MUS 2450 - Contemporary American Pop Music

Institution:

Curry College

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Description:

Offered Periodically A survey of major artists and genres of North American pop music from approximately 1970 to the present, including rap, hip hop, “cross-over”, and “commercial” pop music. The courwill follow the development of MTV and digital music synthesis technologies as primary media for the definition and dissemination of pop music in this period. We will investigate the influences of earlier genres of American pop music, their continued development and transformation into these “new” genres.This course will require a great deal of listening out of class to assigned music groups and pieces in addition to analytic readings and research. All students must own or purchase both a CD player and cassette tape player for listening and analysis assignments in this course. All students must demonstrate facility in online research techniques. Prerequisites: FA 1000, or MUS 2000/2370/2400/2430/2550/ 2610, or any course in music history from another accredited college.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.curry.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 333-2900

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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