Music 160 Online

Course Number:  MUSIC 160  (online)

Item Number: 9885.70

Title: Blues and Its Influence on Jazz and Rock

Credits: 5

Instructor: Diane Schmidt

Instructor Email: DSchmidt@sccd.ctc.edu

Description: Explores the development of the blues and its influence on jazz, rock, hip hop, classical music, and literature.  Covers the social, economic, and political forces that shaped African-American experiences in the U.S. as chronicled in blues music. Fulfills the VLPA, US Cultures, or Integrated Studies requirement.

Fee: $7.00/credit online server fee.

Course Material(s):
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues--A Musical Journey  (ISBN:  0-06-052545-2 Amistad Publishers), an inexpensive paperback (or ebook), and membership to Rhapsody during the quarter.  Go to http://southscc.bncollege.com > select Textbook > go through the Step One and Step Two ‘process’ to find your textbook.

Upon Registration:

  1. IMPORTANT - Print and read this: WELCOME LETTER
  2. Email Instructor
  3. Visit the Faculty website: https://sites.google.com/a/southseattle.edu/dschmidt/
  4. Login to Course Website (classroom opens the week before quarter begins): http://angel.southseattle.edu/
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