Music
MUSIC IN HISTORY AND CULTURE
College of the Redwoods offers three one-semester, three unit courses that survey specific musical traditions in their cultural and historical contexts.
Music In History (Music 10) examines the Western art music tradition from the middle ages through the twentieth century, considering the cultural and historical background of the music studied, as well as examining the interrelationship between music, other art forms, religion, politics, and economics.
American Popular Music (Music 12) surveys the body of distinctly American music that has developed since the late nineteenth century, with an emphasis on American popular song and musical theatre, the African-American tradition from spirituals and work songs through blues and jazz, the Anglo-American tradition (country-western, bluegrass, urban folk), and rock music from the mid-1950’s through the 1990’s. The evolution of the music industry, music media, and music-related technology is also discussed.
World Music (Music 14) surveys the musical traditions of a number of different non-Western cultures including China, Japan, India, Persia, the Arab nations, tribal Africa, Latin America, and Native American. Offered periodically.
*All three
of these courses fulfill the general education requirements in
Humanities for an A.A. or A.S. degree.
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