Introduction to the Music Life in America

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This course surveys American musical life from the colonial period to the present. Beginning with the music of Native Americans, the European legacy, and the African Diaspora, the course treats the singular social and political milieu that forged the profile of America's musical landscape. Attention will be given to the establishment of the culture industry and to various activities such as sacred music, parlor music, concert and theater music, the cultivation of oral traditions, the appearance of jazz, the trajectory of western art music in the United States, and the eventual global dominance of American popular music. Prerequisite: MUSC 1700 or 2700 , or equivalent; or by permission of the instructor. Preference given to music Majors and Minors. Fulfills the Cultural Diversity in the U.S. College Requirement.