Course Info: HACU-0233
| Course | HACU-0233 Writing About Music |
| Long Title | Writing About Music |
| Term | 2024F |
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Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Franklin Patterson Hall 107 on T,TH from 2:30-3:50 |
| Faculty | Rebecca (Becky) Miller |
| Capacity | 13 |
| Available | 0 |
| Waitlist | 10 |
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| Additional Info | The content of this course deals with issues of race and power Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time |
| Description | In this course, students will read and try their hand at
different types of music writing, including music journalism,
reviews, fiction, memoir, and literary non-fiction. Our reading
and listening will cover a broad range of music styles, including
rock/pop, rap, R&B, jazz, folk/traditional music, western
classical, and others. In addition to learning basic music
terminology and concepts to strengthen how we communicate about
music, we will do "deep listening" with respect to the music
itself -- its lyrics, structure, style, and performance. A
writing intensive course, there will also be regular reading and
listening assignments. At the end of the semester, students will
choose a piece of music or a song, analyze it musically,
structurally, and lyrically, and share their work in a short oral
presentation. Keywords:Music, writing, journalism, American Studies |