Music 160 - American Popular Music

Colonial times to present: pre-revolutionary and Civil War songs, slave songs, spirituals, minstrel and vaudeville songs, blues and ragtime, jazz, Tin Pan Alley, Sousa marches, swing, country-western, rock, rap and others. Requirements: concert attendance, guided listening activities in and out of class, and written critical evaluations. Substantial required reading and written assignments. (Gen.Ed. AT)