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MUS 121

Music Appreciation

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelLower Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Historical and cultural background of music. A general course in music appreciation open to all students. Representative works are heard and analyzed.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

Terms

fall, spring, summer

Core

CO7

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • identify specific works of music through actively engaged listening.
  • name and discuss musical elements, instruments, forms, and genres.
  • discuss the ways in which music conveys meaning.
  • discuss and write about the function of music in culture.
  • speak and write about specific pieces of music descriptively and historically.