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MUSA 2320 Music and America

A survey of the musical heritage of the United States in the broadest historical and stylistic terms possible: from before the Puritans past punk. Included are religious and secular music as well as popular and elite genres, such as Native American pow-wow music, Puritan hymnody and colonial singing schools, minstrelsy and parlor music, the rise of nationalism and its rejection in art music, music in the theater and in films, jazz and gospel, popular music as social enforcer and as social critic. Important figures include William Billings, Stephen Foster, Charles Ives, Louis Armstrong, Aaron Copland, Elvis Presley, and Jimi Hendrix.

Course overview

Department
Music Academic
School
MCAS
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Biannually in the Fall,Biannually in the Spring

Requirements fulfilled

  • Music (Before Fall 2026): One of the following Western tradition courses (Before Fall 2026 (page heading "Major Requirements Before Fall 2026"; elsewhere the page calls these "contracts before fall 2026"))

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Official evaluation summary

3.89 / 5

Based on 9 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Jeremiah Mcgrann · Lyons Hall 409 TuTh 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered