Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1DescriptionThis course introduces students to the history and style of various genres of music from the United States covering pre-colonial times to the present including Native American, Native Hawaiian, religious, martial, classical, folk, blues, ragtime, American popular song, jazz, country, rock, and rap. Analytical, aural, historical, and socio-cultural tools will be used to interpret music in the USA in the broadest perspective relating music to race, identity, gender, and popular culture technology. This course is for students majoring in music or for those who have an interest in music.