Nov 23, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2008-09

AAS 356 - History of African American Music II, 1926-Present


Sociohistorical analysis of African American music and its role in shaping modern American music. Recordings and guest musician/lecturers used as integral part of course. Examines big-band era, urban blues, bebop, rhythm and blues, hard bop, black classical composers, contemporary popular, and avant-garde musics.
Prerequisites: ONE CRSE IN FINE ARTS OR HUM

Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.

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