Course Description
Rotating subjects in popular music, drawing upon a wide variety of influences and ethnicities. Course content will be drawn from such topics as jazz, Hispanic styles and influences, folksong, and American musical theatre.
Athena Title
History of Pop Music Honors
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in MUSI 2040, MUSI 2040E
Prerequisite
Permission of Honors
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Upon completion, the successful student will be able to: *Assess the commonality and diversity of the various cultures from different parts of the world that have contributed to American popular music; *Evaluate the impact and role of popular music in American history and society and its effect and influence in the larger global soundscape; *Analyze the multicultural/multicontinental roots of popular music in America; and *Compare the music of other cultures to their own by tracing the world and ethnic roots and contemporary influences on American popular music.
Topical Outline
Main topics: *Multicultural/multicontinental roots of popular music in America *Diverse religious traditions in American popular music *Popular music in American history and society from the Revolutionary War period to the mid-twentieth century
General Education Core
CORE IV: Humanities and the Arts