Explore the various styles and genres that make up modern popular music. Focus primarily on the pop musics of the western idiom, and analyze these genres in terms of their historical context, stylistic content and musical impact. By emphasizing inter-relationships between sociological, cultural and musical trends, begin to analyze how these musics affect western popular culture in general.
Term: Spring 2025
Course Type: Credit - 3 Credits
Section: 200
Ways to take the class: Online
Start Date: 02/03/2025
End Date: 05/18/2025
Location: Online
Room: TBA
Instructor: Douglas B Byerly (Subject to change)
Class Size: 25