Table of Contents - Hartwick College

compound time and differentiating divisions of 3, 4, 6, 8 to a beat;
reading rhythms with a division of 5 or 7 to a beat; the addition of I6,
IV6/4, V7, V6, to chord progressions. Prerequisite: Musi 141. (CPA)
150 Topics in Music (3 credits) Offered periodically in special aspects of music,
such as Music and American Culture (FYS); Ebony and Ivory: White Society and
the Black Musical Experience (FYS); Introduction to Indian Music; Music, Yoga
and Meditation; Rock Music History and Culture; Progressive Rock.
150 Electroacoustic Music Composition (3 credits) An introduction
to the basic concepts and techniques of electronic music composition. The
student will be introduced to the rudiments of musical acoustics, provided
with “hands on” instruction on the use of professional-level sequencing
and digital sound-editing software, and introduced to the basic techniques
of recording. In addition, numerous electronic music composers and their
music will be read about, listened to, and discussed. Much of the class will
be devoted to a series of composition exercises and projects that are
designed to explore, apply, and expand upon many of the concepts and
issues presented.
174 History of Radio (3 credits) “On Air: The sociological effects of radio
broadcasting in America in its role as entertainer and information provider”
provides an introduction to the history of radio and its powerful presence as a
provider of news, information, and entertainment. Topics include: history of
radio broadcasting from its inception in the early part of the 1920s; important
individuals involved in radio technology who became the foundation of early
broadcasting; the inter-relative facets of radio, its personalities, and effects on
entertainment and information with respect to historical happenings and the
constantly changing tastes of the listening public; the continued importance of
radio in our lives; and radio’s historic role as a mirror of social change and
development. (CPA)
176 Rock Music History (3 credits) Surveys American history as viewed
through the sound of popular music of the time. To lessen the “negative
characteristics” of the blues-based genre, contemporary, conservative, and civicminded
leaders renamed the emerging style “rock n’ roll.” This renaming
somewhat allowed for the distribution of this musical style over the public
airwaves, in movie theatres, in the privacy of teen bedrooms and on the new
portable transistor radios. Contemporary society, though, was still aggressive in
its attempt to lessen (and in some cases eliminate) the popularity and persuasive
power of this music and blamed its negative attraction to white teen audiences on
influential Afro-American performers. This musical style therefore is co-existent
with social precepts of the time and allowed for a broad, though irrational view of
the interaction of races and their individualistic cultures. The music of this time
period, although composed of styles from previous popular genres of the ’30s and
’40s, became the representative of teen rebellion and the need for social and
personal change, for many ages. (CPA)
217 Golden Prague (4 credits) (J Term abroad) (Same as History 217)
Based in Prague, the Czech Republic, this course examines the transitions
from its Imperial to the independent and democratic nationhood, and
through its Marxist past into the democratic present. Students will survey
history and politics of this vibrant cultural city as they relate to the arts,
music and culture in general. Several trips will take students into the
countryside of the Czech Republic, and abroad to places such as
Auschwitz (Poland) and Salzburg (Austria). Many visits to the musical
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