abstract
when first assigned to teach an undergraduate twentieth-century theory course in the early 2000s, i decided to begin the semester with an informal, anonymous survey: i gave each student an index card and asked them to write a few words that would describe their notions about twentieth-century music. many of the responses were discouraging, though hardly surprising: "ugly," "chaotic," "can't be analyzed," and "no rules" were among the most common. some students went so far as to express fearfulness, while others conveyed a more positive--though still unhelpful--attitude: "now we can write whatever we want and call it 'music!'"
recommended citation
root, jena
(2010)
"stravinsky's "spring rounds"- primer for a twentieth-century musical aesthetic,"
journal of music theory pedagogy: vol. 24, article 2.
available at:
https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/jmtp/vol24/iss1/2
