MUS 323 - Western Music History Topics

Units: 3
Investigating the stylistic development of music of western civilization; focus on the social, cultural, and historical contexts of the music of different style periods.

Prerequisites: MUS 322.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify musicians who played key roles in shaping these musical traditions;
Learn to see connections between musical practices and the societies that create and sustain them;
Learn to analyze (or “deconstruct”) musical scores for different types of information; and
Employ critical thinking in the process of undertaking short research assignments.