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> Is that part of what is meant by how to listen to music?

> Is that part of what is meant by how to listen to music? My sarcasm detector is broken. The course covered the history of music (very much Western biased), taught us the names for the various aspects of music, how to identify the different elements in songs, the commonalities and interrelationships between genres of music, and had us sit down and listen to songs in a wide variety of styles. Going into the course I listened to a very narrow selection of music, by the end of the course I had an appreciation for a much wider range of music, and I can find something enjoyable about almost any genre. I'd say that in the very least it made me a happier person who can find more joy in life! It's been quite awhile since I took the course so I cannot remember all the vocabulary, which is unfortunate since I found that having the right words to describe something helps highlight its essence. That said, if I was going to work on a project with musicians, I would go and study up on the field again to regain that vocabulary, thus aiding in communication. (I likewise had forgotten 90% of the EE material I had studied until my current job where I was reacquainted with the material!)

Posted by com2kid on Jan 29, 2015, 11:27 PM

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> Is that part of what is meant by how to listen to music?

com2kidJan 29, 2015, 11:27 PM

> Is that part of what is meant by how to listen to music? My sarcasm detector is broken. The course covered the history of music (very much Western biased), taught us the names for the various aspects of music, how to identify the different elements in songs, the commonalities and interrelationships between genres of music, and had us sit down and listen to songs in a wide variety of styles. Going into the course I listened to a very narrow selection of music, by the end of the course I had an appreciation for a much wider range of music, and I can find something enjoyable about almost any genre. I'd say that in the very least it made me a happier person who can find more joy in life! It's been quite awhile since I took the course so I cannot remember all the vocabulary, which is unfortunate since I found that having the right words to describe something helps highlight its essence. That said, if I was going to work on a project with musicians, I would go and study up on the field again to regain that vocabulary, thus aiding in communication. (I likewise had forgotten 90% of the EE material I had studied until my current job where I was reacquainted with the material!)

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