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  • 3.00 Credits

    3 .units .SC 54 hours lecture per term Recommended: eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent This .course .provides .a .survey .of .the .numerous .musical .traditions, .contributions .and .influences .of .native .peoples .found .in .culture .regions .in .North, .Central, .and .South .America. .Students .will .explore .various .culture-specific .and .pan-Indian .traditions .involving .music .and .how .these .have .been .affected .by .colonization, .historical .and .present-day .social .and .political .conditions. .Current .global .issues .and .events .will .be .explored .through .evaluating .the .ways .in .which .syncretic .or .hybrid .musical .forms .emerge .when .Native .American, .Western .and .other .musical .and .cultural .elements .blend .or .conflict. .Music .will .be .evaluated .as .both .a .symbol .of .identification .and .a .tool .of .resistance .in .the .process .of .cultural .continuity .and .change. .Perspectives .will .be .drawn .from .ethnomusicology, .anthropology, .sociology, .the .humanities, .and .multimedia- .film/documentary, .internet .sources, .and .numerous .listening .examples. .CSU, .UC
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 .units .SC 54 hours lecture per term Recommended: eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent The .course .will .examine .the .history .of .rock .and .roll .and .its .musical .roots. .Students .will .learn .basic .music .listening .skills .while .examining .the .multicultural .history .of .rock .and .its .connection .to .contemporary .American .culture. .Audio .recordings, .audio-visual .recordings, .and .live .performances .are .used .to .study .the .evolution .of .rock .and .its .various .musical .roots .including .blues, .country, .R .and .B, .and .folk .music. .CSU, .UC .(credit .limits .may .apply .to .UC .- .see .counselor) ..
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 .units .SC 54 hours lecture per term Recommended: eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent This .course .is .for .the .study .of .the .history .of .jazz .music .from .traditional, .ragtime, .boogie-woogie, .stride, .swing, .bebop, .and .cool, .to .various .contemporary .jazz, .and .fusion .art .forms. .It .includes .a .study .of .the .forces .that .have .shaped .the .art .from .European, .African, .Latin, .and .African-American .influences. .The .class .explores .the .contributions .and .conflicts .of .African-Americans .throughout .the .history .and .development .of .this .American .music. .CSU, .UC .(credit .limits .may .apply .to .UC .- .see .counselor) ..
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 .unit .SC May be repeated three times 54 hours lecture per term This .course .is .a .practical .performance .class .in .a .professional .venue .environment. .The .focus .of .the .course .will .be .the .fundamentals .of .integrating .an .American .roots .performance .ensemble .(rock, .soul, .funk, .blues, .R .& .B, .and .country), .booking .an .act, .sound .systems, .and .business .concerns .into .the .live .performance .experience. .CSU .
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 .unit .SC May be repeated three times 54 hours lecture per term Prerequisite: audition This .course .is .for .the .development .of .skills .needed .to .play .jazz. .Skills .addressed .include .intonation, .rhythmic .accuracy, .tone, .dynamic .control, .style .specific .articulation, .phrasing, .and .expression, .sight-reading, .improvisation .and .practicing. .Skills .are .developed .in .an .ensemble .setting. .A .variety .of .styles .will .be .studied, .including .Medium .Swing, .Latin .and .Fusion. .Public .performance .is .included. .New .literature .will .be .studied .each .semester. .CSU, .UC
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 .unit .SC May be repeated three times 54 hours laboratory per term Prerequisite: ability to perform on an instrument or sing as a soloist or a member of the chorus. Audition required. This .course .provides .training .and .experience .for .instrumentalists .and .vocalists .in .the .production .and .presentation .of .a .musical .or .an .opera, .with .specific .emphasis .on .American .musical .theater. .CSU, .UC
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 .unit .SC May be repeated three times 54 hours laboratory per term Prerequisite: audition This .course .is .for .the .study, .rehearsal .and .public .performance .of .standard .vocal .jazz .ensemble .literature .for .mixed .voices. .New .literature .will .be .studied .each .semester. .CSU, .UC
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 .unit .LR May be repeated three times 54 hours lecture per term Prerequisite: audition This .course .is .for .the .study .of .playing .jazz .both .as .a .soloist .and .a .member .of .section .in .a .jazz .ensemble. .Skills .addressed .include .section .and .ensemble .intonation, .rhythmic .accuracy, .tone, .blend, .balance, .style .specific .articulation, .phrasing, .and .expression, .and .improvisation. .A .variety .of .styles .will .be .studied .including .Ballad, .Shuffle .and .Funk. .Public .performance .is .included. .New .literature .will .be .studied .each .semester. .CSU, .UC
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 .unit .SC May be repeated once 54 hours laboratory per term Prerequisite: audition or equivalent This .is .a .course .made .up .of .small .jazz .combos .that .rehearse .and .perform .a .variety .of .jazz .styles. .The .course .develops .the .ability .to .improvise, .sight .read, .and .perform .in .a .variety .of .small .group .settings. .The .combos .will .perform .at .various .concerts .and .festivals. .This .course .is .for .students .with .intermediate .to .advanced .ability .on .an .instrument .or .voice .with .improvisational .experience. .CSU, .UC
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 .unit .LR May be repeated three times 54 hours laboratory per term Prerequisite: audition This .is .a .performance .organization .whose .goals .include .the .sight-reading, .rehearsal .and .performance .of .a .variety .of .wind .ensemble .literature. .Each .member .of .the .group .will .become .a .better .musician .through .individual .practice .and .performance, .listening .and .being .an .active .part .of .the .ensemble .experience. .New .literature .will .be .performed .each .semester. .CSU, .UC
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