2020-21 Academic Catalog

People hear differently. In this course we will consider various “ways of hearing.” We will study topics like historical recreation, physiology and cognitive studies of music, thinking like a composer and musical writing, ethnographic listening, hearing like a performer, and how music creates meaning. There are distinct paths to continue each of the topics, and we will explore opportunities for students to extend these musical interests while at Carleton. "Do you hear what I hear?" asks the famous song. Perhaps not. As we will see, the range of musical activity and interest among our peers can be extremely vast.