MUSI 125 - Music, the Arts, and Society

    Recent Professors
    Ian M. Bassett
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    50 students
    Credits
    3
    Summer 2026 Sections
    View Summer 2026 sections of MUSI 125
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    This course examines selected musical traditions of the world through critical listening to music, cultural awareness, and political and ethical issues as related to culture and music. Basic musical concepts are introduced to assist students in describing and communicating the experience of listening to music. Students explore how music is an activity with social, political, and artistic functions. These analytical tools help students define their own identity through musical and cultural practices. In addition, this course examines how music is used, how meaning is created, and how music helps to define community. This course is intended for all students interested in music and culture.