MUSC 102 - Introduction to Music

Institution:

Raritan Valley Community College

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Description:

This course is recommended as an introductory course designed to increase the student's enjoyment and understanding of music. Introduction to Music is for students with little or no previous musical background as well as for beginning music majors. Students will learn enhanced listening skills with which to experience both recorded and live performances; they will learn to approach music's historical, sociological, cultural, and biographical contexts; and they will gain knowledge of the many traditions of music: art and folk music, Western (European classical) and non-Western (World) music, and American (classical, jazz, and popular) music. Attendance at live performances is required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.raritanval.edu

Phone Number:

(908) 526-1200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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