AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC

Catalog description

A perspective of the history of American popular music that combines the study of cultural and social history with an analytical study of music styles. This course identifies three streams (African, European, and Latin American) of musical characteristics found in American popular music and traces the evolution of these characteristics from their origins beginning in the mid-18th century into the 21st century. Critical listening skills are learned through the practice of listening and sharing what is heard through discussions using a common music vocabulary.