MU 102 The Musical Experience
Introductions to the elements of melody, rhythm, harmony, texture, orchestration, and form. Acquaints the student with the various styles of music from baroque to jazz. 3 credits

MU 217 Music and Culture
Introduction to the music of non-western cultures, including Bali, India, China, and Thailand. Emphasizes music’s ability to mirror the culture that produces it. 3 credits

MU 218 Understanding Jazz
Introduction to the complex and fascinating history and development of jazz, America’s major contribution to world music. 3 credits

MU 261 Electronic Culture, Experimental Music
A team-taught course structured around the proposition that music does not just reflect society: but foreshadows new social formations, and economic and technological change in a prophetic and annunciatory way. Students will be expected to treat music as a historically determined and socially constructed practice. The course will address new musical ideas and the parallel developments in electronic culture. It will be about music that exists because of the use of electronics rather than music that simply uses electronics. The musical and social space is one in which aural reality is re-contextualized by new sounds, new rules for playing sounds, and new demands for listening. The class is profoundly interdisciplinary, fusing cultural history and music theory. Satisfies the Interdisciplinary core requirement. Same as HS 261. 3 credits