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Introduction to Music


Course Description

An introduction to music, musicians, and deeper listening experiences. Music of the past and present will be sampled as students acquire new abilities for appreciating the sound, style, and contexts for music.


Athena Title

Introduction to Music


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in MUSI 2020E


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall and spring


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

Upon completion, the successful student will be able to: *Acquire new listening abilities similar to those employed by professional musicians *Appreciate the role of cultural contexts as influences on famous musicians *Employ standard English-language musical terms and concepts in discussing music *Learn the musical style traits that make one genre different from another *Report on live concerts on the UGA campus and elsewhere


Topical Outline

Opening Discussion: Ways of Engaging with Music The Western European Foundations of Sacred Music, Song, and Dance Baroque Explorations of Motion and Emotion Comedy in Music: Form in Music Romantic Period Takes on Self and World Music in America: Questioning the European Classical Tradition Music in America: Trends in Jazz and Popular Music Music in America: Music and the Moving Image


General Education Core

CORE IV: Humanities and the Arts

Syllabus