Women and Music

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: MUSC 1201; 1221; or permission of the Department This course explores the many roles women have played in music and music-making, as performers, composers, conductors, teachers, critics, patrons or subjects of musical composition. The main focus of the course is a detailed look at music and culture in diverse periods of history and from various styles, traditions, and ethnicities. It also looks at the role of feminist criticism and gender studies in challenging our perceptions and assumptions about music. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: MUSC 3211 Women in Music; MUSC 2221)