Music: Under the Hood

Osher Course
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

John Hooker, Study leader

Wean Hall 4708
1:00 – 2:30 pm
6 Tuesdays, 11 September – 16 October 2018

Course description and study leader bio

Click on the links below to download slides (as pdf files) used in class.
The slides contain links to all musical examples.

Course Outline. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page.

Module 1: The Composer’s Materials. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 2: Musical Form. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 3: 99% Perspiration. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 4: Bach Fan Writes Pop Songs. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 5: Man from Mars. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 6: The Composer’s Composer. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 7: A Classic from Pittsburgh. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 8: Mastery of Form. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 9: Mozartian Perfection in Jazz. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 10: Beethoven: Another Bach Fan. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 11: Master Songwriter. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 12: Master of Musical Theater. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 13: Genius for Pure Beauty. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 14: Chopinesque Sentiment in Jazz. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 15: A Deeply Moving Choral Work. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 16: Jazz as Cool. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 17: A New Type of Musical Coherence. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 18: Unsung Songwriter. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page

Module 19: Joy and Celebration. 1 slide per page. 6 slides per page