Music 7

• MS 7130 Music 7

The Music 7 course serves as a three-part music experience for all students. It will be mainly a performance class that will introduce students to singing and rhythm development through a series of exercises and techniques designed to train both their voices and their understanding of most musical aspects in music performance. Singing and rhythmic exercises will be at the core of every class meeting and it is expected that students actively participate in this process and understanding their music class functioning as one musical body. Music reading and notation skills will also be developed during the course, preparing the students for possible involvement with music ensembles of a higher level.

In addition to performance, students will also become familiar with a historical overview of music development through the ages, the context within which it functioned, and the purpose for which it was written through the different periods of its development. The Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern periods, as well as key figures from these eras will all be introduced and briefly analyzed through extensive listening activities. It is expected that students will acquire basic knowledge of types of music, mediums of performance (be it an orchestra or a chamber ensemble) as well as certain characteristics that define a musical work and classify it within a musical era.

Last but not least, students will be introduced to music technology, and they will participate in lab presentations of music and audio software and will complete a project guaranteeing them hands-on experience with some of the tools of today’s world regarding sound manipulation and digital performance.