AFRO 3301 is also offered in Fall 2024
AFRO 3301 is also offered in Fall 2023
AFRO 3301 is also offered in Spring 2023
AFRO 3301 is also offered in Fall 2022
AFRO 3301 is also offered in Fall 2021
Spring 2013 | AFRO 3301 Section 001: The Music of Black Americans (58428)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed,
Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 260
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Musical contributions of African American artists and innovators from 1619 to the present. Musical genres explored include spirituals, blues, ragtime, gospel, art music, and jazz.
- Class Description:
- This course traces the "genres and styles impacted of music which...define African-American music in the United States."(Southern) We will follow elements found in West African culture and music such as "call and response" and the "2nd Line" as they travel to the "New World" and expressed through Spirituals, Symphonies, Gospel Music, Jazz, Rock and Roll, Step Bands and more.Through lectures, readings, discussion, audio visual examples, and homework assignments student can expect to gain a deeper understanding of the ways music both reflects and impacts the social history of all Americans.
- Grading:
- 20% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
20% Reports/Papers
10% Written Homework
10% Reflection Papers
10% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation Other Grading Information: Written assignments: Live Performance Experiences, Blues composition, Listening Assignments, etc.
- Exam Format:
- Multiple choice,True-False, Matching and Essay
- Class Format:
- audio_visual presentations
- Workload:
- 20-30 Pages Reading Per Week
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58428/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 January 2013
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