MUSI 2390 / 3390 Introduction to Music and Computers

Ted Coffey
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-3:15 pm / New Cabell Hall 207
MUSI 2390 Class Number: 12164
MUSI 3390 Class Number: 12388

Introduction to the use of computers in music composition, with hands-on experience. At the 2000 level, the course is appropriate for non-majors and has no prerequisites. At the 3000 level, the course is appropriate for majors and other students who commit to advanced work.

MUSI 2070 / 4508 Popular Music / Topics in American Music

Kyle Chattleton
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-3:15 pm / NCH 407
MUSI 2070 Class Number: 12722
MUSI 4508 Class Number: 12387

History, analysis, and reception of popular music in the US from minstrelsy to Miley Cyrus. At the 2000 level, the course is appropriate for non-majors and has no prerequisites. At the 4000 level, the course is appropriate for majors and other students who commit to advanced work.

MUSI 2559 / 4535 Composing with Sound and Video / Interactive Media

Eli Stine
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 11:30-1:45 pm / NCH 268
MUSI 2559 Class Number: 12700
MUSI 4535 Class Number: 12211

History of electronic sound, video, and their relationship; basic audio and video editing skills; hands-on experience through creative projects. We will create sound design for film, video art (video-recorded and/or animated materials), and realtime multimedia projects. No experience with audio or video technologies required, though it is welcome. At the 2000 level, the course is appropriate for non-majors and has no prerequisites. At the 4000 level, the course is appropriate for majors and other students who commit to advanced work.

MUSI 1010 Introduction to Music

Craig Comen
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 10:30 am - 12:45 pm / NCH 309
Class Number: 12165

An introduction to the academic study of music. The class focuses primarily on the history of Western classical music, allowing us to develop a technical vocabulary to discuss music from many different repertories. We’ll explore the cultural frameworks of listening communities from the past, and develop a historical understanding of how we engage with music in the present. No previous musical experience required.

MUSI 2340 Learn to Groove

Robert Jospe
2.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-2:30 pm / Brooks Hall 103
Class Number: 12164

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

MUSI 2559 / 4547 Sound Art

Rachel Devorah
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-3:15 pm / TBA
MUSI 2559 Class Number: 12701
MUSI 4547 Class Number: 12702

Historical survey of sound art; taxonomy of different sound art practices; use of emergent technologies in the discipline. A studio course with hands-on learning of the diverse skills needed to realize sound art works and develop methods of critique. At the 2000 level, the course is appropriate for non-majors and has no prerequisites. At the 4000 level, the course is appropriate for majors and other students who commit to advanced work.

4000-level students will create an original work for an exhibit at the end of the course.

MUSI 1010 Introduction to Music

Craig Comen
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 10:30 am - 12:45 pm / NCH 309
Class Number: 12165

An introduction to the academic study of music. The class focuses primarily on the history of Western classical music, allowing us to develop a technical vocabulary to discuss music from many different repertories. We’ll explore the cultural frameworks of listening communities from the past, and develop a historical understanding of how we engage with music in the present. No previous musical experience required.

MUSI 2340 Learn to Groove

Robert Jospe
2.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-2:30 pm / Brooks Hall 103
Class Number: 12164

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