2009 Course Catalog

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A Comprehensive Study of Music: Performance and Theory (MU901-3A)

Program: Pre-College

The best way to learn the basics of music is through participation in a variety of musical activities. This course offers a unique opportunity to combine in one course a comprehensive... (more »)

3 Weeks
June 1
July 1
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Aug. 31

Popular Music and the City (AMCV 0190D)

Program: Summer Session Credit

This course will examine the relationship between popular music and its sociocultural context by concentrating on three urban music forms: blues, soul, and hip hop. Readings will... (more »)

7 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll?: Understanding the 1960s (HI915-2B)

Program: Pre-College

The 1960s was a watershed decade in modern American history. The United States that emerged in its aftermath was very different from the United States that existed before it. The... (more »)

2 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Introduction to Music Theory (MUSC 0400)

Program: Summer Session Credit

An introduction to musical terms, elements, and techniques, including notation, intervals, scales and modes, triads and seventh chords, modulation, melody writing and harmonization,... (more »)

7 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Introduction to Music Production (MU900-3B)

Program: Pre-College

"Introduction to Music Production" will provide hands-on study of recording studio techniques and aesthetics. Students will create original studio work while developing listening... (more »)

3 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Music & Society: From Beethoven to Britney Spears (HI906-3B)

Program: Pre-College

Have you every thought academically about the music we listen to? This course explores the relationship between pieces of music and the societies which produce them. We will... (more »)

3 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Electronic Music (MU902-3A)

Program: Pre-College

Electronic Music explores how advancements in technology give rise to musical styles, such as techno, hip-hop, progressive rock, industrial, and synthpop. Students gain an understanding... (more »)

3 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Politics, Poetry and Music (MU903-2A)

Program: Pre-College

To introduce high school students to the practices of reading and writing at the college-level, and to expose them to cutting edge debates about globalization and politics, this... (more »)

2 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Harmonic Convergence: Music’s Intersection with Science, Mathematics, History and Literature (MUSC 0510)

Program: Summer Session Credit

An investigation into music’s relationship to science, mathematics, history and literature. Students will examine connections between music and the brain; parallels between... (more »)

7 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31