Jazz and Popular Music Theory I

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Overview

Subject area

MUS

Catalog Number

137

Course Title

Jazz and Popular Music Theory I

Department(s)

Description

The first level of jazz and popular music. MUS 137 introduces the harmonic and voice-leading syntax of Western popular music. Although emphasis is given to North American and European popular music genres from the 1950s to the present, a wide variety of global practices will be considered, as well as the application of theoretical knowledge to composing and analysis.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

016918

Course Schedule