MSC IND 20A

Main Course

How Music Works I

Description

Lecture, four hours; recitation, one hour. General introduction to music in technological era of mass culture, and reconsideration of music theory for global 21st century music professional. How organized sound can become source of pleasure, mode of communication, strategy of resistance, and (sometimes) source of intellectual property. No particular style of music or type of notation is privileged, and no traditional musical training is required. Letter grading.