printer friendly pageMUSIC 147J: Studies in Music, Media, and Popular Culture: The Soul Tradition in African American Music (AFRICAAM 19, AMSTUD 147J, CSRE 147J, MUSIC 247J)
The African American tradition of soul music from its origins in blues, gospel, and jazz to its influence on today's r&b, hip hop, and dance music. Style such as rhythm and blues, Motown, Southern soul, funk, Philadelphia soul, disco, Chicago house, Detroit techno, trip hop, and neo-soul. Soul's cultural influence and global reach; its interaction with politics, gender, place, technology, and the economy. Pre-/corequisite (for music majors):
MUSIC 22. (WIM at 4 units only.)
Last offered: Winter 2015
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
MUSIC 147K: Studies in Music, Media, and Popular Culture: Music and Urban Film (MUSIC 247K)
How music and sound work in urban cinema. What happens when music's capacity to transform everyday reality combines with the realism of urban films? Provides an introduction to traditional theories of film music and film sound; considers how new technologies and practices have changed the roles of music in film. Readings discuss film music, realistic cinema, urban musical practices and urban culture. Viewing includes action/adventure, Hindi film, documentary, film noir, hip hop film, the musical, and borderline cases by Jean-Luc Godard, Spike Lee, Wong Kar-Wai and Tsai Ming-Liang. Pre- or corequisite (for music majors):
MUSIC 22. (WIM at 4 unit level only.)
Last offered: Winter 2016
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
MUSIC 147L: Studies in Music, Media, and Popular Culture: Latin American Music and Globalization (CHILATST 147L, CSRE 147L, MUSIC 247L)
Focuses on vernacular music of Latin America and the Caribbean, including Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina. Musical examples discussed in relation to: globalization, migration, colonialism, nationalism, diaspora, indigeneity, politics, religion, dance, ethnicity, and gender. How music reflects and shapes cultures, identities, and social structures. Genres addressed: bachata, bossa nova, cumbia, forro, ranchero, reggaeton, rock, salsa, tango, and others. Seminar, guest performances, reading, listening, and analysis. Pre-/corequisite (for music majors):
MUSIC 22. (WIM at 4 units only.)
Last offered: Autumn 2015
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 8 units total)
MUSIC 148J: Studies in Perf Practice: Reactions to the Record: Early Recordings, Lost Styles, and Music's Future (MUSIC 248J)
This is a seminar on the transformation of musical style in the era of recordings in light of their roots in cultural trends, including shifting hierarchies between composer and performer, work and notation, text and act. Early recordings will be studied as documents of musical values and conceptions different from those around us today. Methodologies of performance analysis will be explored and used to contextualize sources, which include historic recordings from Stanford's Archive of Recorded Sound, performance documents, and field research with performers, composers, critics, and listeners. Repertoire includes works for orchestra, piano, strings, chamber ensemble and voice. Outstanding contributions from seminar members may be featured in the Music Department¿s May 2014 Reactions to the Record symposium. May be repeated for credit. Pre- or corequisite (for music majors):
MUSIC 22. (WIM at 4-unit level only.)
Last offered: Spring 2016
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
| Repeatable
for credit
MUSIC 150: Musical Acoustics
The physics of vibrating systems, waves, and wave motion. Time- and frequency-domain analysis of sound. Room acoustics, reverberation, and spatialization. The acoustics of musical instruments: voice, strings, and winds. Emphasis is on the practical aspects of acoustics in making music. Hands-on and computer-based lab. See
http://ccrma.stanford.edu/courses/150/.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors:
Rossing, T. (PI)
;
Reid, W. (TA)
MUSIC 150D: The Paradigm Shift (POLISCI 133D)
Examination of the idea of 'paradigm shift' by considering paradigm shifts in different academic fields of inquiry. Serial accumulation of guest lectures by distinguished faculty representing the University's many and varied departments, each asking and answering the question 'What is the most important paradigm shift in the history of my field? Are paradigm shifts revolution or evolution? Do they move us closer to truth? How frequently do they occur? Can humans plan for, cause, or resist them?
MUSIC 150P: The Changing World of Popular Music (ARTSINST 150)
This course will cover changes in the business, economics, and practices of the popular music industry. It will provide a brief historical overview of the industry and its business models. The majority of the course will focus on the industry as it works today and on forces that are causing it to change rapidly. The course will feature guest artists and executives with current experience in the field, as well as project-based assignments designed to give students hands-on experience.Topics will include: Economics and business models of commercial music business,Technology and music production, Technology and music distribution, Technology and marketing, Leadership in the music industry: case studies, Managing creative projects, Copyright and legal issues
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
Instructors:
LeBoeuf, J. (PI)
MUSIC 151R: Beyond Musical Notes: Analyzing and Contextualizing Orchestral Repertoire
The origin story of Gustav Mahler's first symphony begins, not with the composer, but with the history of orchestral music: how the symphony evolved from a set of court dances to a piece of philosophical contemplation. This course introduces analysis and historical contextualization of musical works by examining repertoire performed by the Stanford Symphony Orchestra and Stanford Philharmonia during the 2015-2016 academic year. The course is open to current members of Stanford's orchestra program as well as students with an interest in musical performance. Prerequisite: ability to read musical notation. (This course must be taken for a letter grade and a minimum of 3 units to satisfy a Ways requirement.)
Last offered: Spring 2016
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
MUSIC 152A: Careers in Media Technology
Careers in Media Technology explores how leading audio, music, and video technology companies, such as Pandora, Adobe, Sonos, Dolby, Gracenote, iZotope, and Avid bring products from idea to market. We examine best practices, roles, day-to-day responsibilities, desired skillsets, and department/team function. This seminar is intended for all students considering full-time positions or internships in media technology industry. No prior engineering background required.nTopics include: product management, project management (agile), software development in large organizations, UX/UI design, marketing, hardware development, R&D, sales, operations (HR, IP/patents), and the hiring process.nOnline lectures available. Class time includes discussion and meetings with industry professionals.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
Instructors:
LeBoeuf, J. (PI)
MUSIC 154: History of Electronic Music
What is electronic music? Acousmatic, computer music, algorithmic composition, tape music, glitch, electronic, musique concrète, noise, laptop music, DJ'ing, organized sound...what do these labels mean? This course will provide a brief historical survey of electroacoustic music and discuss some of the most salient questions associated with it, from both a compositional and musicological point of view. Topics to be covered include: definitions of musical sounds; Schaefferian theory and musique concrète; serialism and elektronische Musik; tape music and computer music in the USA; analysis of electroacoustic music; sampling and intellectual property; algorithmic and computer-assisted composition; live-electronics and improvisation. The course does not require previous experience in the field. Classes will be based on discussion of selected listening and reading materials, as well as hands-on digital experimentation with sounds.
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 6 units total)
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