Music Systems, level 1A
Time: Monday, Wednesday 9:30-10:20
Location: Music 210
Description
Music Systems is a multi-semester course sequence containing two areas of study: written analytical skills and aural skills. MUSC 1A is the first course in this sequence, focusing on written analytical skills. Topics include acoustics, rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre, scales and modes, structure, texture, form, style, and contexts for performance and composition. Examples for study are drawn from the Renaissance through early twenty-first century compositions of the Western European and American traditions, with supplementary examples from other musical practices when appropriate.