Ethnomusicology or Popular Music Concentration

Coursework

MUSC 113

Learning to Compose

4 units

Students must complete two courses from the list below (8 units).

MUSC 102/LLAS 102	Music of Latin America	4 units
MUSC 103	Music of Asia and the Pacific Islands	4 units
MUSC 104/BLST 104	Music of Africa and the Middle East	4 units
MUSC 105/BLST 105	Topics in American Music	4 units
MUSC 108	European Vernacular Music	4 units
MUSC 111/BLST 111	Topics in Jazz History	4 units
MUSC 112	Topics in Popular Music	4 units

Students must complete two courses from the list below (8 units).

MUSC 280	Introduction to Ethnomusicology	4 units
MUSC 283	Music of Los Angeles	4 units
MUSC 284/LLAS 284	Sonic Latinidad: Latino/a music in the United States	4 units
MUSC 285	Topics in the Critical Study of Music	4 units
MUSC 286	Music and Politics of the United States-Mexico Border	4 units
MUSC 385	Advanced Topics in the Critical Study of Music	4 units
MUSC 386	Performance and Politics of the United States-Mexico Border	4 units

Private Lessons

Students pursuing this concentration must complete two semesters of private lessons (200-level MUSA courses).

Ensemble

Students must participate in two semesters of ensemble, selected from the courses below.

MUSC 123	Afro-Cuban Drumming	1 unit
MUSC 124	Son Jarocho Ensemble	1 unit
MUSC 127	Jazz Ensemble	1 unit