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    MUSC 025 - AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC

    Recent Professors
    Ray Briggs
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    30–40 students
    Difficulty
    4.9Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of MUSC 025
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    Survey of the evolution and development of African American music. Emphasis on African roots and influence of socio-economic factors. Slave song and Negro spirituals, ragtime, blues, R&B, jazz from New Orleans through avant-garde, contemporary Black popular music. Required concert attendance. Total of 54 hours lecture.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 8:45am–10:10am, Wed Fri 2:00pm–4:05pm