Spring,
Fall
4
This course will establish an awareness and understanding of appropriate analytical techniques, and develop facility in critical and analytical thought. Selected works studied will span Western music history using a variety of analytical approaches. As a good musical analysis puts into words what the best musicians hear after having listened to a particular piece of music attentively over time; assignments will focus on the challenge of writing about the music.
Prerequisite: MUSC 204, satisfactory score on the music placement test, or permission of instructor.