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/.
Last offered: Spring 2019
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
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. To secure your spot in the course, enroll in Axess and attend the first class session.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
MUSIC 150R: Robert Schumann and the Idea of Musical Romanticism
The creative personality and musical compositions of Robert Schumann (1810-1856) as exemplars of the idea of Romanticism in European culture of the early nineteenth century. Survey of major genres (solo piano, Lieder, symphonies, chamber music, choral music) in dialogue with Romantic literary and visual cultures. Students prepare at least one or two works by Schumann or contemporary figures (Mendelssohn, Chopin, Brahms, Clara Schumann) for presentation in lecture-recital format. Prerequisites:
Music 22 or equivalent (intermediate music theory), intermediate or higher performance ability in piano, strings, or voice
Last offered: Winter 2018
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
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