MUSC 101D - Introduction to American Popular Music

Institution:

University of San Diego

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Description:

This course provides a broad overview of musical, historical, and cultural aspects of 20th-century American popular music from the late 1800s to the present. We will use the interplay of social trends and new developments in popular music to generate various questions about America's shifting political and cultural attitudes. Topics will include minstrelsy, vaudeville, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, country, rock n' roll, soul, punk, funk, hip hop, and more. Attention will be given to the ongoing influence of technology on musical innovation, intercultural and inter-racial dimensions of popular music, and recurring cycles of rebellion against and acceptance by the popular music industry. Through a critical examination of the concept of the "popular" we will look at the social function of music in everyday life, and the role of music in America's diverse cultural fabric. This course fulfills the fine arts core requireme

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sandiego.edu

Phone Number:

(619) 260-4600

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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