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PV Soundscapes
Course NumberMUSI 19-01
Course TitlePV Soundscapes
DepartmentMusic
CampusAmherst College
Course Description

This course is about exploring, participating in, and documenting the musical communities and acoustic terrain of the Pioneer Valley. The first part of the course will focus on local histories and music scenes, ethnographic methods and technologies, and different techniques of representation. The second part of the course will involve intensive, sustained engagement with musicians and sounds in the Pioneer Valley. Course participants will give weekly updates about their fieldwork projects and are expected to become well-versed in the musics they are studying. There will be a significant amount of work and travel outside of class meetings. The course will culminate in contributions to a web-based documentary archive of Pioneer Valley soundscapes. We will also benefit from visits and interaction with local musicians. Two class meetings per week.

 Requisite: Music 11, 12, or consent of the instructor. Limited to 12 students. Fall semester. Professor Engelhardt.


Reg #SectionCreditsInstructorsMeeting TimesLocationNotes
MUSI-19-01 01  Jeffers Engelhardt   MW 02:00PM-03:20PM   ARMU 212    

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