Music History

The Laney College Music Department is launching a brand new four-semester course in Western Music History. The new Music 8 classes will replace the two-semester Music 12 (Introduction to Music Literature). Students may take the classes in any order.*

Fall 2012- 8C: The Romantic Era (1800′s)

Spring 2013- 8D: The 20th Century to the Present (1900-now)

Fall 2013- 8A: Antiquity Through the Renaissance (3,200 B.C.E.- 1600 C.E.)

Spring 2014- 8B: The Baroque and Classical Eras (1600-1800)

Listening examples, narrative history,  and theoretical concepts are explored together. Instructor John Reager holds two Master of Music degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, is a composer and a former AGMA tenor with the San Francisco Symphony. He has lectured about Music History on KPFA Radio and at the Berkeley Public Library.

Students earning the AA degree in music must complete two semesters out of the four being offered.

johnreager@peralta.edu , Current Syllabus

Music History Videos in 12 Categories (work in progress)

Class Assignments and Resources

See also: Jazz History

*Music 8 units may be combined with Music 12 to fulfill the six unit requirement for the Music Major.

Fulfills Humanities credits for non-Music Majors.