral and handbell repertoire will be explored, and conducting techniques specific to younger participants will be learned. In addition to assigned special projects, each student will participate through occasional supervised conducting of children's and handbell choirs at a local church. Also included are sessions on the administration of a large music program, building congregational support, musicals and large productions, staff supervision, and budget.

6KBD 203, 403 (I-2, alternate years) Sacred Music Skills III

Focuses on essential keyboard skills for the church/synagogue musician, with emphasis on congregational song in various religious environments and traditions. Primary areas of instruction include hymn playing (introductions, reharmonizations, performance practices of various styles and traditions), anthem accompaniment, adapting piano/orchestral accompaniments to the organ, and conducting from the organ console. Each student will receive several individual "lab" coachings during the semester. Open to keyboard majors or by permission.

6KBD 204, 404 (II-2, alternate years) Sacred Music Skills IV

A continuation of KBD 203-403, that also focuses on sight-reading, open score reading, modulation, transposition,chant accompaniment, and organ repertoire appropriate to specific liturgical contexts. Elemental skills in hymn-based improvisation are developed through weekly exercises and assignments. Each student will receive individual "lab" coaching during the semester. Open to keyboard majors or by permission. Prerequisite: TH 475 or equivalent.

6KBD 205, 405 (I-1) Organ Improvisation

6KBD 211 (II-3) Piano Literature I (18th Century)

A survey of solo keyboard literature from the baroque and classical periods. The course syllabus includes reading and listening assignments, analysis and performance projects, and midterm and final exams. Piano majors in the BM degree are required to enroll in this course in their junior year. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the undergraduate piano literature listening exams.

6KBD 212 (I-3) Piano Literature II (19th Century)

A survey of piano literature from the romantic period. The course syllabus includes reading and listening assignments, analysis and performance projects, midterm and final exams. Piano majors in the BM degree are required to enroll in this course during their senior year. Prerequisite: KBD 211.

6KBD 213 (II-3) Piano Literature III (20th Century & Beyond)

A survey of solo piano literature from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The course syllabus includes reading and listening assignments, analysis and performance projects, and midterm and final exams. Piano majors in the BM program are required to enroll in this course during their senior year. Prerequisite: KBD 211, 212.

6KBD 250-251 (I, II-2) Jazz Piano Improvisation for Keyboard Majors

For advanced keyboard players with no experience in jazz piano improvisation. Topics include solo jazz harmonization, jazz, and non-jazz improvisation; open to ESM majors only.

6KBD 260 (II-1) The Piano: History, Design, & Maintenance

Mechanics of the piano, including its historical development, regulation, maintenance, & repair. Includes temperament theory, tone generation, and ownership/ purchasing considerations. Not vocational training.

6KBD 261 (I, II-1) Historical Development of the Organ: Its Design and Maintenance

Practical demonstration of tuning and maintenance techniques relative to the development of organ literature. Suggested for organ majors; open to others by permission of the instructor.

6KBD 405 (I-1) Graduate Organ Improvisation

The purpose of this course is to develop skills and techniques in musical improvisation, beginning with phrases and simple song-forms and progressing to sonata-allegro, hymn-improvisations, hymn preludes, organ chorales, hymn fantasias, the toccata, duo, trio, canon, fugue, and other forms. Sections consist of semi-private lessons in small groups at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Prerequisite: TH 475, TH 476 or permission of instructor.

6KBD 407 (I-2) Harpsichord Performance and Literature through the Eighteenth Century

Discussion of performance practice problems related to the High Renaissance through the late eighteenth century.

6KBD 411 (II-3) Piano Literature I (18th Century)

See description under KBD 211. No prerequisites.

6KBD 412 (I-3) Piano Literature I (19th Century)

See description under KBD 212. No prerequisites.

6KBD 413 (II-3) Piano Literature I (20th Century & Beyond)

See description under KBD 213. No prerequisites.

6KBD 421 (I-2) Organ Repertory I

Pre-1750 Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Spain.

6KBD 422 (II-2) Organ Repertory II

France, 17th-20th centuries.

6KBD 423 (I-2) Organ Repertory III

Bach and Handel.

6KBD 424 (II-2) Organ Repertory IV

Post-1750 Germany, Austria, U.S.

6KBD 442 (I-3) Piano Repertory and Its Interpreters

An intensive examination of a specific area of the piano repertory; topics to vary from year to year (e.g., Chopin solo works, Beethoven sonatas and concertos, Bach Well-Tempered Clavier and other solo works, etc.) The class addresses its subject material from the dual perspectives of the literature itself and of the artists who have been historically associated with the literature. May be repeated for credit.

6KBD 443 (I-2) Keyboard Continuo Realization

Techniques of realizing continuo parts in the music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Special emphasis on the various national styles. Prerequisite: TH 476 or fluency in reading figured bass. Simultaneous enrollment in CHB 277 strongly encouraged.

6KBD 450-451 (I, II-1) Jazz Piano Improvisation for Graduate Keyboard Majors