Introduction to Music & Sound Studies credit:

3 Hours

Offers an interdisciplinary introduction to Music and Sound Studies, examining sound as a cultural, historical, and technological phenomenon. Students will engage with foundational concepts in the discipline and explore how sound shapes identities, environments, and power dynamics across a range of contexts, localities and stylistic practices. Topics include the physical and perceptual properties of sound; the discourse surrounding distinctions between sound, music, and noise; soundscapes and acoustic ecology; sonic representations of identity; and the intersections of sound with technology and modernity. Prerequisite: First year standing in music or consent of instructor.