MUSC MUSC 1025 CA - History of Country Music

Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: N/A
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem - Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem - Online
Description: This course is a survey of Country Music styles from ca. 1920 to the present. We also discuss related styles such as Hillbilly, Rock, jazz, folk, Bluegrass and popular song, reaching back into the nineteenth century. We will not only study the changing history of country music (which requires discussion of non-country music as well), but also the cultural forces that gave rise to those changes. Because of this historical perspective, our approach will be largely chronological, with an eye toward how various styles influenced one another.