VAST 283 - Music,Audio Technology,and Society

Institution:

Lafayette College

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Description:

This course investigates how the evolution of audio technology has affected the creation, performance, perception, and dissemination of music from historical, aesthetic, and sociological perspectives. Through assigned readings, music listening exercises, direct interaction with performers and audio technicians, and hand-on laboratory sessions, students evaluate the application of technology to making music, music listening habits, styles and genres of music, and music's role in society. Emphasis is on learning to write about and discuss the application of technological data to musical phenomena and related cultural and sociological issues. Stockton

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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