Music History is a major that deals with music of all types and from all times and places. You’ll learn the history of classical music from all parts of the world. You’ll study ethnic music from African-Americans, Latin-Americans, and Asian-Americans. You’ll study medieval and Renaissance music, as well as Baroque and Romantic forms. You’ll study orchestral and chamber music from various time periods. And you’ll study the many forms of American music, including the stuff you hear on the radio today. Studying music from different times and places will give you the ability to compare various forms and trends, and you’ll be able to develop your own ideas of how today’s music has been informed and influenced by music from the past.
Your studies in Music History will include music training; most programs require you to take several semesters of instrument or voice lessons, as well as involve yourself in band, choir, orchestra, or other group. Foreign languages are also part of Music History, so expect to take courses in French, German, or another language.
American Folk Music
American Jazz
Music Criticism
Music from the European Baroque
Music History Survey
Music Theory
Popular Music from Brazil
Russian Folk Music
Twentieth Century Music
Western Art Music
World Music
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