Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Elementary note reading, meter, intervals; diatonic harmony including key signatures, major & minor scales, triads, 7th chords and accompanying chord symbols. For non-music majors only.

Harmonic & melodic minor scales, compound intervals, modes, C clefs, symmetrical scales, dynamics, harmonic series, instrument transpositions, form, cadences, part writing. For non-music majors only.

A cross-cultural exploration of dance cultures of the world. The structure, organization, meaning, and expressive power of dance and its connection to belief systems, politics, social organization, and aesthetic ideas.

Introduction to the art of music from a global perspective. A survey of musical practices around the world, including epic recitation, music and dance, music drama, and musical forms. Assumes no prior musical knowledge.

Introduction to the art of music from a global perspective. Topics covered include song cycles, public concerts, national representation in music, and the American musical. Assumes no prior musical knowledge.

The history of American popular music from the 19th century to more recent developments.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the SU academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

The art and meaning of music/dance performance through dialogue with performers in the classroom and experience of performances in local settings, emphasizing both western and non-western traditions. No musical experience necessary.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Selected aspects, drawing on appropriate resources in architecture, museums, and/or musical performance in immediate geographical area. Offered only in Florence. Specific topics determined each semester.

Selected aspects, drawing on appropriate resources in architecture, museums, and/or musical performance in immediate geographical area. Offered only in Strasbourg. Specific topics determined each semester.

Selected aspects, drawing on appropriate resources in architecture, museums, and/or musical performance in immediate geographical area. Offered only in London. Specific topics determined each semester.

Introduction to the art, architecture, music, and dance of Spain. Museum, gallery, and site visits. Concert, dance, and other performances. Topics vary. Offered only in Madrid.

European music before 1800 in its cultural and philosophical contexts. Extensive listening. Analytical focus on selected composers and works. Presupposes familiarity with musical notation, terms, and contexts.

Major trends and figures in art music in the United States and Europe since 1800. Topics include nationalism, neoclassicism, serialism, indeterminacy, and minimalism. Assumes basic knowledge of music.

Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

Introduction to world music in its social, political, and cultural contexts, with an emphasis on building listening and analytic skills. Intended primarily for music and music history and culture majors.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Survey of film music, from the era of silent film to the present day.

A critical and historical examination of music videos from the 1980s to today.

A critical and historical examination of music videos from the 1980s to today.

Music of Latin America in its cultural, historical, and political contexts. The course uses instruments, rhythms, and movements as starting points to explore issues of migration, urbanization, nationalism, race and ethnicity in Latin America.

Music of the Caribbean region in its cultural, historical, and political contexts. The course uses instruments, rhythms, and movements as starting points to explore issues of migration, urbanization, nationalism, race and ethnicity in the Caribbean.

A cross-cultural exploration of dance cultures of the world. The structure, organization, meaning, and expressive power of dance and its connection to belief systems, politics, social organization, and aesthetic ideas.

Selected works, genres, movements or topics in the history of European music. Development of musical style, analysis of social and political relationships. Specific areas of study announced each semester.

History of symphonic music from the 18th century to the present. Development of musical style in its social and intellectual contexts. Musical expression and meaning. Sometimes offered abroad.

Opera as an art form and as a mirror of social attitudes from its inception to the present. Relationships between music and the stage in various historical settings. Sometimes offered abroad.

Varieties of classical music. Styles of performance and social traditions of music unique to and currently represented in London's musical life. Includes some required attendance at musical events. Offered only in London.

Studies of the social, cultural, and musical forces at work in both serious and popular music in America. Specific areas of study announced each semester.

Issues, concepts, and processes that have shaped ethnic musical subcultures in the U.S., with case studies such as the pow-wow, gospel blues, conjunto, klezmer, and South Asian bhangra musics.

Musical theater within a larger cultural context. European roots of musical theater before turning to an analysis of Anglo-American musical theater in the 20th and 21st centuries.

The Beatles as musicians and songwriters; their influence on current artists and filmmakers; their ongoing impact on online fan culture; and the British cultural milieu of the 1950s and 60s.

Celebrates the rich history of music in the United States from the earliest times to the present. Cultivated, vernacular, and folk traditions as reflections of the American musical landscape.

An examination of the musical, historical, cultural, social, and political aspects of hip-hop within various contexts.

The roots, development, and diffusion of jazz music.

The roots, development, and diffusion of rock music.

A historical, musical and cultural examination of "indie" or independent rock and pop music within various contexts.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

Selected topics in the study of the performing arts in their cultural and social contexts, focusing on, e.g., geographic areas, genres, instruments, or cross-cultural topics.

Selected music and dance traditions of India in their cultural, historical, and performative contexts, representing classical, devotional, folk, tribal, and popular arts. Performance as a window into Indian culture, society, and modernization.

Advanced topics in world music focusing on music cultures of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Sound structure, style, transmission, cultural context, and meaning.

The soundscapes of the overland Silk Road as a window into history, commerce, migration, social life, values, faith, tolerance and conflict. Case studies from Turkish, Arabic, Persian, Central Asia, and Southwest Asia musics.

A consideration of the strong relationships between music and sports in culture and society.

Students learn to research and write about music for a variety of written genres and a wide range of audiences, both academic and public.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

The history of sound recording technology from its origins to the present day. Additional work required of graduate students.

A critical study of contemporary music and media in a variety of contexts, including radio, recordings, television, film and cyberspace.

Varieties of dance in the United States today; issues of racial, regional, gender, national and other identities in the practice of American dance.

A discussion-based course investigating the place of music in Shakespeare's plays. Also considers the role of music in early modern English culture as well as later musical adaptations of Shakespeare.

Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.

A research seminar in the study of popular music with emphasis on methodologies from a variety of disciplines ranging from musicology and music theory to sociology and cultural studies. Additional work for Graduate students.

Links between feminism, rap music and hip-hop culture. We explore the work of actual women in hip-hop, images of women, and feminist critiques of the music and the culture. Additional work required of graduate students.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

The development of global popular music in the contexts of colonization, modernization, resistance, and nationalism. The sounds and production values of global fusions and issues of authenticity, identity, and appropriation.

An interdisciplinary course about music and dance cultures of the world's indigenous peoples in the context of contemporary social, cultural, and political issues: religion, identity, representation, globalization, tourism, political movements. Additional work required of graduate students.

In-depth exploration of a problem or problems.  Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.

An exploration of the relationships between music, space and place, considered from a variety of musical practices and scholarly methodologies. Additional work for Graduate students.

A critical study of the intersections of music and various types of identites in the world today, such as individual, ethnic, gender, religious, national, and commercial.

The impact of gender ideology and behavior on the performing arts and the role of performance in maintaining and subverting gender identities and relations.

Supervised independent research culminating in a large-scale project demonstrating fluency with musical research and writing to fulfill partial requirements for Distinction in the Music and History Cultures Program. Candidates for distinction in the Music History and Cultures major only.

Western art music, popular music, and world music as political/ cultural forces. Music as a political discourse. Music and meaning.

An in-depth look into the intersections of popular and classical musics of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Particular attention is paid to moments that exhibit tensions and slippage between the two categories.

Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

The global flows of music explored through commercial, ethnographic, documentary, and animated films. How music and musicians outside the Euro-American mainstream have been represented, creatively adopted and recontextualized, and used to construct meaning.

Explores the careers and compositional output of Bach and Handel. Considers issues of genre, style, theology and religion, nationhood, and patronage.

The historical analysis, interpretation, and reception history of Wagner's musical and dramatic work.

Life and works of Beethoven in their social context. Beethoven as cultural symbol and in the development of style. Intensive focus on specific works.

The American art song, emphasizing the 20th-century composers. Musical style of works, placed in their social and cultural contexts.