MUSC 129 - World Music

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: A survey of the music of non-Western cultures. Students will use writing, discussions, and group and individual projects to examine the contexts in which the musics of these cultures exist.

Prerequisite: ENGL 099 with a C or higher (or placement into ENGL& 101).
Distribution Requirements:

Humanities Distribution Requirement

General Education Requirements:

Fulfills Engage General Education Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Music Lesson: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Listen to a piece of music actively.
Differentiate between the music of various cultures.
Assess the political, social, or religious role of music within cultures.
Develop a broader view of one’s own culture and the culture of others through music.
Define how students’ view of the world impacts others and how others’ views impact them.
HUMANITIES: Apply skills, terms, concepts, research and/or analysis methods to express ideas within the humanities.
HUMANITIES: Analyze and/or interpret creative and communicative expressions of the humanities.

Course Contents

Instrumental types.
Instrumental and vocal ensembles and forms.
Tonal and rhythmic systems.
Influence of politics, religion, geography.
Classical & Folk music.
Concept of acculturation (cultural assimilation).
Male and female concepts of ethnomusics.
Music to be covered may include the cultures of: Melanesia (Polynesia, Solomon Is., Australia, Java, Bali); Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Thailand); India/Pakistan; Middle East (Iran, Turkey, Egypt); Africa (North, West Central, South); South America (Latin and Indian cultures); Central America (to include the Caribbean Islands); Native Americans (U.S. & Canada).

Instructional Units: 5