Includes ear training and sight singing. Includes ear training and sight singing. This course will examine the development of Popular Music in America, from its African and European origins to the multitude of styles that exist today. Emphasis is on the historical and social factors that shaped this unique body of music. Through use of lecture, sound recordings, video, and reading, students will develop a new awareness of the musical elements and stylistic continuity present in pop music.
Emphasis is on historical and socioeconomic factors in the development of jazz.
The course includes stylistic analysis of jazz and its musical elements in order to develop musical awareness. This course is designed to serve students with specific interest in a wide variety of topics, all in the general field of music. Specific topics include, but are not limited to, the general areas of music history, music theory, applied music and musical performance. This will be an informal approach to a topic to keep students active and informed. The courses offered under this title may be designed for specific groups, such as the senior population, but the courses will not be limited to persons only of that target population.