ANT 1960 - A SURVEY OF ETHNIC WORLD MUSIC

credits: 3.0
Crosslisted/Same As: MUS 1960
ANT-MUS 1960 This course is intended to introduce the student to the wide diversity of the world’s traditional music by listening to recordings representing each different culture. Objectives: A) Students will listen to the music of Oceania, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, Central and South America as well as others; B) Will describe various traditional instruments, vocal techniques and musical scales used to produce each culture’s music; C) Will need to identify the ethnic-cultural origin of various pieces of music; D) Will also describe musical listening experiences using appropriate musical terminology; E) Students will be able to place geographically random ethnic music selections that they listen to. Method of Instruction: Lecture, discussion, and in-class listening examples. Method of Evaluation: Attendance (10%), written exams and-or assigned papers-presentations (45% for each one). Meets *NWP Distribution Requirements.