Drills in sight singing, rhythmic reading, and dictation. Much attention will be paid to the direct experience of listening to music and attendance of concerts. Class consists of lectures, listening labs, and live performances. No knowledge of music, notation, or instrumental skill is necessary. Small lab sessions present music through composing, improvising, and performing.
Results take the form of works for tape, theatre, voices, or instruments.
A study of particular regional musics in their repertory, cultural context, and interaction with other traditions. There will be an extra discussion group for music majors. May be repeated once for credit. Computer synthesis techniques including wavetable and additive synthesis, waveshaping and sampling. Transformation of musical sounds using filters, modulation, and delay effects.