Music at Brandeis — Bradford J. Garvey

At Brandeis, I teach a variety of introductory music courses, proseminars, and seminars in ethnomusicology alongside a wonderful faculty.

3B: Global Soundscapes

1A: Exploring Music

39B: Protest Through Song (American Studies/Music)

230A: Music and Patronage

203B: Music, Language, Interaction

232A: Political Economies of Music

Some playlists useful for teaching some American topics…

A playlist based on the First Annual Brandeis Folk Festival's 1963 playbill. I've chosen period appropriate songs as much as possible, but if you have any suggestions or corrections, please get in touch!

A playlist of American, British, Mexican, and Jamaican tunes based on the “Bad Man” motif or mythoform—dangerous, immoral, and cruel people who get theirs (and sometimes don’t). Compare earlier themes of social banditry with some of these.

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