‘Animal Music’ Humanistic Studies Course Featured in Princeton Alumni Weekly

January 9, 2026

The team-taught humanistic studies course, “Animal Music,” was featured in a recent article, “Animal Music Course Strikes a Chord With Students,” in Princeton Alumni Weekly. Taught by Gavin Steingo (Music) and Asif Ghazanfar (Neuroscience and Psychology), the Fall 2025 undergraduate class explored the emerging field of animal music, bridging scholarship from musicologists, cognitive scientists, and biologists.

The course was supported by the David A. Gardner ’69 Magic Project in the Humanities Council.

Read the full story in Princeton Alumni Weekly.

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