No prior technical knowledge of music is necessary. A study of music cultures in the United States, particularly Native American, Hispanic American, European American, and Asian American, and Pacific Islanders from the perspective of ethnicity, origin, interaction, and the contribution of various ethnic groups to American musical life. No prior technical knowledge of music is necessary. No prior technical knowledge of music is necessary. A course on popular music from different time periods, covered through lectures, films, and listening sessions.
Topics vary from year to year.