CCS310 and LATAM310 Syllabus Spring 2016 Mexican and Chicano Music (3) Section 1 CCS310 Schedule #20561 LATAM310 Schedule #21864 Classroom: Arts and Letters 204 Thursday: 4-6:40 PM Instructor: Coral MacFarland Thuet Office: Arts and Letters 3rd floor, Rm. 372 Office hours: Monday 3:30-6:30 Thursday 2:30-3:30 Email:
[email protected] (best way to reach me). Catalogue Description: “Music of Mexico and the Southwest including folk dances appropriate for children and adults. Emphasis on the corrido, its history and development in Mexico and the United States. Course will be taught bilingually.” Although the course is taught bilingually, it is not necessary to speak Spanish. This course focuses on Mexican music of Mexico, the Southwest and particularly the Chicano Barrio with an emphasis on the Mexican corrido (ballad), its history and development in Mexico and the United States. The areas to be covered are (1) Pre-Cortesian musical contributions, (2) music from the Iberian Peninsula, (3) Mexican music, and (4) Mexican-American and Chicano music. This course will demonstrate how these musical entities blend to form and enhance Mexican and Chicano music today. The class was developed to promote an appreciation of the music, history, and culture of Mexico and the Southwest through its rich musical heritage. Mexican-Americans are the largest ethnic group in the United States with an especially long history in this region. Music is an important part of the culture, which is deep rooted and valuable both as an art form and as a means of identity. Prerequisites: Completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations of Learning II.C., Humanities required for non-majors.