HUM 3331 - Music in American Christianity

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Crosslisted: MUS 3308. Credit may not be earned for both.
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2301, MUS 2302 or approval of instructor.
This course surveys the social, cultural, theological, and historical development of significant musical styles and genres in North American Protestant Christianity from the early 17th century to the early 21SI century. Genres studied include: colonial psalms and lined hymns; shapenote hymns; spirituals; revival hymns; Sunday School songs; hymns of the urban revival movement; early gospel hymns; arranged/concert spirituals; commercial gospel music (African-American and white/southern gospel); praise and worship music; Contemporary Christian music.