MUS 101 - Introduction to Music

Introduction to the art of listening to music, emphasizing European and American art music from the Middle Ages through the present, with selected examples from jazz, popular, and world music traditions. The course will build tools for active listening and basic musical analysis, but not musical notation or performance skills. In addition to hearing pieces of music as timeless as works of art, students will explore connections between music and its cultural context. This course does not count toward the music major or minor.

Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts I (FA1)