Online course: A History of SoundArt at Mass Art :: a 6 week (June 7 – July 23, 2010) intensive course for three credits in Art History. Massachusetts College of Art (Mass Art) is a highly reputable, fully-accredited state university that is part of the University of Massachusetts system :: Credits should be easily transferable to any other college or university program.

Image: from the frozen-sound-art-exhibition

Topics to be discussed include sound sculpture, sound installation, electronic music, environmental sound, sound poetry, John Cage, the early work of Nam June Paik, experimental music, the early minimalists, detournement in sampling, and alternative vocal techniques.

The course is designed for second year undergraduate students in all majors. Students do not need prior knowledge of music or sound to take this course. As part of the course, students will develop skills to critically experience sound in a variety of contexts, including the acquisition of a basic vocabulary in acoustics and psychoacoustics.

The course can be taken from any location in the world via internet. Headphones are required as there will be numerous listening examples.

Students may sign up for the course online.

For more information contact: Judy.Dunaway [at] massart.edu