Summer 2024 Courses
Session I (May 20-June 14)
MUSI 2390 Introduction to Music and Computers
MUSI 3390 Music and Computers
MUSI 4545 Advanced Projects in Computers and Music (Combined Sections)
Matthew Burtner
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-3:15pm / Online
Class Number: 12238 / 12049 / 12053
MUSI 2390/3390 will introduce you to the dynamic field of computer music. You will learn about topics including acoustics; digital sound, editing, and processing; recording and multi-track mixing; and MIDI. You will also learn about the historical evolution of electronic and computer music, and will study selected examples of both. We will cover elements of compositional design and hear them applied in a range of styles. You will have ample hands-on experience, and the opportunity to create original music. This course counts for the composition component of the Music Major. Programs to be used include Bias Peak, Frequency, Digital performer and Sound Hack. We will be working on the Mac platform, though the concepts you learn will be broadly applicable.
Session II (June 17-July 12)
MUSI 2120 History of Jazz Music
MUSI 3120 Jazz Studies (Combined Sections)
Topic: Hearing as Jazz Musicians Hear
John D'earth
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 10:30am - 12:45pm / OCH B012
Class Number: 10106 / 10107
An in-depth look at the way jazz musicians listen to music. What do they listen for? How do they use recordings of great jazz performances to grow as musicians and improvising artists? What skills are required to develop timing, phrasing, and musical creativity? The course will examine the recorded work of major jazz artists, exploring the “inner hearing” of musicians with participatory exercises in rhythm, melody and movement. It will demonstrate the processes by which jazz musicians master theory, musical structure, their instruments, and the jazz language itself. For musicians and non-musicians; no previous jazz experience necessary.
MUSI 2570 Music Cultures: Intro to Indigenous Popular Music
MUSI 3570 Music Cultures: Indigenous Popular Music (Combined Sections)
Katie King
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-3:15pm / Online
Class Number: 12423 / 12052
A course on Indigenous popular music, looking at the blending of Indigenous and settler traditions in popular music from protest music in the Red Power Movement to more contemporary Indigenous electronic music. The focus is on listening to podcasts and firsthand media from Indigenous artists, along with music, videos, and readings.
Session III (July 15-August 8)
MUSI 2390 Introduction to Music and Computers
MUSI 3390 Music and Computers (Combined Sections)
Molly Joyce
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 10:30am - 12:45pm / Online
Class Number: 12239 / 12050
Students gain hands-on experience with synthesizers, music notation software, and the control of MIDI instruments via computer.
MUSI 2509 Music in Relation to Sexuality and Disability
MUSI 3509 Sexuality, Disability, and Music (Combined Sections)
Fred Maus
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-3:15pm / Online
Class Number: 12240 / 10197
The course explores music in relation to sexuality and disability. There have been many different ways of connecting these matters, and there is a lot of diversity in the material we will study. The core materials for the course are a series of assigned readings and sometimes videos. There is one assigned text or video, or sometimes two, for each day of the course.
MUSI 2570 Music Cultures: Intro to African Electronic Music
MUSI 3570 Music Cultures: African Electronic Music (Combined Sections)
Basile Koechlin
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-3:15pm / Online
Class Number: 12241 / 12051
The African continent has long been a place for futuristic music, reverberating between local identities and international scenes. The course engages multiple genres of African electronic music. Explosive, hypnotic, ultra-modern electronic sounds meld stunning dance forms with fashion, articulating the urban youth experience in cities as diverse and vibrant as Johannesburg, Nairobi, Kinshasa, Lagos, Dar es Salaam, and Kampala.