Music 110 - Keyboard Instruments as Tech

'Students will explore issues common to all keyboard instruments, such as keyboard geography, tuning and temperament; investigate the instruments' constructions and playing mechanisms; and examine the interrelationship of technological advances in instrument construction and the nature of the music composed for each instrument. Throughout the course, students will listen to music composed for each specific instrument, as well as music written for other media realized on various keyboard instruments. After the introduction of a basic vocabulary for describing music, students will examine how the differences in performing medium affect their understanding of a piece of music. No prior musical knowledge required.'

This course is limited to first-year students.