MHST 344 - Making American Music with the Frederick R. Selch Collection

Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP, DDHU

This hands-on, collaborative course will examine eighteenth- and nineteenth-century musical instruments, books, art, and other ephemera from the Frederick R. Selch Collection of American Music History. Our goal will be to discover how people have written, performed, and consumed music in the United States from aesthetic, political, and economic standpoints. Each student will be responsible for creating a portion of public exhibition that will go on display at the end of the semester.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: J. O’Leary
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
MHST 101 and one 200-level music history course.