MUSC 224 - History of American Popular Music 3 s.h.

Lecture, discussion, critical listening, and analysis provide students with a historical overview of the origins of and various branches within American vernacular music traditions. The course covers a variety of points in American popular music history, including pre Columbian music in the Americas, Colonial era music, broadsheets, shape note singing, singing schools, spirituals, musical theatre, blues, swing, Appalachian folk, jazz, rhythm and blues, folk, rock and roll, rock, punk, new wave, disco, hip hop, EDM, among other genres. A-E Only. Offered once per year.
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