MUSI 2390 Introduction to Music and Computers & MUSI 3390 Music and Computers (Combined Sections)

Varun Kishore
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-3:15pm / OCH B011
Class Number: 12360 / 12362

Students gain hands-on experience with synthesizers, music notation software, and the control of MIDI instruments via computer.

MUSI 2559 Intro Sample Remix Appropriate & MUSI 3559 Sampling Mixing Appropriation (Combined Sections)

JoVia Armstrong
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-3:15pm / Online
Class Number: 12397 / 12398

This course explores the cultural, historical, and technical aspects of sampling and remixing in contemporary music.

Students will gain a solid foundation in the fundamentals of remixing and sampling, including the legal and ethical considerations, and examine the creative processes behind transforming existing sounds into new musical works. Through hands-on practice, participants will develop practical skills in digital audio workstations (DAWs), sound manipulation, and remixing techniques, gaining the ability to recontextualize and innovate with pre-existing audio.

MUSI 2570 Music Cultures: Intro to Drumming in Rastafari & MUSI 3570 Music Cultures: Drumming in Rastafari (Combined Sections)

Corey Harris
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 10:30am - 12:45pm / Online
Class Number: 12401 / 12402

MUSI 2120 History of Jazz Music & MUSI 3120 Jazz Studies (Combined Sections)

Nicole Mitchell Gantt
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:30-3:15pm / Online
Class Number: 12209 / 12212

MUSI 2559 Intro Digital Sound Synthesis & MUSI 3559 Digital Sound Synthesis (Combined Sections)

Brian Lindgren
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 10:30am - 12:45pm / Online
Class Number: 12399 / 12400

This course introduces students to the principles of digital sound synthesis and audio signal processing, with a focus on both foundational techniques and creative exploration. Using the Pure Data programming environment, students will develop a working knowledge of digital synthesis, construct essential tools for sound design, and investigate experimental approaches to audio processing. These techniques are applicable across a wide range of musical styles, including beat-based electronic music, ambient composition, experimental sound design, and beyond.

In addition to technical proficiency, the course encourages critical engagement with digital tools, examining how conventional workflows shape creative possibilities. Through hands-on experimentation and unorthodox strategies, students will cultivate a distinctive artistic voice while expanding their understanding of digital sound production.

By the end of the course, students will have a strong foundation in music-based digital signal processing, proficiency in Pure Data, and a set of custom-built tools for future creative projects. No prior experience with programming or synthesis is required.

MUSI 2390 Introduction to Music and Computers, MUSI 3390 Music and Computers, & MUSI 4545 Computer Applications in Music: Advanced Projects in Computers and Music (Combined Sections)

Matthew Burtner
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 1:00-3:15pm / Online
Class Number: 12361 / 12363 / 12364

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.

MUSI 2570 Music Cultures: Intro to Hip-Hop Black Space & MUSI 3570 Music Cultures: Hip-Hop and Black Space (Combined Sections)

Dilshan Weerasinghe
3.0 credits
Lecture: MTWRF / 10:30am - 12:45pm / Online
Class Number: 12403 / 12404

The goal of the class is to give students an introduction into the concept of Hip-hop as "world building", as a Black artistic form that reflects the spaces of Afrodiasporic music that created it, as well as a form that creates Black space itself. Students will engage with readings from Black Studies, Hip-hop Studies, as well as Popular Music Studies, Aesthetics and Rhetoric, novels, poetry, and creative writing, as well as work from other relevant Music Studies and related disciplines. Additionally, students will engage in required listenings to musical works – Hip-hop albums and songs, as well as music from related Afrodiasporic styles of music. Class to class, students will critically engage in both the readings and listenings, and will be prompted to reflect on each weekly theme through prose, art, or music. The work of this class also looks to provide students with knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings of Hip-hop music and culture, as well as a theoretical understanding of Black Space, to explore the concept of Hip-hop as Black space.