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This Course is open to any and all students hoping to learn more about music who have limited [or no] experience reading music and limited or no experience studying music theory. The class will explore music notation through small composing assignments. We will also explore the basics of music theory, will study some of the high points of music history, with an emphasis on 20th

This class focuses on musical architecture, by examining beautiful works from the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. We will listen to music by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Fanny Hensel, Schumann, Brahms, Mahler, Ives, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Berg, Rzewski, Bernstein, Cage, Kurtag, Takemitsu and Gubaidulina (among others), analyzing their structures in detail. We will

This class focuses on musical architecture, by examining beautiful works from the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. We will listen to music by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Fanny Hensel, Schumann, Brahms, Mahler, Ives, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Berg, Rzewski, Bernstein, Cage, Kurtag, Takemitsu and Gubaidulina (among others), analyzing their structures in detail. We will

This class focuses on musical architecture, by examining important and beautiful works from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, and discussing the traditional forms they exemplify. We will listen to works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Mahler, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Berg, and Rzewski (among others), analyzing their structures in detail. Forms to be studied will

This class focuses on musical architecture, by examining important and beautiful works from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, and discussing the traditional forms they exemplify. We will listen to works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Mahler, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Berg, and Rzewski (among others), analyzing their structures in detail. Forms to be studied will

This class focuses on musical architecture, by examining beautiful works from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. We will listen to music by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Fanny Hensel, Schumann, Brahms, Mahler, Ives, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Berg, Rzewski, Bernstein, Cage, Kurtag, Takemitsu and Gubaidulina (among others), analyzing their structures in detail. We will

Why do we like the music we like? How do we discover music? How do we monetize music? This course will explore the factors that influence our musical taste and how the industry monetizes our love of music. In the first half of the course, the class will examine the latest research on music, media, and science, bringing awareness to our freedom, or the lack of, in our everyday

How do we find the music we like? Recommendations from friends? Listening to the opening band at a live concert? Movies? Video games? Algorithms? Music is everywhere. But (as of 2024), when more than 100,000 tracks are being uploaded every day to digital streaming platforms and Spotify gives us access to over 100 million tracks, the chances of encountering a piece of music

With so much recorded music available at our fingertips, recommender systems such as algorithmic playlists have become a routine part of our daily lives. By focusing on the self and examining our own listening history and habits, this course will build a chain of musical works which will allow us to investigate how we encounter music and become more aware of what actually

What affects our tastes? Why do we like the music we like? How do we discover music? How effective are algorithms? Using music as the entry point, we will try to answer these questions by focusing on the self, and by digging into the newest research regarding music, media and science. The aim of the course is to become more aware of our freedom, or the lack

"Words can be graceful, but music is grace itself. Music is a blessing that enters the soul through the ear." -Tony Kushner, from the foreword to Caroline or Change How do we write words that sing? What drives a character to sing? How can a words-writer best use the constraints of the musical form to make a character come alive in the theater? In this creative writing course,

This course will introduce those with little or no musical training to the basics of music, through training in notation, aural skills, keyboard skills, sight singing, and harmony. Corequisite: Students must participate in Music Workshop, T 6:30 – 8:00pm.

This course will introduce those with little or no musical training to the basics of music, through training in notation, aural skills, keyboard skills, sight singing, and harmony. Corequisite: Students must participate in Music Workshop, T 6:30 - 8:00pm.

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American icon whose approach and innovation on the trumpet set him apart from the mainstream. Davis explored new approaches to creating and composing music. Davis was a trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. When

Coming from the United States, Hip Hop culture arrived in France in the early 1980s. Since then, France has become one of the world’s most dynamic sites of production and consumption of Hip Hop cultures. With a focus on rap music, the course will delve into how social, political-economic, and historical issues of contemporary France have continuously&nbsp

Why do humans have precisely 5 fingers and toes? How does a bone know to stop growing when it reaches the appropriate length? What controls our gender? While the human genome successfully encodes the information required to produce a “normal” human being, genetic variation dictates the subtle and not so subtle differences that make us each a unique individual. “Mutant” humans

Why do humans have precisely five fingers and toes? How does a bone know to stop growing when it reaches the appropriate length? What controls our gender? While the human genome successfully encodes the information required to produce a "normal" human being, genetic variation dictates the subtle and not so subtle differences that make us each a unique individual. "Mutant"

Why do humans have precisely 5 fingers and toes? How does a bone know to stop growing when it reaches the appropriate length? What controls our gender? While the human genome successfully encodes the information required to produce a “normal” human being, genetic variation dictates the subtle and not so subtle differences that make us each a unique individual. “Mutant” humans

Why do humans have precisely 5 fingers and toes? How does a bone know to stop growing when it reaches the appropriate length? What controls our biological sex? While the human genome successfully encodes the information required to produce a “normal” human being, genetic variation dictates the subtle and not so subtle differences that make us each a unique individual. “Mutant”

Students with little or no background in Spanish will learn the language through an immersion in the study of wide array of rural, urban, modern, and ancient folk tales from the Spanish-speaking world. An examination of Spanish and Latin American foundational narratives, as well as popular texts and cultural artifacts, will allow students to consider

A broad view of narrative cinema history : from the very origins of film genres, through the definitions of style in the 'classical' film era, to the institution of 'master' narratives provided by the studio system. The course will take on both the legacy of a century of formal innovations as well as outright challenges to the medium, including: New Wave cinema, the Dogma

A broad view of narrative cinema history : from the very origins of film genres, through the definitions of style in the ‘classical’ film era, to the institution of ‘master’ narratives provided by the studio system. The course will take on both the legacy of a century of formal innovations as well as outright challenges to the medium, including: New Wave cinema, the Dogma

A broad view of narrative cinema history : from the very origins of film genres, through the definitions of style in the ‘classical’ film era, to the institution of ‘master’ narratives provided by the studio system. The course will take on both the legacy of a century of formal innovations as well as outright challenges to the medium, including: New Wave cinema, the Dogma

Make your first short film - from idea to realization! This course is designed specifically for students with basic filmmaking skills or a background in media. The Narrative Filmmaking course provides an intensive introduction to the world of visual storytelling. Tailored to nurture creative talent, this course teaches the fundamentals of screenwriting (developing an idea into

Students will learn to adapt narrative therapy principles to meet the needs of clients from various backgrounds, including marginalized communities, individuals with chronic illness, trauma survivors, and those with unique identity experiences (e.g., LGBTQ+ clients, refugees, and individuals with disabilities), addressing the intersections of culture,