6 courses with the subject MUS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MUS 220World Music3
World Music is an upper level exploration of several global cultural soundscapes from an ethnomusicological perspective, emphasizing the role of music in culture, specifically how music both reflects and affects cultural identities. The goal is to understand each tradition in terms of its ways of organizing musical sound and its place both within its own culture and in the larger story of world music. Class activities include lectures, discussions, films, guided listening, and hands- on music making, while out-of-class activities include reading and listening assignments and critical analysis of cultural phenomena. Through these activities students should develop not just knowledge about music, but knowledge of music, together with an appreciation for the different but equally valid ways in which various cultures meet the universal human need for music. 164
Ambrosian and Gregorian chants; early stages of polyphonic music; Ars Antiqua; Ars Nova; Netherlands and Burgundian schools; Renaissance music; music of the Baroque, Rococo, Classical, Romantic, and Impressionistic styles; contemporary music, including non-Western and popular music. Composers, works, and historical relationships are studied with reference to contemporaneous developments in history, art, and literature.
Music Appreciation traces the development of Western Art Music, from its inception in the Middle Ages through the Twenty-First Century as it evolved through time. The course begins with the fundamentals of music as building blocks to understanding and appreciating the listening experience. As students study the historical development of music they simultaneously learn about the historical events and movements that influenced composers to create masterworks that have been preserved and passed on through time.
The study of a variety of musical styles that have influenced and fostered the American experience, including jazz, classical, folk, and popular music. Special emphasis is placed on the socio historical context within which American musical forms have developed and on the rich cultural contributions of immigrant groups to American music. Open to non-music majors. Approved for Core Knowledge Area credit.
