MUS 8H

About this course

A comparative and integrative study of American music, this course explores the music traditions and styles of Native Americans, European Americans, African Americans, Chicano/Latino Americans, and Asian Americans, from their historical roots to the present. It includes a wide variety of genres, such as folk, spirituals, gospel, soul, blues, jazz, Cajun, zydeco, salsa, Tejano, hip-hop, and rap. Students will look at these musical traditions from a technical and a cultural perspective as they develop listening and descriptive skills. The honors course offers an enriched and challenging experience for the more talented student, including deeper content, more rigorous grading, and more demanding and creative assignments requiring application of higher-level thinking, writing, and communication skills.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “Advisory: Not open to students with credit in MUS 8.”

Transfer pathways that use MUS 8H

ASSIST maps MUS 8H to a requirement in 30 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.

• Leadership StudiesFoothill → Humboldt State
• Music IndustryFoothill → UCLA
• GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Visual Studies EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Performance Studies EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• GLOBAL ARTS STUDIESFoothill → UC Merced
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsFoothill → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Music Major in Music HistoryFoothill → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Music Major in Music TherapyFoothill → University of the Pacific
• Liberal Studies B.A. Elementary Teaching Content Preparation ProgramFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• CSU General EducationFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• MusicFoothill → San Jose State
• Music, Concentration in PerformanceFoothill → San Jose State
• Creative ArtsFoothill → San Jose State
• Music, Concentration in CompositionFoothill → San Jose State
• Music, Concentration in Music EducationFoothill → San Jose State
• Music, Concentration in Jazz StudiesFoothill → San Jose State
• Environmental Economics and PolicyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Microbial BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Environmental SciencesFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Sustainable Environmental DesignFoothill → UC Berkeley
• ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Nutrition & Metabolic BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Landscape ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Society and EnvironmentFoothill → UC Berkeley