|
|
|
Apr 20, 2024
|
|
MUS068 PO - Listening to American Popular MusicWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered 2021-22.
Instructor(s): J. Rockwell
Credit: 1
Examines the varied soundscape of popular music in the United States, with an emphasis on the relationship between sound production and historical reception. Through listening, analysis, criticism, and performance, the course draws connections between music and meaning in repertoire ranging from 19th-century song through early blues and country music, folk, funk, pop, and hip-hop. Considers how American musical genres correspond to categories of cultural difference.
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 1; Analyzing Difference
Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)
|
|
|
