UNDERSTANDING
MUSIC |
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| Music 21 MUSIC APPRECIATION |
3 units |
3+1 hours |
| Introduction to Western Classical Music - its understanding
and enjoyment; music elements; per- formance media; style and literature.
Emphasis on awareness and evaluation of music in everyday life. |
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| Music 22 MUSIC IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD |
3 units |
3+1 hours |
| Introduction to the music of current Western culture.
Emphasis on contemporary classical, jazz, pop, music theater, film
and TV media, electronic computer synthesizer. Study of prominent
musicians, composers and performers. |
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| Music 23 MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD |
3 units |
3+1 hours |
| Introduction to music as a worldwide
phenomenon covering folk, popular, and art musics of major geographical
areas. Emphasis on music as a component of culture and on the ways
diverse cultures organize sound into music. |
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| Music 25 AFRO-AMERICAN MUSIC |
3 units |
3+1 hours |
| Survey of the evolution and development of Afro-American
music. Emphasis on African roots and influence of socio-economic factors.
Slave songs and Negro spirituals, ragtime, blues, R & B, jazz
from New Orleans through Avant-garde, contemporary Black popular music. |
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| Music 26 LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC |
3 units |
3+1 hours |
| Survey of the evolution and development
of Mexican and South American music from pre Columbian era through
the 20th century. Fusion of native Indian, European and African
influences in the folk, popular and symphonic traditions. Characteristics
of salsa, mariachi and other regional styles. |
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| Music 27 ASIAN MUSIC |
3 units |
3+1 hours |
Survey of the musics of Middle East, India, the Far
East and Southeast Asia; historical
and cultural influences, social and religious implications, instrumental
and vocal styles
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| Music 28 HISTORY OF OPERA |
3 units |
3+1 hours |
| Analysis of representative operas
by the major composers of each period from the Seventeenth through
Twentieth centuries in Europe and the United States. Origin and
development of related musical genres, forms, and styles. Emphasis
on critical listening skills. Recommended ability to read
music, but open to all interested students.
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