New Media, New Music

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course explores the compositional affordances and sociopolitical ramifications of new technological developments over the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Working with case studies that cut across multiple genres of music, students will engage with foundational theories in sound studies and media theory. This course prepares students for interrogating how we communicate about, create, and share music with one another in the twenty-first century. Prerequisite: B.Mus. and B.Mus. Arts students and second majors, MUSL 3100; music minors, either MUSL 2200W or 1200; or permission of instructor. [3] Chu