<p>(Formerly numbered Music History 8.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of groove-based electrified dance music from its origins in 1960s pop and soul to present, covering disco, house, techno, ambient, rave, and jungle. Emphasis on interaction of technology, musical structures, psychoactive drugs, and club cultures to induce altered states of musical consciousness; promise (versus reality of) political and spiritual transformation; electronic dance music as new art music. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Musicology

The school cultivates models for musical studies that integrate exemplary scholarship and practices, and engage through music with diverse communities on campus, throughout Los Angeles, and beyond.

Herb Alpert School of Music

Students gain a broad understanding of the history and culture of music, and a practical introduction to issues and skills relevant to the music and entertainment industries.

General Education — Visual & Performance Arts Analysis & Practice (Arts & Humanities)

General Catalog

History of Electronic Dance Music

MUSCLG 8

5 units