iRubric: Music Appreciation(MUS 200) rubric

This course is an exposition of introductiory philosophies and materials of music that focus on the classics of Western Music. Special attention will be placed on important influences that traditional, popular and non-Western music have had on the American heritage. Additionally, this course will expand the listening experience through a heightened awareness of many styles of music, including those representing various subcultures of the American population. Materials of music from the earliest times to the Contemporary period emphasizing influyences and contributions by Africans and African Americans will be explored. Through this exposure to many different styles of music students will experience how this idiom, whether traditional or popular, impacts our everyday lives and helps to show the interrelationship between music and other fields of study including science, philosophy, religion, literature, economics, political science, sociology and the fine arts.