Music

American History and Society Through Music
A narrative survey of U.S. history from the colonial period to the present through an exploration of its musical history. The course investigates America’s fundamental principles of politics, its primary social issues, and its wealth of aesthetic musical initiatives. Students examine the unity, diversity, originality, and adaptability of significant political, social, and musical institutions. Also offered as AHI 3115.
Section A:
EMT3115.45 / 4 credits
AHI9115.45 / noncredit option / $595
Edmund Cionek
Mon. & Wed., 6:15–10:05 p.m.
Session II: June 13–July 27
Humanities Bldg., Room 1070
Section B:
Note: Section B is 100% online; please visit www.purchase.edu/online for details.
EMT3115.70 / 4 credits
James Koeppel
Session I (Intensive): May 23–June 10
Section C:
Note: Section C is 100% online; please visit www.purchase.edu/online for details.
EMT3115.71 / 4 credits
James Koeppel
Session IV (Intensive): July 11–29

*CANCELLED* Music of Protest
A survey of the past 50 years of popular protest music, with a preparatory examination of early 20th-century blues and socialist “magnet” songs. Students study the power of popular music and the artist’s role in shaping contemporary society, with a focus on three eras of social upheaval in the U.S.: the civil rights movement, the war in Vietnam, and the emergence of punk and hip-hop. Includes readings, musical analysis, and listening. The ability to read musical notation is not required, but a working knowledge of contemporary popular music is critical. Also offered as AHI 3116.
EMT3116.70 / 4 credits
EMT9116.70 / noncredit option / $595
James McElwaine
Mon.–Fri., 1:00–4:20 p.m.
Session IV (Intensive): July 11–29
Humanities Bldg., Room 2073

Updated June 9, 2011

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