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MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES

Offered By: Foothill College via California Community Colleges System

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Music History Courses Blues Courses Ethnomusicology Courses

Course Description

Overview

A comparative and integrative study of American music, this course explores the music traditions and styles of Native Americans, European Americans, African Americans, Chicano/Latino Americans, and Asian Americans, from their historical roots to the present. It includes a wide variety of genres, such as folk, spirituals, gospel, soul, blues, jazz, Cajun, zydeco, salsa, Tejano, hip-hop, and rap. Students will look at these musical traditions from a technical and a cultural perspective as they develop listening and descriptive skills.

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