Music 199 A: UNDERGRADUATE OPEN SEMINAR

MUSIC, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY

(Fall 2008)


An introduction for non-music majors to the use of computer technology in music and to the way scientific ideas and mathematical tools are applied in the creation of new musical compositions. The course offers an insight in the field of Computer Music by giving the students the opportunity to work hands-on in a major Computer Music laboratory and shows ways in which the development of technology is facilitating the process of globalization. Both the negative and the positive impact of globalization is discussed keeping in mind that globalization does not have to lead to the loss of originality and creativity or to the loss of regional identity.

Following are some topics which will be discussed: