MUS333 — Popular Music Analysis
3.0 Credit(s) Lecture 3 Lab 0 Popular Music Analysis provides a step-by-step approach to identifying the essential elements of successful recorded tracks and albums. Students gain an understanding of the most fundamental part of the songwriting and recording process - the emotional effectiveness of music. Students also learn arrangement and direction techniques designed to assist talent in contributing substantially to a recording instead of simply performing a part. Students learn the differences between producing and engineering in order to transform their approach to mixing an album so that it may reach its full artistic potential.
Prerequisites: MUS325