MUSC115 — Music of Las Americas
MUSC 115 - Music of Las Americas MUSC 115 - Music of Las Americas 5 Credits This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to explore selected musics emerging from Latinx communities in the Caribbean and South, Central, and North America (referred to as “Las Americas”). The course explores the many ways in which the Latinx experience is embodied in and negotiated through musical performance, framed by a range of concepts such as migration, diaspora, colonialism, hybridity, globalization; and the intersecting roles of class, race, gender, and sexuality. The course will also devote significant attention to the performance and meaning of Latinx musics in the context of U.S. American culture and identity. Fees Quarters Typically all Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve All students seeking transfer degree. Students should have 12th grade level reading, writing, listening, and note-taking skills. The course requires some abstract thinking. Active Date 20200102T13:59:44 Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Lecture 55 Total Degree Distributions: AA Diversity & Globalism Humanities Area II Course Outline Introduction to the study of music and cultural considerations. Listening skills and musical components. Weekly units based on selected areas such as Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Venezuela, Guatemala, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the United States. Student Learning