Teaching
Queens College - CUNY
MUS 001: Introduction to Music
MUS 247: Music History II (Late Baroque-Classical)
MUS 700: Music Bibliography
MUS 760: Women and Music
Florida State University
MUL 2011: Survey of Music Literature
MUH 3211: Music History: Antiquity to 1750
MUH 3212: Music History: 1750 to Present
Introduction to Music
An undergraduate course for non-music majors that introduces students to the concepts and elements of musical style as they apply to music, particularly Western art music; provides an overview of the music literature and composers of Western art music; explores music and its relationship to other arts, historical events, and the milieu in which it was created.
Music History II
This course surveys music from the middle Baroque period through Beethoven,
including contributions to musical thought, the development of musical styles
in Western culture, and related disciplines and their influence on music.
Assignments require students to improve their research, writing, and critical
thinking skills. Grout and Palisca’s A History of Western Music, supplemented
by readings from journals and historical texts, served as the readings for
this course while the Norton Anthologies, along with supplemental scores and
recordings, provided the basic music resources.
Music Bibliography
A course designed to introduce musicology and music theory master’s
students to research resources in music, preparing students for the research
and writing requirements of graduate work in music, and introducing students
to skills needed in academic job searches and tenure-track positions. Readings
were drawn from writing, research, musicological, and music theory texts,
essays, and journals.
Women and Music
A seminar exploring concepts and literature associated with women’s
roles in Western art music, the depiction of women in music, gender and analysis,
and different methodologies and approaches in studying women and music. Readings
cover current and historically important writings on women and music, as well
as studies on or about women from other fields.
Survey of Music Literature
A course intended to acquaint undergraduate music students to the elements
of music and Western art music of all periods by focusing on key works and
introducing the general style periods from the Middle Ages to the present.
The classes rely on in-class analysis of the music and discussions of the
various influences on musical styles. The course also serves as an introduction
to research, writing, and critical thinking skills. The Norton Scores and
accompanying recordings served as the basic music materials for the course
while individual articles, essays, scores, and recordings provided supplemental
readings and listening assignments.
Music History: 1750 to Present
This course surveys music from 1750 to present, including contributions to
musical thought, the development of musical styles in Western culture, and
related disciplines and their influence on music. Assignments require students
to continue to improve their research, writing, and critical thinking skills.
Seaton’s Ideas and Styles in the Western Musical Tradition, supplemented
by readings from journals and historical texts, served as the readings for
this course while the Norton Anthology, along with supplemental scores and
recordings, provided the basic music resources.
Music History: Antiquity to 1750
This course surveys music from Antiquity to 1750, including contributions
to musical thought, the development of musical styles in Western culture,
and related disciplines and their influence on music. Assignments require
students to improve their research, writing, and critical thinking skills.
Seaton’s Ideas and Styles in the Western Musical Tradition, supplemented
by readings from journals and historical texts, served as the readings for
this course while the Norton Anthology, along with supplemental scores and
recordings, provided the basic music resources.
Jennifer Oates