M • 1/8

W • 1/10

F • 1/12

No class

Course Introduction

Sound Studies: Read Keywords in Sound Introduction (1-11)

M • 1/15

W • 1/17

F • 1/19

No class: MLK Holiday

Farnsworth: Read "How the Other Half Sounds" pdf on Bb
Informal Reading Response Opportunity #1

Group Discussion Leader Planning

M • 1/22

W • 1/24

F • 1/26

Orality: Read Havelock Ch. 4 (61-84)
Informal Reading Response Opportunity #2

Homer Read: "Odyssey"

Dr. Overall models Group Discussion Presentation on Keywords "Image" (78-84)

M • 1/29

W • 1/31

F • 2/2

Burke Read: Psychology of Form
Informal Reading Response Opportunity #3

Clark Read: "Setting Up" (1-21)

Read: Keywords "Music" (112-122) discussion by Rodriguez and Tyler

M • 2/5

W • 2/7

F • 2/9

Clark Read: "A Rhetorical Aesthetic of Jazz" (22-38)
Informal Reading Response Opportunity #4

Audio Essay as Genre

Examples of Musical Rhetoric (bring yours to class)

M • 2/12

W • 2/14

F • 2/16

Clark Read: "What Jazz Is" (39-61)
Informal Reading Response Opportunity #5

Sound Exercise #1 Workshop: Submit Rough Draft

Read: Keywords "Deafness" (45-53) discussion by Em and Chris
Sound Exercise #1 Due

M • 2/19

W • 2/21

F • 2/23

Clark Read: "What Jazz Does" (83-115)
Informal Reading Response Opportunity #6

Baldwin Read: "Sonny's Blues" pdf on Blackboard

Read: Keywords "Radio" (151-160) discussion by Grace and Violet

M • 2/26

W • 2/28

F • 3/2

Discuss Langston Hughes "Ask Your Mama" (Read) (Story) (Watch)

Clark Read: "So What?" (138-151)
Informal Reading Response Opportunity #7

Read: Keywords "Listening" (99-108) discussion by Ty and Jackson

M • 3/5

W • 3/7

F • 3/9

No Class: Spring Break

No Class: Spring Break

No Class: Spring Break

M • 3/12

W • 3/14

F • 3/16

German Music: Exit Music Documentary

Adorno Read: "Background Music"

Read: Keywords "Religion" (165-172) discussion by Edith and Autumn
Sound Exercise #2 Due

M • 3/19

W • 3/21

F • 3/23

R. Murray Shafer Read: The Soundscape (pdf on Blackboard)
Informal Reading Response Opportunity #8

Hocks and Comstock Read: The Sounds of Climate Change (pdf on Blackboard)

Read: Keywords "Echo" (55-62) discussion by Sam, Paulina, and Mia

M • 3/26

W • 3/28

F • 3/30

Podcasts Listen: S-Town Episodes 1-2

Read: Keywords "Space" (193-202) discussion by Tim and Shelby

Easter Break (No Class)

M • 4/2

W • 4/4

F • 4/6

Podcast Conferences (No Class)

Podcasts Listen: S-Town Episodes 3-4

Read: Keywords "Noise" (125-133) discussion by Liam and Gregory
Sound Exercise #3 Due

M • 4/9

W • 4/11

F • 4/13

Methodologies for Podcast Analysis

Recording Strategies

Read: Keywords "Silence" (183-190) discussion by Matt and Marissa

M • 4/16

W • 4/18

F • 4/20

Podcast Writing Workshop - Script Due

In-class Writing Exercise

Technical Workshop

M • 4/23

Podcast Due

F • 4/27

Viva Voce (aka Final Exam) TBD