MUS 103 History of Popular Music

This course is an overview of popular music in the United States covering the roots of rock and roll to music of the present day. Music fundamentals are covered in this general music class. Major styles, representative artists and the conditions from which they rose are explored. Sociological, economic and cultural factors that shaped the music of different eras are also examined. For the non-music major.

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Increase the student’s ability to think creatively and critically about Rock and Roll music.
2. Be able to broadly describe the history and development of popular music in the United States from 1940 to the early 1990s.
3. Increase the student’s ability to aurally identify elements of Rock and Roll music from various eras and styles.
4. To study how rock music reflects society while impacting society.
5. Analyze the influence of mass media and technology.
6. Study the role of rock and popular music as a symbol of identity.
7. To increase the ability of the student to work constructively in a group context.