Music History 10100: A Thousand Years of Listening

Authors

• Sophia Stoyanovich, CUNY Graduate CenterFollow

Document Type

Syllabus

Publication Date

Fall 7-20-2026

Abstract

A Thousand Years of Listening is an undergraduate music history course elective at Hunter College that introduces students to the history of Western art music from the medieval era to the present through focused listening and musical analysis. Designed for students with no prior musical training, the course develops critical listening skills while exploring major composers, genres, styles, and historical contexts. Through listening, discussion, writing, and a live concert experience, students learn to engage with music as informed and thoughtful listeners.

Comments

Funded in part by the CUNY OER Initiative. Created as part of the Open Knowledge Fellowship, a program of the CUNY Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

CUNY OER Funding

CUNY OER Initiative