Music has played a key role in social change throughout America's history. Students will learn about the influence of music on social change including US conflicts, the rise of Women Suffrage, political movements. The course will move from the pre-colonial period and the music of immigrants to the modern conflicts of the Gulf War. This course will enrich history lessons as well as provide a forum of discussion on the current political and societal landscape and the influence of music.
Welcome to a course introducing you to the 'new' field of music and the brain. Learn about the relationship between music and emotion; the different ways music expresses emotion, different ways music can evoke emotion in listeners' brains, and how those relate to music's ability to communicate cross-culturally. The course explores how perception of musical sounds involves complex mental processing, and how implicit learning gives rise to powerful expectations that shape your perception of and your emotional responses to music.
Music has a phenomenal power to move, transport, and delight us. Across numerous styles and forms, great music expresses the inexpressible, speaks across time and cultures, and galvanizes audiences across the world. And the more we understand about music, the more we appreciate it, and a knowledge of music theory is the best place to start.
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