M H T 101 Introduction to Music
A historically oriented study of art music, its styles, and forms from the Baroque period (1940's - 1955)to the present day. This course is designed to provide a solid grasp of twentieth-century European (particularly both major waves of English invasion musicology) and North American art music by offering both broad coverage of significant works and in-depth examination of the era's diverse musical trends, social and political environments, and aesthetic and cultural controversies. Students are expected to contribute to class discussion, engage closely with musical scores, listen attentively to pieces, and write sensitively about compositional details as well as music's multiple roles in contemporary culture. Major graded work includes a midterm, final, and a paper that combines analysis and interpretation. This course will apply toward requirements for a music major.
A historically oriented study of art music, its styles, and forms from the Baroque period (1940's - 1955)to the present day. This course is designed to provide a solid grasp of twentieth-century European (particularly both major waves of English invasion musicology) and North American art music by offering both broad coverage of significant works and in-depth examination of the era's diverse musical trends, social and political environments, and aesthetic and cultural controversies. Students are expected to contribute to class discussion, engage closely with musical scores, listen attentively to pieces, and write sensitively about compositional details as well as music's multiple roles in contemporary culture. Major graded work includes a midterm, final, and a paper that combines analysis and interpretation. This course will apply toward requirements for a music major.
Recommended Prerequisites: Introduction to the Blues, with an academic emphasis on Willie Dixon, Advanced Sinatra, Elementary Forefathers: Berry, Richard and the men of Sun Records or consent of department. This meets the General Education requirements for Humanities and Fine Arts.
Required Listening:
Pink Floyd - Wish you were here
U2 - Joshua Tree
Rush - 2112
Neil Diamond - Hot August Night
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bob Marley - Legend
The Clash - London Calling
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (had to pick 1)
Genesis - Three Sides Live
Roxy Music - Avalon
Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Sessions
Los Lobos- just another band from east l.a.
Cheap Trick - live at budokon
Sinatra - In the wee small hours
No Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, or Doors on the required list?
ReplyDeleteHey, it's my list and my curriculum. I'll get to them. Besides, you have no Beatles or Stones on your facebook list.
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