Music 220

First Class Period Outline

• Introduction, syllabus, grading policy
• Course goals
• develop skills to study music literature
• learn about ways that people use music in various cultures
• improve listening skills
• Discussion: how do people use music?
• Categories of Listening
• Passive listening: background/mood
• Emotional or sensuous listening: sounds to please the senses
• Perceptive listening: analytical; requires effort
• Example: Wangga Song
• instruments
• vocal characteristics
• purpose

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