MUS 263 - History of Western Music III: 20th Century to Modern Day

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): WR 115 or designated placement, and MUS 101 or knowledge of music fundamentals and the ability to read music.

Course Description: This course studies the history of Western music with a focus on the development of music from Late Nineteenth Century, Twentieth-Century Modernism, and Postmodernism (Mid-Twentieth Century and Beyond). Examines innovative compositional techniques, musical genres, forms, and styles that were embraced during each period. Explores the way that historical events, cultural trends, and/or technical inventions affected the musical trend or climate in each era. Emphasis is on cultivating critical listening and comprehension skills through musical examples, learning from lectures, documentaries, recordings, and reading of the textbook.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Explain musical terms found in compositional procedures, forms, harmony, rhythm, and styles of performance, compositions, or genres.
CLO#2: Describe the major genres, styles, forms, new compositional techniques, and characteristics of music embraced during each of the periods. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#3: Display critical listening and comprehension skills in music.
CLO#4: Describe the development of music and the changing musical trends affected by historical events, cultural trends, exposure to non-western music, and/or technical inventions throughout the periods covered in this class.