MUS 1070 - A SURVEY OF ETHNIC WORLD MUSIC

credits: 3.0
Crosslisted/Same As: ANT 1070
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) 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) Identify the ethnic-cultural origin of various pieces of music; D) Students will describe their musical listening experiences using appropriate musical terminology; E) 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.