Course Info: HACU-0230
| Course | HACU-0230 American Strings |
| Long Title | American Strings: Old Time and Bluegrass |
| Term | 2021S |
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| Meeting Info | on T,TH from 2:40-4:00 |
| Faculty | Rebecca (Becky) Miller |
| Capacity | 16 |
| Available | 10 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
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| Additional Info | This course is fully remote. Students in this course can expect to spend 5 to 6 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time. |
| Description | This course focused on American southern old-time string band music, bluegrass, and early country song. We drew on cultural theory to explore the development of these musics throughout the 20th and 21st centuries and we considered the influences of Anglo- and African-American musical expression, class, gender, and music revivalism. We examined old time and bluegrass both from an historical perspective and ethnographically as vital forms of folk expression in communities today. In addition to engaged participation during class discussions and small group work, students were required to complete regular reading and listening assignments, view a film series, and write a series of short written assignments based on the reading as well as midterm and final essays. |