Introduction to Western Music, from Troubadours to TikTok

Harvard FAS

Introduction to Western Music, from Troubadours to TikTok . This course equips students with techniques for listening, thinking, and communicating about music, with a particular focus on the art music (i.e., classical) tradition of the modern West. We begin by establishing some baseline definitions before exploring how the tools and contexts of music-making have transformed over the centuries. Along the way, we’ll encounter a range of styles, genres, and forms from a variety of…