Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1DescriptionThis course is a comparative and integrative study of the multicultural musical styles of the United States, based on the fundamental principles of music appreciation. This class will feature the music histories and progression of Native Americans, European Americans, African Americans, Chicano/Latino Americans, Pacific Islanders, Asian Americans and Middle Eastern Americans. Students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and interpret analyses of musical traditions from technical and cultural perspectives. Students will progress through the sequential development of listening and descriptive skills with a variety of media including films, recordings, hands-on performance activities, and computer-assisted instruction. 