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Professor Thomas Forrest Kelly, Head Tutor (617) 495-2791 For additional information contact Mary Gerbi (Assistant to the Head Tutor) at 5-2791 or gerbi@fas.harvard.edu Concentration in Music emphasizes the acquisition of a solid foundation in theory, analysis, history, and literature of music. It thereby provides an understanding of music in cultural and historical contexts as well as an introduction to composition, analysis, and criticism. The Department of Music also strongly encourages performance on the part of its students. The program is not directed primarily toward students planning careers in performance fields, but serves such students by deepening their intellectual involvement with the music they are to play. The Department focuses on study in composition, theory, and musicology, including ethnomusicology. A certain number of performance courses are offered, but that area does not figure in departmental requirements. Many performance activities and opportunities are available outside the Music Department; students desiring information on these are directed to the music section in Practice and Performance: The Guide to the Arts at Harvard, an online resource available from the Office for the Arts. Those considering a concentration in Music should consult as soon as possible with the instructors of Music 51 and Music A. At a convenient time during the first semester, students should also meet with the Head Tutor or Assistant Tutor for the Department. Prospective concentrators are encouraged to take Music 51 in their first year at Harvard, or to pass out of it by examination. Music A is also required, and should be taken as early as possible; Music 51 is prerequisite. Descriptions for the two courses appear below. More information about the content and level of these courses can be obtained from the instructors; see the paragraph above. Music 51 — Theory I. Elementary counterpoint and harmony, small forms and chorale harmonization. Concentration on written exercises, ear training, and keyboard. Note: Music 51 or its equivalent is required of all concentrators. Students expecting to concentrate in Music are encouraged to take the course in their first year at Harvard, and in any case should plan to have satisfied this requirement by the end of their second year. Music Ar — Musicianship. Consists of two parts: (1) Keyboard work involving sight reading, score reading, figured bass realization, and harmonization at sight in a broad range of styles and genres. Individual or small-group instruction; and (2) Earlab (sight singing, rhythmic studies, melodic/harmonic dictation, and other exercises). Two class meetings per week. In addition, individual instruction in piano playing is given to those not proficient at the keyboard. Note: Music concentrators are expected to enroll in two terms of Music A, starting in the fall term. A special examination is required of Music concentrators to meet the Musicianship requirement. While credit is awarded for suitable progress in the course, concentrators may find it necessary to repeat (audit) all or portions of Music A in order to prepare for this exam. Prerequisite: Music 51. However, concentrators are encouraged to participate (unofficially) in the Earlab portion from the first year on. Enrollment: Limited to concentrators, the Earlab is open to students concurrently taking another course in the Music Concentration Program. Further information about the Musicianship Requirement exam, and about which courses count in the Music Concentration Program, can be found in the section “Fields of Concentration” in the Handbook for Students. |