Music Appreciation
Music · 3 hrs Lecture
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No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Description
Over a century before his famous novel Les miserable inspired the celebrated Broadway musical, Victor Hugo recognized the unique, expressive nature of music. This course explores as many different musical genres as possible in order to achieve a broad understanding of how music reflects culture and society and crosses artistic boundaries to express, as Hugo aptly articulated, "that which cannot be said and on which it impossible to be silent." The central objectives of this course are to encourage active listening skills and informed personal and communal responses to music through study of musical language, history, idioms, style, and trends.
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and THFM-1500.
Cross-listed
THFM-1500(3).
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.