MUS-155: African-American Music in America

Course Description

A comprehensive survey into the musical idiom that comprises the African-American musical landscape. This course will discuss the important contributions that led to the development of the Negro spiritual, ragtime, blues, jazz, and the hip-hop cultural phenomenon. A historical study of the relationship that African-American music has had on western composers including Igor Stravinsky, Darius Mihlaud, and Claude Debussy. This course satisfies the requirement for a social science elective. .

MUS-155 Sections for Spring 2013

With the following scheduling option(s)

1 Section Offered

MUS-155, Section 001

CRN #23363
Traditional (In-Person)

Instructor(s)

Matthew Witten

Scheduled Meeting Times

TypeLocationDate(s)Day / Time
LectureBrighton Campus
Building 12, Room 132
Jan 22nd, 2013 – May 23rd, 2013Monday, Wednesday, Friday
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Type Lecture
Location Brighton Campus
Building 12, Room 132
Date(s) Jan 22nd, 2013 – May 23rd, 2013
Day / Time Monday, Wednesday, Friday
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm