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Music 51MUSIC & COMPUTERS

Class Schedule• 9/30• 10/7• 10/14• 10/21 - exam 1, KUabsent• 10/28• 11/4 - assignment 1due, concert (SteveLehman)• 11/11 - VeteransDay (class will notmeet, but...)• 11/18 - guest (JonAppleton), concert(Gloria Cheng), KUabsent• 11/25 - exam 2• 12/2 - assignment 2due• 12/? - final exam

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10/28/09• Exam #1 review• History/Aesthetics – Pop Music• Modulations• Assignment #1

Exam #1 Review

History/Aesthetics –Pop Music• Modulations Observations• Record the conversation?

"In what ways doeselectronic musicchallenge what music isexpected to soundlike?"

"Is techno simply anextension of fashion?"

"At what point doesthe microwave becomea musical instrument?"

“Where is the linebetween sound artistsand musicians?”

"To what degree istechno and electronicmusic actuallyconventional music butwith a different soundpalette?"

"Is electronic musicmore human thananything else?"

"Is there somethinginherent in techno orelectronic music thatconnects it to drugculture?"

"To what degree do thetools dictate what themusic will be?"

“Is techno a serious artform?”

"To what degree and inwhat ways does theelectronic mediumallow for audio andvideo to converge ormusical styles toconverge?"

"No female artistsfeatured in this film.Why?"

Assignment #1• http://www.healthyboys.com/Music51/?p=225• Quality and Critique• Be kind, helpful, and specific

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