MUS235 — Country Music
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 This course will explore the country music genre, including its major performers, songwriters, songs and impact on culture from the early times on the radio to the beginning of the twenty-first century. “Offshoots” of country music including cowboy songs, bluegrass and rockabilly, as well as the development of country-pop, and Nashville will also be examined. The materials used throughout the course are drawn from such disciplines as musicology, ethnomusicology, sociology, cultural studies and history. Course