Music

This course provides a hands-on project-based introduction to electronic audio circuits for artistic purposes. Through hardware hacking, circuit bending, and circuit building, students gain an understanding of basic electronics theory as well as develop valuable hands-on experience with battery-powered sound-making and sound-processing projects. From repurposing games, toys, and radios to building oscillators, filters, mixers, and amplifiers, and finally interfacing between the physical world and computers via microcontrollers, students explore the artistic potential of electronic circuits. An introduction to the history and current practice of electronic sound art will be integral to the module. The module will culminate in a group installation/performance. No prior experience in electronics or music is assumed, though either would be helpful.

This class presents Solo (singing), the basic of finger-style technique, how to read sheet music and the knowledge of music theory and analysis. At the end of the semester, the students will have the ability to develop and promote multicultural music and art, and the ability to create and perform independent music.

This course explores critical scholarship in Irish music, drawing on writings in ethnomusicology, cultural geography, music studies and Irish studies. Emphasis is given to traditional music styles and performances from 1970 to the 21st century in Irish traditional music, examining key canonical figures and significant recordings/events heralding new Irish identities.

This course introduces students to the myriad of musical genres and their historical, political, and social contexts. Genres to be introduced include aboriginal music, traditional music of the Hokloand Hakka peoples and of the mainlanders, and popular music. Emphasis is placed on auditory and participatory experiences through in-class workshops by invited performers, concert attendance, fieldtrips, homework assignments, and group fieldwork projects. Each class consists of a two-hour lecture by the instructor followed by one-hour discussion period led by teaching assistants.

This course examines the features of the music of China, including genres and styles of Chinese Music. It covers musical works, sounds, and structures, as well as trying to understand the social, regional, and political contexts in which they developed, and the aesthetics and ideology that inspired the performers, composers, and listeners--as well as the writers of music history.