Session I: May 19 - June 14

MUSI 2390/3390: Introduction to Music and Computers

Ted Coffey
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-3:15 / Gibson 041
Class Number: 10999

Introduction to the use of computers in music composition, with hands-on experience. Appropriate for non-majors.

MUSI 2110/4519: Music in Everyday Life

Michelle Kisliuk
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 10:30am-12:45pm / OCH 107
Class Number: 12404

Explores the implicit cultural messages which circulate within our ever-changing daily soundtracks. This courses focuses our attention on music that we usually take for granted, getting us thinking about the depths of quotidian aesthetic experience.

MUSI 2120/3120: History of Jazz/Jazz Studies
Topic: Hearing as Jazz Musicians Hear

John D'earth
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-3:15 / OCH 107
Class Number: 12297

Topic: Hearing as Jazz Musicians Hear
An in-depth look at the way jazz musicians listen to music. What do they listen for? How do they use great jazz recordings 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, explore the “inner hearing” of musicians with participatory exercises in rhythm, melody and movement, and demonstrate the processes by which jazz musicians master theory, musical structure, and their instruments. No previous jazz or musical experience necessary.

MUSI 1310: Basic Musical Skills

Peter D'Elia
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 10:30-12:45 / OCH 107
Class Number: 12294

Not open to students already qualified to elect MUSI 2302 or 3310. Study of the rudiments of music and training in the ability to read music. Prerequisite: No previous knowledge of music required.

MUSI 2340: Learn to Groove

Robert Jospe
2.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-2:30 / OCH B018
Class Number: 10996

Study of rhythmic patterns associated with rhythms from West African, the Caribbean, Brazil, and the United States, through theory and performance.

MUSI 2559/4543: Music for Video Games

Paul Turowski
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-3:15 / Gibson 041
MUSI 2559 Class Number: 12549

This course will examine the issues peculiar to music used in the service of primarily visual media. In addition to exploring historical issues, students will learn about the technical and aesthetic challenges of composing for films and video games.