FRSEMR 22t - Why We Animals Sing (the ways we do)

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

We will become familiar with sounds and structures of the different kinds of acoustic animals, including birds, mammals, frogs and insects, and the different kinds of habitats in which they produce their songs and calls. We will learn to imitate other species by slowing down their calls and will explore the evolution and biology of music in humans. The capstone will be a performance in the Harvard Museum of Natural History at semester's end.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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