MUE 129 - Rock / Jazz / Improv Ensembles

Required Repertoire & Transcriptions

AUDIO FILES - click here for mp3s

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

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)

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

Bands (other than the Beatles) who inspire me

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?

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

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 Colloquially Hip Synopsis of Mozart/da Pontes' Don Giovanni for MUS-130

A History of Western Music

Concise History of Western Music

MUS 160 - FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC

* FUNDAMENTALS - companion website

* Basics of Musical Notation - SFKids

* The Virtual Orchestra Online

* Virtual Keyboard

* Groovelab - online drum machine

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