Sophomore Tutorial

Harvard FAS

What does it mean to think about music? How might sound, silence, color, time, and form offer us different ways of understanding the music we hear, perform, and create? In Music 97T, we will approach musical thinking through a series of broad questions, each opening a different perspective on musical experience. We will explore the expressive possibilities of sound and silence; the roles of color, time, and form in shaping musical perception; the relationships among virtuosity, repetition,…