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Apr 24, 2024
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MUS 137 - Survey of American Popular Music A general survey of American popular music tracing the developments of popular genres from multicultural roots of the 19th century to the digital world of the 21st century. Fulfills: GE 8; LASR. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Define and illustrate musical terms such as: beat, meter, harmony, melody, texture, theme.
- Identify universal musical characteristics, compositions, composers and performers from minstrelsy to hip-hop.
- Identify musical styles as products of their historical environments.
- Identify common musical structures such as: Twelve-Bar Blues, Thirty-Two Bar Song Form (AABA).
- Identify common musical genres such as: work song, blues, Tin Pan Alley Songs, jazz, rock, hip-hop.
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