MUSA3342 · Music
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course examines the many different contexts where music is used to attain an altered state of consciousness. Throughout the world, music is actively used to drastically alter the emotions, perceptions, and actions of listeners in order to transport them into another state of being. This class deals with music's relationship with specific practices of mysticism, shamanism, and magic; it also explores the specific musical structures associated with altered states of consciousness and analyzes general questions of music versus other factors in achieving an altered state of consciousness.
Course experience
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Organization
3.4 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
3.7 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.1 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.0 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3
hours per week
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Spring 2023
1 section