MUS 20H - MUSIC APPRECIATION HONORS

    Recent Professors
    S. Boettger, M. Girardet, M. Tresler
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    20–29 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of MUS 20H
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    This course introduces skills for listening to music, with an emphasis on Euro-Western classical music traditions. Students will learn to identify components of music such as meter, texture, tempo, dynamics, orchestration and style characteristics. Students will also learn biographical information regarding significant composers, as well as cultural, economic, political, religious, and social contexts in which these traditions have existed. May require attendance at live concerts. Students in this Honors course will also learn biographical information on secondary composers, listen to and discuss additional repertoire, and write a term paper on a genre or composer. Credit may be earned in either MUS 20 or 20H, but not both. C-ID: MUS 100
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 12:30pm–1:45pm, Tue Thu 11:00am–12:15pm, Thu 11:00am–12:15pm, Tue 11:00am–12:15pm