Course Description
Summary
The class will meet weekly for 12 lectures on a wide range of musical topics, given by faculty and visiting speakers on a rotating basis. The course will provide snapshots into musical performance and scholarship, across genres, cultures, and histories. Lecture topics will be drawn from several areas, including ethnomusicology, music history, Black Music Studies, Queer Studies, music theory, sound studies, live performance, and much more. Students of all musical levels are welcome in this class. Assignments will consist of writing weekly responses to the lectures.
