Introduction to Music (170-0-1)

Instructors

Daniel S Atwood

Meeting Info

RCMA 1-168: Mon, Wed 1:00PM - 3:30PM

Overview of class

This course is designed to introduce undergraduate non-music major students to a broad chronological range - more than a thousand years - of Western art music. The aim of this course is to provide students with ideas, vocabularies, and historical context which will allow them to listen to music from an informed standpoint. Students will be evaluated based on participation and attendance, short written assignments, listening quizzes, and a final project/exam. The course requires no prior musical training.

Learning Objectives

For students to understand and be able to use basic concepts and vocabularies for discussing music; to gain the ability to distinguish music from key stylistic eras; and to become familiar with works by prominent composers from the 15th-20th centuries.

Teaching Method

Lecture, group discussion, listening activities.

Class Materials (Required)

No materials required for purchase.

Class Attributes

Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area