MUS 202 Survey of Our Music Heritage
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A broad panorama of the development of Western music from around 600 A.D. to the present. Explores music as diverse as Medieval Chant, orchestral, theatrical and popular. Each student will have the use of prerecorded music on CD to supplement the classroom listening experience. May be taken to fulfill Objective 5C, Aesthetic Experience, of the Core Curriculum. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MUS 209 African American Women in Music
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A survey of the experience, performances and music of African American Women in both jazz and classical genres, to help build their understanding of how African American women came to express themselves in music from slavery times to modern times. Students will have mandatory concert attendance assignments. May be taken to fulfill either Objective 5D, Comparative Experience, or Objective 5C, Aesthetic Experience, of the core curriculum. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MUS 306 Music of the Theatre
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A survey of Broadway musicals, Hollywood filmscores and the ever-popular, seductive opera Carmen. Video and audio performances of the three genres will be an important aspect of the classroom experience. May be taken to fulfill Objective 5C, Aesthetic Experience, of the Core Curriculum. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MUS 308 American Music
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From Sousa to Satchmo! This course features audio and video performances of American music, from colonial times to the present, including folksongs, sacred music, minstrel show tunes, Broadway selections, concert hall music, jazz, and rock. May be taken to fulfill Objective 5C, Aesthetic Experience, of the Core Curriculum. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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