MUEL-3822 (3) Words and Music

Explores the interaction between words and music in song. Students will consider how such features as rhyme, rhythm, tone, and the connotations of particular words contribute to meaning in poetry; how rhythm, tempo, dynamics, mood, and instrumentation contribute to meaning in music; and how words and music coalesce in song to make a new meaning. Formerly EMUS 3822. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: College of Music (MUSCU) majors are excluded from this course.