Through readings and lectures by Smith faculty and guests, we will examine institutions that shape knowledge and understanding through the collection, preservation, interpretation, and display of material culture. We will look at the history of museums, the role of museums in preserving and elucidating our cultural heritage, and such critical issues as the ethics of collection and display and the importance of cultural property rights. We will examine different types of museums, using the Smith College Museum of Art and the Smith Botanic Gardens as case studies.

Advanced level for variable credit (4 or 8 credits). Can be repeated once. Prerequisite: MUS 924Y or 928Y. This is a full-year course.

Music majors in second year of performance study who, with their teacher's permission, wish to study for full credit. Prerequisite: MUS 914Y. This is a full-year course.

This is a full-year course.

This is a full-year course.

Baton technique, score reading, problems of conducting choral and instrumental ensembles. Ability to read bass and treble clef required. May be repeated for credit. Admission by permission of the instructor.

Open on a limited basis to qualified students who are studying their instruments. This course requires a one-hour lesson and three hours of practice per week. May be repeated. Permission of the instructor required.

In the history of music, world music, composition, or in the theory or analysis of music. By permission of the Department, for juniors and seniors.

Introduction to musique concrete, analog synthesis, digital synthesis and sampling through practical work, assigned reading, and listening. Enrollment limited to eight. Prerequisites: a semester course in music theory or composition and permission of the instructor.