Listening and understanding of common musical forms, idioms and styles; and how music relates to us today.
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The history of American popular music from 1900 to the present. The course examines pre-20th century influences and traces the development of jazz, blues, the swing era, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, country, the British Invasion, funk, electronic, and fusion.
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This course examines the various functions of music in film and traces the historical development of film music.
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This course explores several musical cultures throughout the world, including but not limited to Africa, the Americas, Asia, Near East, Europe and South Pacific. The course is designed to enhance student's appreciation for the diversity of music throughout the world as well as the people that perform it. Students gain an understanding of features in the music that distinguish one style from another and the cultural and social-historical factors that shape the development of music. Lectures, films, recordings and live presentations assist students in their understanding of course topics. Though a knowledge of music is helpful, a music background is not required for this course.
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A survey of jazz in which recent investigations in cultural anthropology and American history, as well as the traditional viewpoints of music history and theory, are reflected.
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