Courses

This course is both a survey and study of music used in broadcast media. Topics include creating production music, musical branding, theme songs, advertising music, promo music, interstitial music used during television shows, and modular music as used in games. There will also be a business component to the class, with discussion of getting music on air and creating revenue streams.

An investigation of the relationships of music and other forms of sound to dance movement.

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As a final project, honors students will write a research paper. This paper will engage with relevant published research, and also include the students' own analytical insights into a specific composer as determined in consultation with the instructor. Honors students must achieve a minimum grade of B+ for this course to count toward the music major. Other students must achieve a minimum grade of C- for this course to count toward the music major.

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The character and types of music used or created in North America from about 1600 up to the present. Historical, social, and cultural backgrounds as well as foreign influences are studied.

Examination of music in the Korean culturescape, from traditional to popular. Several genres will be introduced along with the context of their development as Korea modernized over the last century. The course will consider music’s role as a marker of cultural and national identity, with special attention paid to its place in a globalizing world. 391 / 1272 Queens College

Designed for students majoring in early childhood or elementary education. A study of music literature and methods that provides an enrichment of the basic classroom music program.