Music

An overview of the history and cultural significance of music through the ages. A survey of classical and popular music with an emphasis on the European classical tradition and American Jazz and popular style periods within the context of world music. This course looks at the techniques, trends, people and places that have contributed to the evolution of music.

A traditional choral ensemble that rehearses and performs a wide-range of music styles. Open to all students regardless of ability and experience. Chorale performs one or two concerts per semester. May be repeated for credit. A maximum of six semester credit hours may be applied toward graduation.

This course is intended to help students think critically and creatively about music, with a focus on a range of American musical traditions-- popular as well as classical. Attention will be paid to the global roots (most notably European, African, and Latin American musical traditions) and variety of styles and forms of American music (minstrelsy, tin pan alley, musical theater, jazz, blues, folk and bluegrass, rock, rap, hip-hop), and to the influence of technology and mass media on the development of music within the United States from Stephen Foster to Gershwin to Ellington, from Elvis to a remarkably diverse contemporary musical landscape.

A creative instrumental ensemble open to all student musicians on any instrument. The band performs one or two concerts per semester in mostly jazz and popular styles. May be repeated for credit. A maximum of six semester credit hours may be applied toward graduation. The group meets for three hours each week.

An introductory study of a specific topic in Music. Intended for freshmen and sophomores, or for students with little or no background in the subject. The student may repeat the course, but not the same topic.

An in-depth, self-directed study for Junior- or Senior- level students under the guidance of a sponsoring faculty member on a planned topic that is not covered by an existing Keuka College course.

An advanced study of a specific topic in Music. Intended for juniors and seniors or for students with an appropriate background in the subject. The student may repeat the course, but not the same topic.