Motown and Soul: African American Popular Music of 1960s

MUSCLG 64 - Motown and Soul: African American Popular Music of 1960s

<p>Seminar, two hours. Enforced corequisite: attendance, but not enrollment, in course 64 lecture. Intensive discussion of developments in post-World War II African American popular music, with special attention to musical achievements of Motown Records, Stax, and other rhythm and blues, funk, and soul music centers of production. Relationships between musical forms and cultural issues of 1960s, including Civil Rights Movement, counterculture, black nationalism, capitalism, and separatism, and larger dimensions of African American experience as mediated through groove-based music. Credit for both courses 64 and 164 not allowed. 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 Catalog

Selected Topics in African American Popular Music of 1960s

MUSCLG 164

5 units