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Dec 22, 2024
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MCCC College Catalog 2024-2025
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MUSIC 266 - History of Rock Music
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: RDG 090 and ENGL 090 or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
C5 General Education Human Experience Satisfier Y
MTA Humanities/Fine Arts Satisifer Y
Global Studies Satisfier Course Y
Session Cycle: FW
MUSIC 266 will examine various styles of rock music, from its roots in blues, rhythm and blues and country to its inception as rock and roll and through various styles that have been popular through the late 1960s. This will include early rock and roll pioneers, folk-rock, the surf sound, the Motown sound, the British invasion and psychedelia. When possible, references and comparisons to more contemporary styles will be made. Styles and genres studied will be examined from a historical and sociological perspective. This course is a satisfier course for the Global Studies Degree Designation.
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