MUSIC 306

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Classical Music in Popular Culture

Music College of Fine Arts and Communications

Course Description

Surveys the interactions between classical music and popular culture, using methodologies and approaches drawn from anthropology, sociology, media studies, cultural studies, ethnomusicology, and reception theory.

When Taught

Winter

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2

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2

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Intersections

Learning Outcome

Identify and examine the intersections between the Western art-music tradition and the transformational uses of these repertoires in popular culture, mass media, and digital media.

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Lenses

Learning Outcome

Demonstrate an understanding of the multiple, overlapping analytical and critical “lenses” through which this repertoire can be viewed and assessed.

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Terminology

Learning Outcome

Use appropriately the terminology associated with this kind of study, including modes of discourse drawn from cultural studies, American studies, sociology, semiotics, reception theory, ethnomusicology, and other relevant disciplines.

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Engagement

Learning Outcome

Demonstrate through effective writing, oral presentation, and other creative media an ability to engage deeply with transformational musical expressions that cross traditional cultural divides between so-called “high” and “low” art.