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 ArtsSyllabus