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MUS 1008 - Today’s Music: Gospel, Ragtime, Blues, Jazz


Credits: 3

An examination of the development of American music from its roots in the secular and sacred traditions of the late 1800’s and their impact on the pre-jazz forms of ragtime, brass bands, and blues to the jazz forms of swing, bebop, cool and fusion. The course will also explore music developed out of American rural and urban settings (i.e., shaped note singing to urban gospel). Emphasis will be given to the stylistic characteristics of each form and their impact on current music styles.

Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 1010 
General Education Code: ARHX
Elective Code(s): ARTS, LART
Additional Info: Offered in the spring semester.
Previous MUS* 108