General Music

Faculty

 Professor 
   Charles Davidson

 Associate Professor 
   Boaz Tarsi

 Assistant Professor 
   Henry Rosenblum

 Adjunct Instructors 
   Joel Caplan
   Jacob Mendelson

 Hazzanut Coaches 
   Lawrence Avery
   Raphael Frieder
   Robert Kieval
   Alberto Mizrahi
   Shayna Smith

For admissions and degree requirements, please refer to the section on H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of Jewish Music.


Courses

Chorus I
MUS 4110, 2 credits
An exposure to Jewish choral music, both liturgical and secular.

Chorus II
MUS 4111, 2 credits
Continuation of MUS 4110

Chorus III
MUS 4112, 2 credits
Continuation of MUS 4111

Chorus IV
MUS 4113, 2 credits
Continuation of MUS 4112

Chorus V
MUS 4114
Continuation of MUS 4113

Chorus VI
MUS 4115, 2 credits
Continuation of MUS 4114

Conducting I
MUS 4130, 2 credits
An introduction to the basic elements of conducting. Patterns, tempi, dynamics,
etc., are learned, leading to the preparation of two- and four-part material with
minimum interpretation.

Conducting II
MUS 4131, 2 credits
Continuation of MUS 4130

Beginning Music Theory I
MUS 4210, 3 credits
An introduction to the rudiments of music (i.e., notation, theoretical terms, modes,
and scales) and basic harmonic vocabulary.

Beginning Music Theory II
MUS 4211, 3 credits
Continuation of MUS 4210

Intermediate Music Theory I
MUS 4212, 3 credits
A review of vocabulary and enhancement of skills acquired in MUS 4211.

Intermediate Music Theory II
MUS 4213, 3 credits
Continuation of MUS 4212

Advanced Music Theory I
MUS 4214, 3 credits
A review of vocabulary and a continuation of procedures in arranging
composition and analysis. Chromatic harmony and advanced study of
modulations are covered.

Advanced Music Theory II
MUS 4215, 3 credits
Continuation of MUS 4214

Composition, Arranging and Analysis I
MUS 4216, 3 credits
A review of material on harmony and counterpoint. The class will focus on the
composition of choral and solo works with special reference to performance in
final cantorial and secular recitals. A reformulation and summary of previous
historical material in Western music, from the Middle Ages to the present.

Composition, Arranging and Analysis II
MUS 4217, 3 credits
Continuation of MUS 4216

Piano Workshop I
MUS 4300, 1 credit
An opportunity to learn to use the piano as a tool for general musicianship. The
class will focus on study harmonization and reduction of multipart scores for the
piano. Students are assigned to this course on an individual basis and may be
either exempted by examination or assigned more than one year of training.
Permission of instructor required. Class limited to twenty-four students.

Piano Workshop II
MUS 4301, 1 credit
Continuation of MUS 4300. Class limited to twenty-four students.

Piano Workshop III
MUS 4302, 1 credit
Continuation of MUS 4301. Class limited to twenty-four students.

Piano Workshop IV
MUS 4303, 1 credit
Continuation of MUS 4302. Class limited to twenty-four students.

Piano Workshop V
MUS 4304, 1 credit
Continuation of MUS 4303. Class limited to twenty-four students.


Piano Workshop VI
MUS 4305, 1 credit
Continuation of MUS 4304. Class limited to twenty-four students.

Musicianship I-a
MUS 4310, 2 credits
An introduction to sight-singing and general musicianship skills.

Musicianship I-b
MUS 4311, 2 credits
Continuation of MUS 4310

Musicianship II-a
MUS 4312, 2 credits
Continuation of MUS 4311. An exposure to playing the piano with both hands
while singing an independent melodic line, complex dictation, and three-part
singing.

Musicianship II-b
MUS 4313, 2 credits
Continuation of MUS 4312

Musicianship III-a
MUS 4314, 2 credits
Continuation of MUS 4313

Musicianship III-b
MUS 4315, 2 credits
Continuation of MUS 4314

Musicianship IV-a
MUS 4316, 3 credits
Continuation of MUS 4315

Musicianship IV-b
MUS 4317, 3 credits
Continuation of MUS 4316

The Jewish Component of the History of Art Music in the West
MUS 4411, 3 credits
A survey of the history of Jewish involvement in the development of Western
music.

Music Resources and Methods
MUS 4432, 3 credits
A hands-on course designed to provide valuable materials for teaching music in
religious school settings for Shabbat, festivals, Yom ha-atzma'ut, Hanukkah,
Purim, Tu Bishvat, and other special occasions. Time is also devoted to materials
and teaching techniques for children's choirs in synagogue religious schools.

Survey of Art Song I
MUS 5550, 3 credits
An in-depth study of representative art song literature from the seventeenth
century to the present. Students perform songs in various languages, with
emphasis upon stylistic interpretation and diction.

Survey of Art Song II
MUS 5551, 3 credits
Continuation of MUS 5550

Senior Recital Collegium I
MUS 5998, 3 credits
An intensive review of performance material in preparation for the required senior
recital.

Senior Recital Collegium II
MUS 5999, 3 credits
Continuation of MUS 5998