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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
MUSC 8 | Title:
WORLD MUSIC APPRECIATION |
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Full Title:
World Music Appreciation |
Last Reviewed:9/13/2021 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
MUS 7.4
Catalog Description:
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An introduction to the musics of Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Oceania, the Caribbean, and the Middle East, focusing on the interconnectedness and cross-fertilization among cultures.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An introduction to the musics of Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Oceania, the Caribbean, and the Middle East, focusing on the interconnectedness and cross-fertilization among cultures.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 2006
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Area: | E H
| Humanities Global Perspective and Environmental Literacy
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| C1 | Arts | Fall 2006 | |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| 3A | Arts | Fall 2006 | |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2006 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2006 | Inactive: | |
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C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Explain the methods, themes, values, and history of ethnomusicology as a field of study.
2. Recognize, locate, and explain the cultural, chronological, and geographical contexts of world musics.
3. Apply music terminology to describe, document, compare, and contrast stylistic elements of musical phenomena.
Objectives:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Aurally discriminate among musical traditions according to geographic region and specific culture.
2. Describe musical sound employing appropriate music terminology.
3. Use Sachs-Hornbostel organology to categorize musical instruments and name the common practice instruments of various cultures.
4. Distinguish among classical, folk, and popular musical genres.
5. Explain the influence of religion, ethnicity, mores, regionalism, and nationalism on musical expression.
6. Discuss transculturation, cultural exchange, colonialism, culture contact, commodification, and technology as they impact indigenous musical traditions and cultures.
7. Define ethnocentricism and examine its effect on one's global perspective.
8. Research and write a referenced ethnography in scholarly voice.
Topics and Scope
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I. Fundamental Issues
A. Defining music
B. Musical expression as culturally specific activity
C. Classical, popular, and folk music
D. Ethnomusicology as a field of study
E. Issues of representation
F. Resources for studying world music
II. Elements of Music
A. Timbre and medium
B. Pitch
C. Rhythm
D. Phonic structure
E. Dynamics
F. Form
III. Cultural Context
A. Cultural knowledge
B. Value systems and hierarchies
C. Music and identity
D. Use versus function
E. Music and ritual
F. Music technologies and media
G. Music and the arts
H. Transmission and pedagogy
I. Notation systems
J. Cultural contact, exchange, and adaptation
IV. Conducting Ethnomusicological Research
A. Participant- and nonparticipant-observation
B. Audiovisual recording
C. Interviewing
D. Archives and collections
E. Disseminating findings
V. Survey of Musical Cultures
A. Oceania
1. Australia
2. Papua New Guinea
3. Hawaii
4. Kiribati
B. South Asia
1. North India
2. South India
3. Bangladesh
4. Pakistan
C. Southeast Asia
1. Vietnam
2. Thailand
3. Laos
4. Indonesia
D. East Asia
1. China
2. Mongolia
3. Korea
4. Japan
5. Tibet
E. The Middle East
1. Turkey
2. Iran
3. Egypt
4. Sufism
5. Judaism
F. Europe
1. Greece
2. Spain
3. Russia
4. Scotland
5. Ireland
6. Hungary
7. Bulgaria
G. Sub-Saharan Africa
1. Ghana
2. Nigeria
3. Central Africa
4. Zimbabwe
5. Uganda
6. Senegal-Gambia
7. The Republic of South Africa
H. The Caribbean
1. Haiti
2. Jamaica
3. Trinidad and Tobago
4. The Bahamas
5. Cuba
6. The Dominican Republic
I. South America and Mexico
1. The Amazon
2. Peru
3. Argentina
4. Brazil
5. Mexico
J. North America
1. Canada
2. The United States of America
3. Native American reservations
Assignments:
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1. Weekly reading (20-45 pages) and listening to CDs that accompany the textbook.
2. Music identification quizzes (3-5).
3. Multiple choice midterm and final exams.
4. Construct an organology of the musical instruments of four geographic regions.
5. Research a living music culture using ethnographic methods.
a. Fieldwork: observation, interview, concert attendance and/or participation
b. Present findings in a 1200-1500 word term paper with references
c. In-class oral report
6. Create a My Music project involving an essay, audiovisual recording, or PowerPoint describing the student's personal relationship with music.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 20 - 45% |
Term paper, My Music project | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 5 - 10% |
Classification of instruments | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0% |
None | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 30 - 45% |
Multiple choice, matching, listening quizzes | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 15 - 30% |
Attendance and participation in class discussions, fieldwork, oral report | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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World Music: A Global Journey. Miller, Terry E. & Andrew Shahriari. 3rd ed. New York: Routledge, 2012.
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