A course designed to acquaint students with basic listening skills as well as relationships among the major stylistic periods in Western and non-Western musics. The goal of this course is to expand the student's musical perception through a variety of listening approaches, assigned readings, lectures, live performance attendance and discussions.
Emphasis is on the distinguishing characteristics of music from various eras and composers.
You may want a set of headphones to use the computers on campus. You can also use the CDs in a music CD player. We will use the book and the CDs extensively for the class. You should be able to sell the book and CD back to the bookstore at the end of the term. Concert Critiques Students will attend three live concerts and one other arts event from a list of approved events.