MUSIC 4SI: Interactive Introduction to North American Taiko
Taught by Stanford Taiko members. Techniques and history. No experience necessary. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Sano, S. (PI)
MUSIC 5G: Introduction to Guzheng
Introduction to Chinese music through learning how to play guzheng, a 21-stringed traditional Chinese instrument. The cultural, social, and historical significance of guzheng. 15 guzheng techniques, how to read Chinese music and guzheng notation, and two simple classic guzheng pieces. May be repeated for credit a total of 14 times. (AU)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
| Repeatable
15 times
(up to 15 units total)
Instructors:
You, H. (PI)
MUSIC 6A: Musical Treasures of Asia
Introduction to the music of Asian cultures emphasizing China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Korea. Ethnic, social, cultural, and global perspectives. Instruments and ensembles in performance contexts such as sacred rituals and secular dance and theater. Traditional genres and their impact on contemporary composers. No musical background required.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Kapuscinski, J. (PI)
;
Lou, M. (TA)
MUSIC 7A: World Music and Globalized Culture
The circulation of musicians, audiences, instruments and other musical technologies, songs, recordings, and musical genres. What happens when music moves from rural to urban contexts, across national boundaries, into new mediascapes and technological regimes? Emphasis is on recent developments. Topics include: Arabic, Chinese, and Hindustani classical music; hip hop¿s global reach; carnival in the Americas; Bollywood film; music, Islam, and the state; attempts at creating pan-Asian pop; the spread of the guitar and the brass band; ringtones and mobile music; YouTube.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom
Instructors:
Kronengold, C. (PI)
MUSIC 7SI: Beatles: Here, There, and Everywhere
The Liverpool Four from their humble origins to international superstardom and beyond. The evolution of the Beatles album-by-album; the music and the social and cultural influences that shaped it. Post-Beatles trajectories.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-2
Instructors:
Kronengold, C. (PI)
MUSIC 8A: Rock, Sex, and Rebellion
Development of critical listening skills and musical parameters through genres in the history of rock music. Focus is on competing aesthetic tendencies and subcultural forces that shaped the music. Rock's significance in American culture, and the minority communities that have enriched rock's legacy as an expressively diverse form. Lectures, readings, listening, and video screenings.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-AmerCul, GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
MUSIC 12A: Introductory Piano Class
(A=level 1; B=level 2; C=level 3)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Zerlang, T. (PI)
MUSIC 12B: Introductory Piano Class
(A=level 1; B=level 2; C=level 3)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Zerlang, T. (PI)
MUSIC 12C: Introductory Piano Class
(A=level 1; B=level 2; C=level 3.) May be repeated for credit a total of 14 times.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
| Repeatable
15 times
(up to 15 units total)
Instructors:
Zerlang, T. (PI)
MUSIC 12SC: Musical Collisions and Radical Creativity
The margins of musical culture; nonconformist, maverick, and eccentric creative impulses that expand the definition of art. Laboratory atmosphere and daily rehearsals in which students create collaborative works with a final public concert involving collaborations with local musicians and presentations of student-composed works created during the course.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Applebaum, M. (PI)
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