Stern College Syllabi -- Spring and Fall 2021-2022 courses --- MUSI (Music)

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Elementary Ear Training & Keyboard - 13914 - MUSI 2111L - BM
(2021-09) Dorn, Stanley
Laboratory course designed to help students master the skills covered in Diatonic Harmony and Counterpoint. Emphasis on the development of relative pitch memory and recognition of interval, chord, and chord inversion. Students learn sight singing from simple melodies and counterpoints, and practice elementary skills of chordal accompaniment at the keyboard. Prerequisite(s) for 2112L is 2111L. This course may be taken as a prerequisite. 1.000 Credit hours
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MUSI 1111 Sense of Music
(2021-01) Glaser, David
GOALS and OBJECTIVES: This course is an attempt to develop your ability to focus on and listen closely to music, specifically Western concert music. Together, we will develop some of the tools necessary for intelligent and critical listening, enabling you to perceive the musical ideas, events and internal relationships in many musical works. The only way to achieve this goal is through the practice of active and conscious listening.No assumption of musical literacy is made, however, enough of the mechanics of music notation will be taught during the semester so that you will be able to roughly follow a notated melody. We will build a vocabulary of musical terms as we proceed. All terminology and its appropriate application will be presented, defined and discussed in class. Included in this syllabus is a list of basic terms. You are expected to use your growing musical vocabulary in our class discussions. In addition to careful and attentive listening then next most important activity is asking questions. NEVER HESITATEto request clarification about something that you don’t understand because if you don’t get it several of your classmates will also be confused. So ask the question. We will study representative works of Western art music drawn largely from the Classical period. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the elements of musical organization, on gaining some experience with compositional procedures and formal designs, and on a determination of æsthetic criteria. These pieces are our primary texts. There is no book for this course. Mindful, critical listening is essential in order to understand them. Rather than being a series of lectures, the course is conducted more as a lab or workshop. Thus attendance and participation are essential. Both of these will be taken into account when determining grades. In addition to the class work there are assignments that you must do on your own. These will be discussed below.
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MUSI 1111-A&B Sense of Music
(2021-01) Young, Marcia
GOALS and OBJECTIVES: This course is an examination of Western concert music. The aim is to develop some of the tools necessary for intelligent and critical listening. This will help enable you to perceive the musical ideas, events and internal relationships in a musical work. The only way to achieve this goal is through the practice of active and conscious listening. In our class no assumption of musical literacy is made. However, enough of the mechanics of music notation will be taught over the course of the semester so that you will be able to roughly follow a notated melody. We will build a vocabulary of musical terms as we proceed. All terminology and its appropriate application is presented, defined and discussed in class. Along with this syllabus you will receive a list of basic terms. You are expected to use your growing musical vocabulary in our class discussions. In addition to careful and attentive listening the next most important activity is asking questions. NEVER HESITATE to request clarification about something that you don’t understand because if you don’t understand it several of your classmates are probably also confused. So ask the question. We do not use a textbook in this course. We study representative works of Western art music drawn largely from the Classical period. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the elements of musical organization, on gaining some experience with the variety of compositional procedures and formal designs, and on a determination of æsthetic criteria. These pieces are our primary texts. Mindful, critical listening is essential in order to understand them. Rather than being a series of lectures, the course is conducted more as a lab or workshop. Thus attendance and participation are essential. Both of these will be taken into account when determining grades. In addition to the class work there are assignments that you must do on your own. These will be discussed below.
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MUSI 1111C Sense of Music
(2021-01) Dorn, Stanley
GOALS and OBJECTIVES: This course is an attempt to develop your ability to focus on and listen closely to music, specifically Western concert music. Together, we will develop some of the tools necessary for intelligent and critical listening, enabling you to perceive the musical ideas, events and internal relationships in many musical works. The only way to achieve this goal is through the practice of active and conscious listening. No assumption of musical literacy is made, however, enough of the mechanics of music notation will be taught during the semester so that you will be able to roughly follow a notated melody. We will build a vocabulary of musical terms as we proceed. All terminology and its appropriate application will be presented, defined, and discussed in class. Included in this syllabus is a list of basic terms. You are expected to use your growing musical vocabulary in our class discussions. In addition to careful and attentive listening then next most important activity is asking questions. NEVER HESITATE to request clarification about something that you do not understand because if you do not get it several of your classmates will also be confused. So please, ask the question. We will study representative works of Western art music drawn largely from the Classical period. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the elements of musical organization, on gaining some experience with compositional procedures and formal designs, and on a determination of æsthetic criteria. These pieces are our primary texts. There is no book for this course. Mindful, critical listening is essential to understand them. Rather than being a series of lectures, the course is conducted more as a lab or workshop. Thus, attendance and participation are essential. Both will be considered when determining grades. In addition to the class work there are assignments that you must do on your own. These will be discussed below.
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MUSI 1350 Music in the Baroque and Classical Eras
(2021-01) Glaser, David
This course examines the development of Western art music from the seventeenth century through the first quarter of the nineteenth century. This period covers the Baroque, a transitional style known variously as Empfindsamer Stil, Rococo, Style gallant or Pre-Classical and then the Classical Era, also known as the First Viennese School. These periods are also subsumed under a larger label, the Common Practice Period, which extended through the Romantic Era. These periods are defined by the almost exclusive use of triadic harmony and functional tonality, while homophony is usually the dominant texture. The Baroque era saw the invention of opera with its various aria types, figured bass and the development of focus on the melody and bass, the suite, the concerto grosso and fugue. The First Viennese School Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven brought the symphony, string quartet and concerto to a state of perfection that has not been surpassed Much of our class time will be devoted to listening to seminal works written between 1600 and 1825, give or take a decade. All the music we study in class will be available on the Naxos website or YouTube. The readings will deal with the historical survey aspects of the course; the development and transformation of style over the two centuries that these periods encompass as well as the social changes taking place at the time and their effect on the music.
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MUSI 2105 - B Music Fundamentals
(2021-01) Dorn, Stanley
The goal of this course is to introduce you to the basic elements of western musical notation, to clarify your understanding of their place in the larger musical structure and to cement your ability to analyze them in pieces of music you encounter and to use them effectively in music you create. We will learn to recognize and read the notes on the treble and bass staves, scale construction, key signatures, musical intervals, triad and seventh chord construction and their inversions and the significance of the chords within the key. All course materials will be provided by the instructor. Course requirements will consist of biweekly written and performance (note reading) assignments from the materials provided. There will be occasional quizzes on the materials covered, but the greatest weight in grading will be given to the completion of written assignments.
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MUSI 2112 Diatonic Harmony & Counterpoint II
(2021-01) Glaser, David
MUS 2111 is the second in a sequence of four courses in music theory. The prerequisite for this course is Diatonic Harmony and Counterpoint I (MUS 2111) or the permission of the instructor. Students in MUS 2112 are strongly recommended to enroll simultaneously in MUS 2112L, Ear Training II. Goals: The goal of the study of harmony is to familiarize students with the basic materials of Western concert music. They will learn how voice-leading influences harmonic motion and how structural harmony shapes the linear/contrapuntal aspects of tonal music. Objectives: Students will come out of this course with the ability to analyze diatonic music from the Common Practice Period as well as compose short pieces of their own. This ability will allow them to understand how coherence is created in music as well to sharpen and to develop their general analytical skills and help develop their aesthetic sense.
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MUSI 2112L - CLB Elementary Ear Training
(2021-01) Dorn, Stanley
The goal of this course is to improve your sight singing skills and listening perception. To this end, we will work on understanding the melodic and harmonic implications of the melodies we will sing and the ways the intervals involved can be interpreted; this understanding will make music we encounter easier to perform at sight.
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MUSI 4930: Topics: Music of the Beatles – Form and Expression
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09) Dorn, Stanley
GOALS and OBJECTIVES: This course continues the process, begun in Sense of Music, of exploring the ways in which the materials of musical composition combine to create a complete and coherent art work in the ears and mind of the listener. The aim is to expand the skills of intelligent and critical listening developed in that earlier course and to extrapolate those skills to music of a different genre – specifically what is called “popular music”. This will further help enable you to perceive the musical ideas, events and internal relationships in a musical work. The only way to achieve this goal is through the practice of active and conscious listening. In our class no assumption of musical literacy is made, other than the skill set developed in Sense of Music. However, we will continue to develop our knowledge of the mechanics of music notation and structure – specifically melody, harmony and instrumentation. We will expand our vocabulary of musical terms as we proceed. All terminology and its appropriate application will be presented, defined and discussed in class. Along with this syllabus you will receive a list of basic terms. You are expected to use your growing musical vocabulary in our class discussions. In addition to careful and attentive listening then next most important activity is asking questions. NEVER HESITATE to request clarification about something that you don’t understand because if you don’t understand it several of your classmates are probably also confused. So ask the question. We will study representative works of Western popular music, primarily but not entirely drawn from the justly celebrated British group the Beatles. Because these pieces are songs, that is, a poetic lyric set to a melody and with a variety of different styles of accompaniment, emphasis will be placed on understanding how the elements of musical organization combine to intensify our understanding of the meaning of the poetry. These pieces are our primary texts. Mindful, critical listening is essential in order to understand them. Rather than being a series of lectures, the course is conducted more as a lab or workshop. Thus attendance and participation are essential. Both of these will be taken into account when determining grades. In addition to the class work there are assignments that you must do on your own.
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MUSI 4931: Introduction to the Guitar
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01) Dorn, Stanley
This is a first course in guitar. The approach is two-pronged, using a folk-based style to teach basic accompanying skills and a classical approach to teach note reading and the ability to play more complex textures. As ability develops, the two styles will be blended to create a comprehensive and easy familiarity with the instrument and its potential. Previous experience with guitar, though helpful, is not required.
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Music Theory I - 13935 - MUSI 2111 - L
(2021-09) Glaser, David
Structural foundations of music and their applications to the reading, sight singing, playing, writing and analysis of melodies, as well as to the writing and playing of simple chordal accompaniments and of four-part chorales; introduction to counterpoint. Some musical experience is desirable. Prerequisite(s): MUSI 2105. This course may be taken as a prerequisite. Corequisite(s): MUSI 2111L, MUSI 2112L. These courses may be taken as a corequisite. 3.000 Credit hours
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Music: Romantic & Modern Eras - 14812 - MUSI 1351 - K
(2021-09) Glaser, David
Musical practices in the 19th and 20th centuries, beginning with Beethoven's monumental and universal works and their influence on later generations; the increase in chromaticism through the romantic era, the breakdown of tonality, and the harmonic-contrapuntal techniques and structural principles of 20th-century music; Western music from Schubert to Babbitt. Prerequisite(s): MUSI 1111. This course may be taken as a prerequisite. 3.000 Credit hours
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Sense of Music - 13934 - MUSI 1111 - A ; Sense of Music - 13917 - MUSI 1111 - B
(2021-09) Young, Marcia
Developing insight into the art of music through guided listening experiences that aim to develop aural perception, historical perspective, an awareness of the formal processes of music, and some critical bases for esthetic discrimination; emphasis on the cultivation of helpful listening habits. No previous training in music is required. 3.000 Credit hours
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Sense of Music - 13947 - MUSI 1111 - C
(2021-09) Dorn, Stanley
Developing insight into the art of music through guided listening experiences that aim to develop aural perception, historical perspective, an awareness of the formal processes of music, and some critical bases for esthetic discrimination; emphasis on the cultivation of helpful listening habits. No previous training in music is required. 3.000 Credit hours
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Sense of Music - 14009 - MUSI 1111 - J
(2021-09) Glaser, David
Developing insight into the art of music through guided listening experiences that aim to develop aural perception, historical perspective, an awareness of the formal processes of music, and some critical bases for esthetic discrimination; emphasis on the cultivation of helpful listening habits. No previous training in music is required. 3.000 Credit hours

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