The Understanding of Music

PURPOSE AND COURSE DESCRIPTION: Welcome to MUNM 1113: Understanding Music for Non-Majors! While the motivations to enroll in this course will vary, it is my hope that by the completion of your course of study you will have a broader, more enriched understanding of the music that is all around you in the world. To live in our time is very exciting; never has music been so freely available, whether you are listening to the latest pop sensations or letting your mind wander to Gregorian chant from the 10th Century. Just as you would never consider eating pizza for every meal, we restrict our "aural diet" to one very limited selection from the myriad of choices that are available to us. My challenge to you is to take this opportunity to discover music and composers you never knew existed.