MUSC 1221

Continuation of the development of skills for active listening to music, with emphasis on the elements of music as they appear in selected historical, geographical, and cultural contexts. Music will be discussed in relation to the arts, belief systems, politics, society, economics, and technology. This course will focus on Western art music from the rise of Modernism to the present, the music of various world cultures, as well as popular music, including jazz, rock, film music, and contemporary developments. Students will occasionally work with scores, but listening skills will be emphasized.