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Even with no previous experience making music, students will leave this class having played several instruments and and written a piece of their own.
The Scoop: It's an examination of western musical materials, forms, styles and history in which students learn how to listen perceptively, how music is organized and how to create a composition.
Interesting Assignment: This class is aimed at those with no formal musical training or experience. But by the end of the class, students will compose and perform a piece. Seem impossible? Keep reading.
A New Song: Students sometimes perform their compositions with unconventional instruments, like their bodies or wine glasses. One student performed his music by striking a farm cultivator with a hammer, metal rod and chain.
Digging Deeper:
//Instructor
Dr. Robert "Bob" Petters
Dr. Petters, emeritus professor of music at NC State University.
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//One Harmonious Philosophy
"I'm much more interested in composing, performing,
and listening to music than learning facts about music," Petters said.
//From the Course Catalog
MUS 180 Introduction to Musical Experiences
UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring
MUS 180 MUS 180 Introduction to Musical Experiences
UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring
Examination of western musical materials, forms, styles and history through the primary musical experiences of composing, performing, and listening. Course designed for students with no formal musical training.
