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REC 217 — EDM AND THE ART OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC (CUR-502)

REC 217 — EDM AND THE ART OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC is a DePaul University catalog course in School of Music. The course will trace the genesis of contemporary electronic dance music and explore the interrelationships between popular electronic music styles and the electroacoustic music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Students will develop listening skills and key musical vocabulary to enable them to analyze, interpret and respond to historically significant works from a diverse body of relevant genres.

Summary 🟢 ✓

  • Resource type: course
  • College / school: Sound Recording Technology
  • College/School: School of Music
  • Curriculum section: School of Music
  • Catalog: REC 217
  • Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Course access

  • Access: 🟢 Green — Open or routine access
  • Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
  • Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

Catalog description

The course will trace the genesis of contemporary electronic dance music and explore the interrelationships between popular electronic music styles and the electroacoustic music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Students will develop listening skills and key musical vocabulary to enable them to analyze, interpret and respond to historically significant works from a diverse body of relevant genres.

Resource relevance

Catalog course linked to map themes/programs: electronics.

Notes

Catalog course key: REC 217.

Catalog context

  • Themes: electronics
  • Recent schedule: 2026-2027 Autumn — Bradley Robin