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    Apr 15, 2026  
2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook
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MUS 121 - Music in Society


- credits 3

Explores the language of music through an introduction to basic elements, forms and styles across time. Acquaints students with composers’ lives and influential creative individualities, discovering representative works and milestones in western society. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically. Reviews historical development and significance of art music within the context of evolving societal structures.

Lecture Hour(s): 3
Note(s): MUS 121 can be used to meet a requirement in the Virginia Passport milestone and the Uniform Certificate of General Studies.



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