This course looks at the history of electronic dance music from its roots in the early electronic pioneers such as Stockhausen, Edgard Varese, and the BBC Radiophonic workshop, to Wendy Carlos, Vangelis, Suzanne Ciani, Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, Depeche Mode, the Belleville 3, Frankie Knuckles, and the birth of modern dance music. Field trips may be required. Transfer credit: CSU.