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    Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MUS 105 - Survey of American Music (Jazz | Folk | Blues to Pop)


The purpose of the course is to introduce the students to the art and diversity of American music and its related cultural and historical developments. Each section will examine a genre of American music and its significant figures in a forum that is sensitive to the ethnic and societal underpinnings at the heart of each style. Emphasis will also be placed on the cognitive listening skills necessary to better understand and appreciate these unique branches of American music. In order to satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies, this course must be taken on campus, and not online.

Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts I (FA1)