Topics in Music (Spring Semester).
Special topics in music history, theory, creativity, or technology. Topics vary from year to year, but typically emphasize a particular musical area, theoretical issue, genre, repertory, creative/compositional technique, or instrument. Courses may be offered as half-block or regular-block offering.
.5 or 1 unit — Aharony, Banagale, Ben-Amots, Carrizo, Chang, Grace, Sweum
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Students will work on a series of creative projects. Their work will be informed by an introduction to the fundamental theoretical context (acoustics, digital and analog sound, MIDI), as well as analytical listening and discussion. Topics include digital audio sampling/editing, signal processing, and basic synthesis techniques.


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Offerings
Term | Block | Title | Instructor | Location | Student Limit/Available | Updated |
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Spring 2023 | Block H | Topics in Music (Spring Semester): Music Business Topic Details | Ricky Sweum | Packard Hall 9 | 25 / 4 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2023 | Block 5 | Topics in Music: (Spring Semester) Modernism in Art and Music Topic Details | Gale Murray, Michael Grace | Packard Hall 125 | 25 / 15 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2023 | Block 5 | Topics in Music: (Spring Semester) Music, the Supernatural, and Otherworldly Realms Topic Details | Liliana Carrizo | Packard Hall 9 | 15 / 0 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2023 | Block 6 | Topics in Music (Spring Semester): Listening to Music Topic Details | Ryan Banagale | Packard Hall 9 | 25 / 0 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2023 | Block 7 | Topics in Music (Spring Semester): The Revolution Will Be Sung: Music and Social Protest in Latin Am Topic Details | Andres Carrizo | Packard Hall 17 | 25 / 17 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2023 | Block 8 | Topics in Music: (Spring Semester) Environment and Sound Topic Details | Iddo Aharony, Tyler Cornelius | Packard Hall 9 | 15 / 0 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2023 | Block 8 | Topics in Music (Spring Semester): A Political History of Salsa Music Topic Details | Andres Carrizo | Packard Hall 17 | 25 / 4 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2023 | Block 8 | Topics in Music (Spring Semester): Worlds of Musical Meaning Topic Details | Liliana Carrizo | Cornerstone Art Center 130 | 25 / 0 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2024 | Block H | Topics in Music: Music Business Topic Details | Ricky Sweum | TBA | 25 / 24 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2024 | Block H | Topics in Music: The Beatles Then and Now Topic Details | Ryan Banagale | TBA | 25 / 16 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2024 | Block 5 | Topics in Music: Music and the Museum (Spring Semester). Topic Details | Lidia Chang | TBA | 25 / 25 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2024 | Block 5 | Topics in Music: Composing and Arranging for Voices (Spring Semester). Topic Details | Andres Carrizo | TBA | 25 / 25 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2024 | Block 7 | Topics in Music (Spring Semester): Engaged Music Lab Topic Details | Iddo Aharony | TBA | 25 / 25 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2024 | Block 7 | Topics in Music (Spring Semester). The Art of Performance and Musicianship Topic Details | Ofer Ben-Amots, Susan Grace | TBA | 32 / 32 | 06/05/2023 |
Spring 2024 | Block 7 | Topics in Music: Bach’s Passions Then and Now (Spring Semester). Topic Details | Lidia Chang | TBA | 25 / 25 | 06/05/2023 |