MUS 519

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Analytical Methods: Musicology

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Credit: 4 hours.

Practical, hands-on experience with and exposure to the transcription, analysis, theoretical constructs, and/or notation of music from any of the world's repertories examined within a musicological framework and from both a synchronic and diachronic perspective. A series of case studies posing an array of technical problems encourage students to think critically about the place of theory and analysis in the history of musicology and their own work.

May be repeated, as topics vary, in the same term to a maximum of 8 hours and in separate terms to a maximum of 12 hours. Students repeating should consult with the instructor before enrolling. Prerequisite: MUS 511 and MUS 512; or consent of instructor. Graduate students in music will be considered if they passed MUS 528A (consult Class Schedule for specific section information).

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MUS 519 class schedule data for spring 2017
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	54983	Lecture-Discussion	A	2:00PM -4:50PM	W	0303 Music Building	Deja, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Section Title: Improv as Comm Practice Section Info: Topic: Improvisation as Communicative Practice. This course examines musical improvisation as a socially rooted communicative practice, as a means to approach the understanding and analysis this phenomenon. In order to do this, part of the course will involve a survey of improvised musics from different societies around the world, paying attention to aesthetic preferences, modes of transmission and learning, and the social contexts in which the practices exist. Additionally, we will explore and experience improvisation in our own musical environments, conducting basic fieldwork involving observation and participation where applicable. Discussions will draw from musicological case studies, as well as literature in anthropology and other social sciences dealing with communicative practices, performance studies, and related areas. This course is designed to benefit students new to improvisation.