Recent SemestersSummer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size32–35 studentsCredits3PrerequisiteNone Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1DescriptionWorld Music covers the developments in music from a non-Western perspective and the influence of various cultures, including African, South American, and Caribbean, on the music of today. Course materials are selected from specific styles of folk, popular and art music, which are examined through the study of: the convergence of African, Native, and European elements, the effects of the 20th century developments such as technology and mass media, and the outgrowth of contemporary artistic thought and aesthetics. 