Welcome to MUS2500/4500 – RITMO: Musical Rhythm, Time, and Motion

Welcome to this exciting course on musical rhythm, time and motion. Topics will include rhythm theory, analytical approaches, and rhythm perception and cognition. The course will offer students a combination of scholarly approaches that draw from the traditions of musicology, music cognition, and computer science. It will balance a theoretical understanding of current musicological issues with practical experience in the methods and tools employed in research.

 Lectures and seminars will take place on Thursdays (11:15–13:00) starting on January 18th.