Sample Syllabi

Orchestral Literature Seminar
(Oklahoma City University)

Graduate seminar investigating issues of canon formation and the critical assessment of the role of orchestral literature in the 21st century.

Voices of Resistance, Voices of Change: Vocality and Power in America, 1954-1974
(UCLA)

Undergraduate, first-year seminar for non-music majors exploring the role of voice in constructing political, cultural, scientific, and social identities.

Writing for Music
(Oklahoma City University)

Undergraduate course in a revised music history curriculum, which uses primary documents from Western, popular, and jazz music traditions to teach a variety of disciplinary writing skills.