Music 202 - THINKING ABOUT MUSIC

Spring
2015
01
4.00
Margaret Sarkissian
TTh 10:30-11:50
Smith College
38868-S15
SAGE 215
msarkiss@smith.edu
This course explores different approaches to the study of music as a cultural phenomenon. We consider basic questions such as: Why is music so often at the center of our most profound personal and social experiences? Why is music a fundamental means of connecting with our own lives, our communities and the wider world in which we live? Through in-depth reading, in-class discussion, and collaborative fieldwork, we study the institutions of music (music schools, concerts, ensembles, etc.) and the varied practices of music making (classical, non-classical; amateur, professional, etc.) in order to construct a picture of the musical worlds around us and to understand what they tell us about the societies in which we live.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.