Selected Topics in Music Literature for Non-Majors (175-0-3)
Topic
Communities and Choral Music
Instructors
Jack Bartlett Reeder
Meeting Info
RCMA 1-176: Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM
Overview of class
This course will examine the history of Western choral music, covering its origin in Gregorian chant and continuing through to the a cappella groups found on college campuses today. By participating in this course, students will explore various forms of choral singing and the communities that have performed it through history, learn to listen to and analyze choral works, and develop a language to describe the intersection of groups of people and song, ultimately relating what they have learned to their own experience. Examples of covered topics include the Baltic Singing Revolution, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony as a political statement, and the adaptation of anti-apartheid choral music to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. Assessments include bi-weekly listening journals, attendance, written reflections on two live choral performances, and a final project. This course is open to all students; no prior musical or voice training is required, but some singing will take place in class.
Class Materials (Required)
None required for purchase. All materials will be accessed on Canvas.
Class Attributes
Literature and Arts Foundational Discipline
Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area