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MUTH 541. Popular Music Analysis.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

Different theoretical and analytical approaches to the study of popular music, examining form, phrase structure, pitch structures, rhythm and meter, texture, timbre, recording techniques and other parameters, in order to understand how these elements are organized in popular music and how they combine to create expressivity and meaning.
  • Prerequisites: MUTH 251, MUSP 171 and MUSP 241

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