Paula Jo Musegades

Assistant Professor of Music and American Studies

Departments/Programs

American Studies
Music

Degrees

Brandeis University, Ph.D.
Brandeis University, M.A.
Minnesota State University, B.S.

Expertise

Film music, American music, popular music, 20th century music

Profile

Paula Musegades is a musicologist and specializes in American film music and popular music. She recently published Aaron Copland’s Hollywood Film Scores (University of Rochester Press, 2020). Her courses explore a wide range of American music topics, including Psalms to Hip Hop, Protest Through Song, Music in Film, and History of Rock.

Courses Taught

AMST/MUS	35a	History of Rock: Rock and Roll in American Culture
AMST/MUS	38a	American Music: From Psalms to Hip Hop
AMST/MUS	39b	Protest Through Song: Music that Shaped America
AMST/MUS	41a	Leonard Bernstein: Composer, Conductor, Educator, and Humanitarian
AMST/MUS	55a	Music in Film: Hearing American Cinema
MUS	133b	History of Music II: Late Baroque and Classical
MUS	190a	Proseminar in Music since 1900
MUS	221a	Topics in Music after 1900