Music History and Appreciation

MUSIC 31, Music History II   3 units

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course is a survey of music in Western Civilization from the Rococo Period (about 1725) to the present. Emphasis is placed upon the principal composers and their works related to the history and philosophy of each stylistic period and interrelationships with the arts and humanities in general. The stylistic periods covered include Rococo, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, and the diverse directions of the 20th and 21st centuries. The course is designed for the music major, but open to all.

1602   Arrange-9 Hours    ENGLAND   Turner J F

MUSIC 32, Appreciation of Music    3 units

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course is designed for the non-major. It utilizes a broad approach to musical literature, primarily of the 16th through 20th centuries, and its place in the cultural development of Western Civilization. It provides the tools for a basic understanding of music; an awareness of the primary musical styles, comprehension of the building blocks of music, and development of an attentive style of listening.

1603   8:00a-10:05a MTWTh   M CONHALL   Bergman J F

1604   10:15a-12:20p MTWTh   MAD 114   Martin J M

Above 1604 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.

1606   Arrange-9 Hours    ONLINE   Smith J E

Above section 1606 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to http://www.smc.edu/music/SMCPreamble.html. Course requires purchase of a 2 CD-ROM set “OnMusic Appreciation” from the SMC Bookstore or at http://bookstore.smc.edu/. After SMC enrollment, all access to the class depends upon registration of these CD-ROMS at http://www.icubedonline.com/.

1607   Arrange-9 Hours    ENGLAND   Turner J F

1608   Arrange-9 Hours    ONLINE   Goodman D B

Above section 1608 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to http://www.smc.edu/music/SMCPreamble.html. Course requires purchase of a 2 CD-ROM set “OnMusic Appreciation” from the SMC Bookstore or at http://bookstore.smc.edu/. After SMC enrollment, all access to the class depends upon registration of these CD-ROMS at http://www.icubedonline.com/.

1609   Arrange-9 Hours    ONLINE   Goodman D B

Above section 1609 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to http://www.smc.edu/music/SMCPreamble.html. Course requires purchase of a 2 CD-ROM set “OnMusic Appreciation” from the SMC Bookstore or at http://bookstore.smc.edu/. After SMC enrollment, all access to the class depends upon registration of these CD-ROMS at http://www.icubedonline.com/.

NEW 1804    Arrange-9 Hours    ONLINE   Gran C L

Above section 1804 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to http://www.smc.edu/music/SMCPreamble.html. Course requires purchase of a 2 CD-ROM set “OnMusic Appreciation” from the SMC Bookstore or at http://bookstore.smc.edu/. After SMC enrollment, all access to the class depends upon registration of these CD-ROMS at http://www.icubedonline.com/.

NEW 1818    Arrange-9 Hours    ONLINE   Bergman J F

Above section 1818 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to http://www.smc.edu/music/SMCPreamble.html. Course requires purchase of a 2 CD-ROM set “OnMusic Appreciation” from the SMC Bookstore or at http://bookstore.smc.edu/. After SMC enrollment, all access to the class depends upon registration of these CD-ROMS at http://www.icubedonline.com/.

NEW 1819    Arrange-9 Hours    ONLINE   Holt D K

Above section 1819 meets for 6 weeks, Jun 30 to Aug 08 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to http://www.smc.edu/music/SMCPreamble.html. Course requires purchase of a 2 CD-ROM set “OnMusic Appreciation” from the SMC Bookstore or at http://bookstore.smc.edu/. After SMC enrollment, all access to the class depends upon registration of these CD-ROMS at http://www.icubedonline.com/.

MUSIC 33, Jazz in American Culture    3 units

Transfer: UC (meets UC Berkeley American Cultures graduation requirement), CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None.

This course satisfies Santa Monica College’s American Cultures requirement.

This course concentrates on the origin, development and major musical styles of jazz music in American culture with significant emphasis placed on the sociopolitical and economic realities that resulted in shaping the musical decisions of the primary innovators. This course will further illustrate how the multicultural interaction of the African American, European American and Chicano/Latino communities has been, and continues to be, an essential component for the existence and proliferation of this uniquely American art form. Designed for the non-music major.

1610   10:15a-12:20p MTWTh   M CONHALL   Fiddmont F K

4149   6:30p-9:40p TTh   MAD 114   Drayton L C

Above section 4149 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 17 to Aug 07, at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.

MUSIC 36, History of Rock Music    3 units

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts and Humanities) • Prerequisite: None.

This course is a musical and cultural survey of popular music widely referred to as Rock & Roll. Musical trends are followed from influential traditions of early blues and jazz at the beginning of the twentieth century and include the emergence of Rock & Roll in the early 1950’s, Motown, the “British Invasions,” Art Rock, Heavy Metal, Punk, Rap and Hip-Hop, Techno, Grunge, Electronica, Garage Rock, and Modern Rock.

1611   12:30p-2:35p MTWTh   MAD 116   Druckman J I

Above 1611 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.

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