Fall 2026

Jazz Histories

MUSIC 417 examines jazz history, scholarship, and cultural representations within the African American diaspora.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Arun Luthra

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.65 GPA, 78.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.56 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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MUSIC 212 or declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance

    • MUSIC 212
    • declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance
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MUSIC 417

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  • Any of
    • MUSIC 212
    • declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance

Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.65 GPA, 78.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.56 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ARUN LUTHRA is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.65 GPA, 78.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.56 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Jazz history and cultural representations
  • Racial inequality and the African American diaspora

Skills

  • Jazz scholarship and criticism
  • Cultural and historical analysis

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MUSIC 417 · Fall 2026

Jazz Histories

Recorded 2026-09-07
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