Minor in Music Literature

 

            MINOR IN MUSIC LITERATURE
 		  
COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE
(all courses equivalent to 3 units)		 PREREQUISITE COURSE(S) SCHEDULE
Intersession 1st 
Sem		 2nd Sem
1. IDS 121.13: Music: The Development of Music in Western Society None   *  
2. IDS 121.14: Music: Rudiments of Music None   *  
3. IDS 121.15: Music: Basic Music Research and Criticism None      *
4. IDS 180.16: Special Topics in Philippine Studies: Philippine Music and Culture None      *
5. Music Lit Elective (except  IDS 121.03 and IDS 121.04)    * *
 
The student will receive certificate and a notation on their transcript of records indicating their completion of the program.
 

 

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IDS 121.13                      Offered in the First Semester only
DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC IN WESTERN SOCIETY 
A general survey of music in Western history from ancient classical cultures to the early modern period.  Developments will be examined within the historical context, taking into account the multiple influences of social, cultural, political and other relevant forces.
 
IDS 121.14                      Offered in the First Semester only
RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC                    
This course orients the music literature track / minor on the written language of music:  Notation, Scales, Intervals, Transposition, Chords, Cadences , Non-harmonic tones, Melodic Organization, Basic Tonal Harmony in four voices, and  Aural Skills:  Rhythmic, Melodic and Functional Dictation, Interval Identification and Sight Singing
 
IDS 121.15                    Offered in the Second Semester only
BASIC MUSIC RESEARCH AND CRITICISM
PREREQ:  DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC IN WESTERN SOCIETY
This first course in musicology is an introduction to reliable and recently revised sources of music research for writing program notes.  It aims to develop good taste in listening to live and recorded music, an essential ingredient in music criticism.       
 
IDS 180.16                    Offered in the Second Semester only
PHILIPPINE MUSIC AND CULTURE 
The course is a general survey of Philippine music from the native, tribal, and ethnic beginnings to Muslim, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese and American influences. Developments will be examined within the historical context, taking into account the multiple influences of social, cultural, political and other relevant forces. Philippine Culture of the 21st century will also be explored through the OPM and entertainment industry.