This week we’ll talk about my research specialty: timbre. (I won’t have you read my research, since I feel that might be awkward to respond to, but I did upload my dissertation to our course readings folder if you are interested.) We will focus on Kate Heidemann’s excellent article on vocal timbre, and you will analyze a song a la Heidemann. This unit ends in a course meeting on Sept 12.
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Week 2: Narrative (F18)
August 30 to Sept 5. This week, you’ll read about the most prominent theory of narrative in the field of music theory and analyze a piece with narrative theory. This week ends in an in-person meeting on Sept 5.
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