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Music Dept. Contact Info

Tina Brauer, Coordinator
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brauer@augsburg.edu

FACULTY - K. Christian McGuire

Introduction to Music History in the Fine Arts - MUS 130

Fundamentals of Music - MUS 160

In teaching Music as one of the traditional Seven Liberal Arts, I help students overcome the peril of "functional fixedness" through active and peer learning strategies. Rather than focusing solely on the memorization of facts and terms, my students (whether in class, ensemble or private study) use their senses to experience music--applying those terms to their subjective tastes as well as objective critical analysis in order to arrive at a well-considered conclusion.Students also develop the necessary skill of collaboration by discussing their diversity of perspectives and providing mature constructive feedback.

MUS 130 - INTRO TO MUSIC HISTORY

* LISTEN 6th edition - companion website

* WRITING CONCERT REPORTS

WRITING CHAPTER QUESTIONS

 

Reference Chart: Development of Medieval Polyphony (800-1400)
A General Chart of Rounded Binary Forms (1600-1999)

 

Hildegard von Bingen FAQs

Terry Jones Medieval Lives (The Minstrel)


A History of Western Music

Concise History of Western Music

Composers
J.S. Bach
* Bach Cantatas Online
* The Canons and Fugues of J.S. Bach

Nadia Boulanger.org

Francesca Caccini -
* Il Primo Libro della Musiche

* La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina
Aaron Copland Collection - LOC
Charles Mingus

Jean-Baptiste Lully Collection - UNT

W.A. Mozart
* Neue Mozart-Ausgabe - Complete works online
* Mozart Thematic Catalog - British Museum

A Colloquially Hip Synopsis of Mozart/da Pontes' Don Giovanni for MUS-130
Score Study and Manuscripts
Online Musical Scores to Download
Variations Prototype: Online Musical Scores
Virtual Rare Book Room - (esp. 18c French Opera)

Language
The Petrarchian Grotto - Petrarch
Your Dictionary.com - Online language resource

 


MUS 160 - FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC

* FUNDAMENTALS - companion website

 

* Basics of Musical Notation - SFKids

* The Virtual Orchestra Online

* Virtual Keyboard

* Groovelab - online drum machine

 

MUE 129 - Rock / Jazz / Improv Ensembles

Required Repertoire & Transcriptions

Recordings / Videos

Offne dich - J.S. Bach Cantata BWV 61.5

Magic Man - Heart

Undisclosed Desires - Muse

The Arms of Sorrow - Killswitch Engage

Ants Marching - Dave Matthews Band

Pugatory - Iron Maiden

 

Stylistic immersion

Iraqi Oud improvisation - (fretless lute)

Electric Violin - plays Hendrix / Page

Bartok 4th String Quartet mvt. 5 -

 

Technique, Theory and Sheet Music

Jazz Center - look for "voicings"

Arabic Maqam World

 

Introduction to Combo Instruments - guitars, basses, amps

Instrument vs. Speaker Cables - video


Blues Theory - Idiomatic development of the Blues.
The Blues - PBS

 

SynthMuseum.com - Your Vintage Synthesizer resource

 

How to Speak Hip - ...with Geetz Romo!
Shooby Taylor - The Human Horn

 

Jethro Tull - Ian Anderson et al.
King Crimson
- Robert Fripp et al.
Led Zeppelin -
Brian May - Astronomer and guitarist for Queen
Rush - Canadian Power trio
Pete Townshend - WHO else?

Zoso - Jimmy Page's symbol explained

 

MUP x16 - ELECTRIC BASS PERFORMANCE

WRITING CONCERT REPORTS - must attend 8 concerts per semester


Carol Kaye - Pioneer session bassist and educator

Charles Mingus - great American composer
Jaco Pastorius - He revolutionized the instrument
Victor Wooten - First saw him with Bela Fleck
ActiveBass.com - online bass community

 

GENERAL STUDENT RESOURCES

Listening Practice Sheet

* Analysis WorkSheet - with Graphs

Four (4) line Staff

* Five (5) line Staff

WRITING CONCERT REPORTS

WRITING CHAPTER QUESTIONS

Quick Reference Grammar Sheet - For whom did I write this?

Football for Musicians - Humor, maybe...

 

** Study Tips on the Web
** How to read college texts

* Analyzing Musicological Writing
* The Logical Fallacies Index
* Evaluating Web Sites - Cornell
* Evaluating Web - UC Berkeley
* Turabian citation - UWO
* QuickStudy citation guide- UofMN


Venues and Organizations
Intermedia Arts -
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra
Minnesota Chorale
One Voice Mixed Chorus
Rose Ensemble
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Vocal Essence


LIBRARIES & MUSEUMS
Library of Congress - US
*Lindell Library - Augsburg College
Saint Paul Public Library - J.J. Hill (Central)
University of Minnesota Library -


Media

Minnesota Public Radio - online listening
* American Mavericks - 20th century music
* Harmonia - Online Early Music Radio Program

Twin Cities Public Television
Radio K

KAUG - Augsburg College Radio

KFAI
KBEM - Jazz88fm

 

Local Vendors

Capitol Guitars - in St. Paul

Ellis Drumshop - self-explanatory

The Podium - in Dinkytown

Schmitt Music - (esp. Maplewood / Coon Rapids)

Twin Town Guitars (where Benedicts used to be)
Willies American Guitars - Vintage Guitar dealer in St. Paul (Cleveland & St. Clair)

 

FENCING STUDENTS
Fencing.net

Fencing Lessons Online
Fencing Parry Chart - basic parries

DiGrasse, His True Art of Defence

* DiGrasse - Abridged version
Ms. I.33 - Tower Fechtbuch

Basic Guards of Medieval Longsword

U.S. Fencing Association
Twin Cities Fencing Club

U of MN Fencing Club

Americam Fencers Supply

 

Longbow Archers - a UK organization
Minnesota Archery -

 

EJournal of Martial Arts and Sciences

Alliance Martial Arts

British Quarterstaff Association

 

 

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