MUSI202
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THE BLACK EXPERIENCE THROUGH MUSIC
Course Description
The musical impact of Africans and their descendants in the New World cannot be overstated.
This course is survey course of the basic musical forms that have defined the black experience
in America in terms of sound and motion. This course examines music and dance forms
including those found primarily and historically in the North American continent, as well as in
the Caribbean basin. Included are many audio and video examples, as well as the exposure of
afro~diaspora music and dance in everyday settings to Ramapo students.
This course satisfies in Culture and Creativity Distribution Category.
This course is survey course of the basic musical forms that have defined the black experience
in America in terms of sound and motion. This course examines music and dance forms
including those found primarily and historically in the North American continent, as well as in
the Caribbean basin. Included are many audio and video examples, as well as the exposure of
afro~diaspora music and dance in everyday settings to Ramapo students.
This course satisfies in Culture and Creativity Distribution Category.
Convening Group
Course Attributes
Gen Ed 18-Culture & Creativity (GECC), Gen Ed 2018 (GE18), MJ-AMER- African-Amer Studies (AMR5), MJ-AMER-African-Amer Stds. (AM13), MJ-Africana Studies (AFS1), MN-Africana Studies (AFS2), OLD GE-INTERCULT NORTH AMERICA (GNAM)