Music: Under the Hood

Osher Course
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

John Hooker, Study leader

Mellon Institute Auditorium
11:15 am – 12:45 pm
6 Wednesdays, 12 July – 16 August 2017

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: Bach’s Profound Influence. 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.