Course Offerings for Summer 2016
★ Counts for GenEd credit.
✪ Counts for CASE A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit.
Music for the Listener (MUS-Z101)
Introductory music appreciation, exploring European and American classical music and more. (3cr)★ Glen
Introduction to Music Theory (MUS-Z111)
Introduction to the language and notation of music: listening, reading and writing, and its use across genres and historical periods. (3cr)★ TBA
Music and Multimedia (MUS-Z120)
Remix tunes, shoot music videos, and compose your own filmscores in this project-‐ based course that addresses music’s capacity to express ideas. (3cr)★ Eötvös
Jazz for Listeners (MUS-Z190)
Learn how to listen to jazz, and how to relate jazz to the social/cultural environment in which it was created. Lectures enhanced with live performances. (3cr) Nelson
History of Rock 'n' Roll I (MUS-Z201)
Discover music from the roots of Rock to the British Invasion. (3cr)★ Hollinden
Music for Film (MUS-Z315)
Learn how to analyze and better appreciate music in film, past and present. (3cr) Bishop
The American Musical (MUS-Z373)
The origins of the American musical: its societal impact and its development from vaudeville and European operetta to the rock musicals of today. (3cr) Glen
Music of Jimi Hendrix (MUS-Z403)
A look at the life, music, and career of rock music’s most influential guitarist. Audio and video performances document the meteoric rise of Hendrix from obscurity to master musician before his untimely death. (3cr)✪ Hollinden