MUS 206 - History of Rock Music

Credits - 4 Lecture - 4
This course explores the evolution of Rock Music up to the 1990s, covering pre-rock styles, cultural influences, and major musical movements, including but not limited to the British Invasion, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, and Grunge. Students will develop critical listening skills to understand and contextualize music within its historical timeline while examining how past artists and technological advances have shaped today’s sound.
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
Course Designation: Discipline Studies - A transferable course that meets distribution (group) requirements in the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (A.A.O.T.) degree and the Associate of Science (A.S.) degree. Note: Courses meeting distribution requirements may always be used as electives in the transfer degrees. Meets Arts and Letters (Humanities) requirement.