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Sep 28, 2024
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MUS 123 - History of American Popular Song (3 units) CO7
Musical and cultural survey of popular songs in North America from the early nineteenth century to the present. (Formerly MUS 109; implemented Fall 2005.)
Units of Lecture: 3
Core Status: CO7
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to explain that music, as an activity, shapes the images and ideals through which individuals understand themselves and their relationship to a broader world.
2. Students will be able to discuss the complex interaction of music cultures in the US, and the role this interaction has played in reshaping notions of individual and national identity.
3. Students will be able to articulate the ways in which self-perceptions of North Americans have changed since the middle nineteenth century.
4. Students will be able to articulate how cultures outside the US have had an influence on the development of popular music.
5. Students will be able to write critically and effectively about the music we study.
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