MUSC 81K: Scenes and Subcultures
University of California, Santa Cruz
Introduces students to ethnographic research methods through study and application in a local music scene. Explores issues of music culture and genre; issues of space in terms of communities, scenes, and subcultures; and the cultivation of music values within a scene. These topics are integrally related to ontologies of difference and their relation to dominant power discourses, including but not limited to issues of class, race, sex, orientation, age, and so on. No previous knowledge of music is assumed.
Average GPA: 3.28
Grade distribution records: 1,017 students across 4 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 289 | 28.4% |
| A | 179 | 17.6% |
| A- | 72 | 7.1% |
| B+ | 34 | 3.3% |
| B | 46 | 4.5% |
| B- | 24 | 2.4% |
| C+ | 15 | 1.5% |
| C | 12 | 1.2% |
| C- | 9 | 0.9% |
| D+ | 7 | 0.7% |
| D | 8 | 0.8% |
| D- | 11 | 1.1% |
| F | 72 | 7.1% |
| P | 121 | 11.9% |
| NP | 71 | 7.0% |
| W | 43 | 4.2% |
Based on 1,017 student grade records across 4 terms and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Daniel L Munoz 1,017 students, Average GPA 3.28