Writing about Music

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Overview

Subject area

MUSIC

Catalog Number

121

Course Title

Writing about Music

Description

MUSIC 121 fulfills the College Writing 2 requirement and builds on the work of English 110 (College Writing 1), in order to teach the conventions of writing in the discipline of music. Writing-intensive class open to students from all majors and schools. The content is focused on the various genres of writing; repertoire will beselected from classical or popular musics of the Western world. May be repeated for credit once if the topic changes. (EC2)

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

Yes

Total Completions Allowed

2

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Course Topic ID

1

Formal Description

Fairytales, Myths and Music

Course Topic ID

2

Formal Description

Writing about Jewish Music

Course Topic ID

3

Formal Description

Race and Racism in Popular Music

Course Topic ID

4

Formal Description

Writing about Music and Film

Course Topic ID

5

Formal Description

Lyrics and Music of Hiphop

Course Topic ID

6

Formal Description

Music and Protest

Course Topic ID

7

Formal Description

Women in Music

Course Topic ID

8

Formal Description

British Rock Music of the 1960ss

Course Topic ID

9

Formal Description

The History of Recorded Sound

Course Topic ID

10

Formal Description

Word and Song - History of Songwriting

Course Topic ID

11

Formal Description

Music Majors

Course Topic ID

12

Formal Description

Music, Technology, and the Internet

Course Topic ID

13

Formal Description

Song Cycles of the 19th Century

Course Topic ID

14

Formal Description

Music Born in Crisis

Course Topic ID

15

Formal Description

Music in Literature

Course Topic ID

16

Formal Description

Gender and Sexuality in Music

Course Topic ID

17

Formal Description

World Music

Course Topic ID

18

Formal Description

India without Borders

Course Topic ID

19

Formal Description

History of Film Music

Course Topic ID

20

Formal Description

Race and American Music

Course Topic ID

21

Formal Description

Opera and Tech

Course Topic ID

22

Formal Description

Queer and Trans Music

Course Topic ID

23

Formal Description

Jazz

Course Topic ID

24

Formal Description

Music of Latin America

Course Topic ID

25

Formal Description

History of Rock Music

Requisites

008285

Course Schedule