class	date	l e c t u r e	a s s i g n m e n t s __ d u e			link to related material
			Postcards	Film Journals	Questionnaire /Log
1	Jan 9	Introduction: Early history,a quick music primer, films from the asynchronous era (1895 - 1927)
2	Jan 16	Film music theory introduction: Why music with film? Musical antecedents, early synchronous sound films (1927-1940)	Postcard 1 due
3	Jan 23	Theme & Variation: The Golden Age. Classics from the golden age of the Hollywood studio system (late 1930's to 40's)	Postcard 2 Due	Journal 1 Due
4	Jan 30	Jazz & The Music of the 20th Century. (1950's & 60's)	Postcard 3 Due
5	Feb 6	The Song/Musicals	Postcard 4 Due	Journal 2 Due
•	Feb 13	R E A D I N G___ W E E K___ N O__ C L A S S
6	Feb 20	(A) Music from the Concert Stage:Concert pieces in film scores (B) Sound Design & Music: The relationship between music and the other elements on the soundtrack.	Postcard 5 Due	Journal 3 Due
7	Feb 27	Great Collaborations I: Important director-composer collaborations: from Rota - Fellini to Danna - Egoyan	Postcard 6 due
8	Mar 6	Great Collaborations II	Postcard 7 Due	Journal 4 Due
9	Mar 13	Science Fiction: The Music of Imagination, Terror and Wonder. From "Things to Come" to the present.	Postcard 8 due
10	Mar 20	Music and Film outside the Hollywood Tradition I. Films from places beyond North America and Europe.	Postcard 9 Due	Journal 5 Due
11	Mar 27	Music and Film outside the Hollywood Tradition II. Films from other places, experimental projects, alternative traditions.	Postcard 10 due
12	April 3	Composing for Moving Pictures: The technique of composing, the realities of the process and the effect of production demands upon the music.		Journal 6 due
13	April 10	Music and Image on screens large and small in the early 21st century.	ANY LATE ASSIGNMENTS DUE		Questionnaire/Log Due
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