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| Course ID: | MUSI(AFST)(AFAM) 2080. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | African American Music | Course
Description: | A survey of musical styles created and/or developed by African
Americans in North America from c. 17th century to the 21st
century. Includes socio-cultural approach drawing from the
African heritage to other continental appropriations. Key
personalities in the development of the African American music
culture and their contributions will also be examined. | | Oasis Title: | African American Music | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in MUSI 2080E, AFST 2080E, AFAM 2080E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | Upon completion, the successful student will be able to:
* identify and analyze the ideological and aesthetic qualities of African American
music in order to assess stylistic trends and challenge stereotypical myths and
prejudices;
* describe and assess the origins, retention, and development of African American
music styles from European, African, and intra-American encounters;
* explore and analyze historical and socio-cultural trends that influence the
development of form, musical features, concepts, and performance practices;
* using traditional library data as well as appropriate internet resources,
discuss and evaluate the contributions and achievements of key innovators and/or
performers in local, national, and global arenas and markets;
* using appropriate audio/visual resources, and presentation software, describe
and interpret orally and in writing historical, social, and musical
characteristics and features of a person, genre, style, or event rooted or
situated in African American ideology, structure, and aesthetics.
* For various audiences, appropriately apply the written and oral conventions of
the discipline in presenting research findings. | | Topical Outline: | Topics will include:
* multicultural roots, development and dispersion of African American music;
* African religious, ritual, cultural, and other social heritage;
* European religious, social and cultural heritage; the place and impact of the
church and secular society;
* evolution, development, and dispersion of the spiritual, gospel, and other
religious music;
* production, progress, and dissemination of slave functional and other secular
folk music--blues, jazz, and popular musics such as R&B, Funk, Rap;
* appropriation and involvement in musical theater and European art music;
* role and impact of the media in the national and global development and
diffusion of African American music;
* terminology, research methods and writing style/standards appropriate for the
discipline. | | Honor Code Reference: | Students must thoroughly document all materials from outside sources used in papers
and presentations. | |
| Course ID: | MUSI(AFST)(AFAM) 2080E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | African American Music |
Course
Description: | A survey of musical styles created and/or developed by African
Americans in North America from the 17th century to the 21st
century. Includes a socio-cultural approach drawing from the
African heritage to other continental appropriations. Key
personalities in the development of the African American music
culture and their contributions will also be examined. |
| Oasis Title: | African American Music |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in MUSI 2080, AFST 2080, AFAM 2080 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Upon completion, the successful student will be able to:
* identify and analyze the ideological and aesthetic qualities
of African American music in order to assess stylistic trends
and challenge stereotypical myths and prejudices;
* describe and assess the origins, retention, and development of
African American music styles from European, African, and intra-
American encounters;
* explore and analyze historical and socio-cultural trends that
influence the development of form, musical features, concepts,
and performance practices;
* using traditional library data as well as appropriate internet
resources, discuss and evaluate the contributions and
achievements of key innovators and/or performers in local,
national, and global arenas and markets;
* using appropriate audio/visual resources and presentation
software, describe and interpret orally and in writing
historical, social, and musical characteristics and features of
a person, genre, style, or event rooted or situated in African
American ideology, structure, and aesthetics;
* for various audiences, appropriately apply the written and
oral conventions of the discipline in presenting research
findings. |
| Topical Outline: | Topics will include:
* multicultural roots, development, and dispersion of African
American music;
* African religious, ritual, cultural, and other social heritage;
* European religious, social, and cultural heritage; the place
and impact of the church and secular society;
* evolution, development, and dispersion of the spiritual,
gospel, and other religious music;
* production, progress, and dissemination of slave functional
and other secular folk music--blues, jazz, and popular musics
such as R&B, Funk, Rap;
* appropriation and involvement in musical theater and European
art music;
* role and impact of the media in the national and global
development and diffusion of African American music;
* terminology, research methods, and writing style/standards
appropriate for the discipline. |
Syllabus: No Syllabus Available
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