Spring 2012 Credit Courses: Music

The Great Broadway Songwriters
Come taste the finest sampling of the great Broadway songwriters. Each class examines a particular songwriter (Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim), idea (the subversives: Weill and Bernstein), or era (contemporary voices on Broadway). Students savor recordings, investigate the dramatic qualities of the songs, and analyze lyrics, melody, and song form.
ADR3105.45 / 4 credits
EMT3105.45 / 4 credits
ADR9105.45 / noncredit option / $595
Michael Garber
Mon., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 30–May 14
Humanities Bldg., Room 1077

Music and Cultural Identity
A study of music in its cultural contexts, including how it defines and perpetuates national, cultural, ethnic, and personal identity around the world. The class examines the recording, performing, and broadcasting of music and the role of race, class, and gender in Spain, Central Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Looking through the lens of culture, students see who drives the music industry, who listens, and for what purposes. Also offered as CSS 3073.
EMT3073.45 / 4 credits
EMT9073.45 / noncredit option / $595
James Koeppel
Thurs., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 26–May 10
Fort Awesome, Room 0137

American History and Society Through Music
A narrative survey of U.S. history from the colonial period to the present through an exploration of its musical history. The course investigates America’s fundamental principles of politics, its primary social issues, and its wealth of aesthetic musical initiatives. Students examine the unity, diversity, originality, and adaptability of significant political, social, and musical institutions. Also offered as AHI 3115.
EMT3115.45 / 4 credits
Edmund Cionek
Tues., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 31–May 15
Humanities Bldg., Room 1073

Posted Oct. 25, 2011

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