Syllabus - The African American Musical Tradition

Here is a laughable excuse of a syllabus.

If you have any questions, then contact me.

And here are some general references:

"All about Blues Music"

https://www.allaboutbluesmusic.com/

"All about Jazz"

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/"

FLOYD, S. A.  "Black Music and Writing Black Music History: American Music and Narrative Strategies"

https://www.jstor.org/stable/25433796?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents/

FRAZIER,  M "African Americans Music History"

http://oaklandlibrary.org/blogs/library-community/african-americans-music-history/

Library of Congress "African American Performers on Early Sound Recordings, 1892-1916"

https://loc.gov/item/ihas.200038862

PURYEAR, M. "Tell It Like It Is: A History of Rhythm and Blues"

https://folklife.si.edu/talkstory/2016/tell-it-like-it-is-a-history-of-rhythm-and-blues

ROBINSON, J. The Evolution of African-American Music

https://www.unf.edu/uploadedFiles/committee/AAFSA/The%20Evolution%20of%20African-American%20Music.pdf/

WILLIAMS, C. "The Evolution of African American Music from the 19th Century to present"

https://prezi.com/tjv-ngkuvsby/the-evolution-of-african-american-music-from-the-19th-century-to-present/

WHITCROFT, G. "The Rhythm & Soul of America: The History of African American Music"

https://www.academia.edu/8888747/The_Rhythm_and_Soul_of_America_The_History_of_African_American_Music


Enjoy!