MUSI 117 - Music in the United States

    Recent Professors
    Thomas Andrew Babin
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    50 students
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2026 Sections
    View Spring 2026 sections of MUSI 117
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    This 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.