
Music
Class Schedule
2025 Summer Schedule
4 classes scheduled
MUS 1
INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC
4 units
- Description: A study of Western music and its place in civilization. Selected listening and readings from the masterpieces of music of Europe and the Western Hemisphere with an emphasis on methods of comprehension, listening techniques, the elements of music, primary musical forms, and a wide range of concert repertoire. Includes a study of how social, political, philosophical, and other artistic developments outside of music influenced compositional thinking and how these were integrated into the different periods of Western musical history. A variety of media consisting of slides, videos, recordings, and lecture will be used. Live performance used when possible.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 1 hours lab per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:Arts & Humanities
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu For more information about the Music Program, contact: Robert Hartwell at hartwellrobert@foothill.edu or call 650.949.7016. The website can be found at: https://foothill.edu/musicSection: MUS -001.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 10051
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: MUS -001.-02W
Course Number (CRN): 10679
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
MUS 8
MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES
5 units
- Description: 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.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in MUS 8H.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 3 hours lab per week. 84 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:Arts & Humanities
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu For more information about the Music Program, contact: Robert Hartwell at hartwellrobert@foothill.edu or call 650.949.7016. The website can be found at: https://foothill.edu/musicSection: MUS -008.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 10203
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: MUS -008.-02W
Course Number (CRN): 10680
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html