MUSC 160 Course Description

Course Number: MUSC 160

Item Number: 9885.70

Course Title: Blues and Its Influence on Jazz and Rock

Credits: 5

Course Description: This course explores the development of blues music and its influence on jazz, rock, and hip hop, and even classical music and literature. Also covers social, economic, and political forces that shaped African-American experiences in the US as chronicled in blues music.

Instructor: Diane Schmidt

Instructor Email: DSchmidt@sccd.ctc.edu

Book(s): Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues — A Musical Journey
ISBN:0-06-052545-2
paperback edition.

Fee: $7.00/credit online server fee.

Upon Registration:

  1. IMPORTANT - Print and read this: WELCOME LETTER
  2. Email Instructor
  3. Visit the Faculty website: https://sites.google.com/a/southseattle.edu/dschmidt/
  4. Login to Course Website (classroom opens one week before course begins): http://angel.southseattle.edu/

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