Paula Jo Musegades

Assistant Professor in the Department of Music and the American Studies Program

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

A musicologist with a special interest in Hollywood film music, Paula Musegades teaches for both the Music department and American Studies program. She received her Ph.D. in musicology from Brandeis University, and her current research examines American composer Aaron Copland and his role in Hollywood film music.

Courses Taught

AMST	122b	From Psalms to Hip Hop: Music in American Culture
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
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