Music

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.

This course explores the classic style of western music from the perspective of sound simultaneity, focusing on the harmonic language of the great classical composers. 

This is a special studies course with projects arranged between the student and faculty member. The specific topics of study vary each term and are described on a special study project form for each student. The number of units varies with the student's project, contact hours, and method of assessment, as defined on the student's special study project form.