MUS 425 - Survey of African American Music

3 Credits

Description
A study of the music resulting from the duality of being Black and an American. Includes worksongs, spirituals, recreational songs, symphonic and other formal concert music, jazz, blues, rock, gospel, and miscellaneous songs. Selected readings, listening to both recordings and live performances, and a research paper on some social, cultural, or analytical aspect of music are required.

Cross-listed
(Also listed as African and African American Studies 423M.)

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