MUS 24 - Introduction to Music Cultures of the World

    Recent Professors
    Lauren M. Poluha
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    5.9Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of MUS 24
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    Introduction to folk, art, devotional, and popular music from around the world. The emphasis of the course is listening to music and understanding music within its cultural contexts. Select music traditions from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin and North America, Europe, India, and the Middle East will be studied. Using ethnomusicological perspectives, concepts of ethnicity, race, class, and gender will be analyzed in relation to music cultures. Attendance at a live concert is required. (CSU, UC)
    Usually Held
    Thu 12:30pm–1:50pm, Thu 2:00pm–3:20pm, Tue 2:00pm–3:20pm