Document Type
Syllabus
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Course Description
This course is open to all students who wish to develop a deeper love and understanding of music. The course introduces concepts and terms of music studies and teaches the skills to listen more deeply and to write and speak fluently about music. The course explores some of the historical and cultural factors that have influenced musical creation and performance and the roles that music has played in social life past and present. No previous musical experience or ability to read music notation is required. No prerequisites.
Recommended Citation
Balensuela, Matthew, "MUS 102 Exploring Music in History and Culture: Musics in the United States Balensuela Spring 2024" (2024). All Course Syllabi. 557, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/records_syllabi/557
Student Outcomes
By the end of this course the successful student will be able to: • understand and discuss the history and development of various musical styles in the United States (c. 1600s–2000s) • integrate critical listening skills with critical thinking and intellectual inquiry through various course assignments, examinations, and short papers. • discern major trends that have affected musical development during this time including technology, economics and business, politics and systemic racism, and developments within particular genres (folk, concert music, musical theatre…).