History of Music and Technology with Professor Wallin-Huff

The important notational innovation that supported the spread of monody starting in the 1600s! To view the videos this audio is taken from, as well as related links and slides, visit: https://is.gd/CdU5h3 If you’re interested in purchasing the online textbook for this course, find instructions on how to do that at https://sarahwallinhuff.com/history-of-technology-in-music New episode each Thursday...

What innovations finally pushed us to develop new ways of communicating rhythm? To view the videos this audio is taken from, as well as related links and slides, visit: https://is.gd/CdU5h3 If you’re interested in purchasing the online textbook for this course, find instructions on how to do that at https://sarahwallinhuff.com/history-of-technology-in-music New episode each Thursday!

Why notate music at all? How did humans communicate musical ideas early on? How and why did the West start developing a unique style of notation from the rest of the known world? To view the videos this audio is taken from, as well as related links and slides, visit: https://is.gd/CdU5h3 If you’re interested in purchasing the online textbook for this course, find instructions on how to do that at...

Continuation of Unit 3 with a deep dive into the history and music theory of the Ars Nova (c.1300-1400) and the Renaissance (c.1400-1600). To view the videos this audio is taken from, as well as related links and slides, visit: https://is.gd/STZ8TY If you’re interested in purchasing the online textbook for this course, find instructions on how to do that at https://sarahwallinhuff.com/history-of-t...

Continuation of Unit 3 with a deep dive into the history and music theory of the Ars Antiqua (c.1100-1300) and how it connects to what began in the Early Middle Ages. To view the videos this audio is taken from, as well as related links and slides, visit: https://is.gd/STZ8TY If you’re interested in purchasing the online textbook for this course, find instructions on how to do that at https://sara...

Introduction to Unit 3, and a deep dive into the history, politics, and music theory of the Early Middle Ages (c.500-1100). To view the videos this audio is taken from, as well as related links and slides, visit: https://is.gd/STZ8TY If you’re interested in purchasing the online textbook for this course, find instructions on how to do that at https://sarahwallinhuff.com/history-of-technology-in-mu...

The second part of Unit 2, with a focus on the music theory and machines of ancient Greece. To view the videos this audio is taken from, as well as related links and slides, visit: https://is.gd/E6FOPx If you’re interested in purchasing the online textbook for this course, find instructions on how to do that at https://sarahwallinhuff.com/history-of-technology-in-music New episode each Thursday!

A look at the ancient artifacts early humans created for music making and what we can learn about ancient music theory based on these finds. To view the videos this audio is taken from, as well as related links and slides, visit: https://is.gd/E6FOPx If you’re interested in purchasing the online textbook for this course, find instructions on how to do that at https://sarahwallinhuff.com/history-of...

The deep-dive into our remaining terminology (music textures, electrophones, and more), useful for the rest of the course. To view the videos this audio is taken from, as well as related links and slides, visit: https://is.gd/zPSSIK If you’re interested in purchasing the online textbook for this course, find instructions on how to do that at https://sarahwallinhuff.com/history-of-technology-in-mus...

The three main lessons of the Overtone (or Harmonic) Series. To view the videos this audio is taken from, as well as related links and slides, visit: https://is.gd/zPSSIK If you’re interested in purchasing the online textbook for this course, find instructions on how to do that at https://sarahwallinhuff.com/history-of-technology-in-music New episode each Thursday!

First part of Unit 1, introducing the concepts of: 1) What even is technology? ...and 2) The science behind how sound works. To view the videos this audio is taken from, as well as related links and slides, visit: https://is.gd/zPSSIK If you’re interested in purchasing the online textbook for this course, find instructions on how to do that at https://sarahwallinhuff.com/history-of-technology-in-m...

A deep dive into the elemental music terms we'll need for this course. To view the videos this audio is taken from, as well as related links and slides, visit: https://is.gd/zPSSIK If you’re interested in purchasing the online textbook for this course, find instructions on how to do that at https://sarahwallinhuff.com/history-of-technology-in-music New episode each Thursday!