This is our schedule of classes this semester. It is subject to change, but you will always be notified with ample time if it does.
Week 1 (Tu) August 26th | Welcome! Introductions and syllabus
Week 1 (Th) August 28th | The Music-Culture model (Brightspace)
Week 2 (Tu) September 2nd | Native American Music
Week 2 (Th) September 4th | Early Folk Music
Week 3 (Tu) September 9th | African Diaspora I
Week 3 (Th) September 11th | NO CLASS (asynchronous activity on Brightspace)
Week 4 (Tu) September 16th | African Diaspora II
Week 4 (Th) September 18th | Ragtime
Week 5 (Tu) September 23rd | NO CLASS (Rosh Hashanah)
Week 5 (Th) September 25th | Blues (CONCERT REPORT DUE)
Week 6 (Tu) September 30th | Music and Media + expert talk!
Week 6 (Th) October 2nd | NO CLASS (Yom Kippur)
Week 7 (Tu) October 7th | History of Jazz
Week 7 (Th) October 9th | Listen to Jazz + expert talk!
Week 8 (Tu) October 14th | NO CLASS (Monday schedule)
Week 8 (Th) October 16th | History of Musical Theater
Week 9 (Tu) October 21st | Soul, R&B, Funk
Week 9 (Th) October 23rd | NO CLASS (asynchronous activity for attendance)
Week 10 (Tu) October 28th | History of Pop
Week 10 (Th) | October 30th | SOUNDSCAPE ESSAY DUE
Week 11 (Tu) November 4th | History of Rock & Roll
Week 11 (Th) November 6th | Rock & Roll textures and timbre + expert talk!
Week 12 (Tu) November 11th | Country music
Week 12 (Th) November 13th | History of Hip Hop
Week 13 (Tu) November 18th | Making music!
Week 13 (Th) November 20th | Compose for Hip Hop
Week 14 (Tu) November 25th | Robot music – ESSAY 3 DUE
Week 14 (Th) November 27th | NO CLASS (Thanksgiving)
Week 15 (Tu) December 2nd | Salsa and NYC barrio sound
Week 15 (Th) December 4th | Latinx music
Week 16 (Tu) December 9th | Student presentations
Week 16 (Th) December 11th | Student presentations
Week 17 (Tu) December 16th | FINAL PAPER DUE
