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Popular Music in the United States

Objectives

  • Basic knowledge of the history and origins of popular styles
  • Basic knowledge of representative artists and music in various popular styles
  • Ability to identify the development of Ragtime, the Blues, Early Jazz, Bebop, Fusion, Rock, and other popular styles as a synthesis of both African and Western European musical practices
  • Ability to recognize important composers and style traits of Early Jazz, the Blues, Big Band Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Fusion, Rock, and Country
  • Ability to identify important historical facts about Early Jazz, the Blues, Big Band Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Fusion, and Rock music

Attribution

This chapter is adapted from “Popular Music in the United States” by N. Alan Clark and Thomas Heflin, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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