MUSIC 204 - World Music

Number of Credits: 3
Examine global music as a social and aesthetic activity and as an acoustic phenomenon. Discuss and analyze the primary components of diverse music cultures: the context and occasions for music making, the social organization and functions of music, and the oral, written, and media transmission of music. GENERAL EDUCATION (Spring term) Three hours lecture each week. Three credits. Three billable hours.

Diversity: Meets Diversity requirement
General education Category: Arts and Humanities

Pre-requisite(s): ENGL 101
Course Topics:
The Musical Elements: Volume/Dynamics, Pitch, Melody, Duration, Rhythm, Meter, Timbre, Texture, Harmony, & Form

-Cultural Contexts of Music

-Music of the Original Americans

-Music of the Navajo Nation

-Music of the Cherokee Nation

-Intertribal Music

-Music of West Africa

-Music in Senegal

-Music of the Republic of the Ivory Coast
Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Describe the field of ethnomusicology.
Discuss various genres of music and where they are located globally. (GE1, PG5)
Develop a basic vocabulary for describing music. (GE1, GE7)
Describe the relationship between music and culture. (GE1, GE3, GE8, PG4)
Examine famous performers of world music. (GE3)
Examine instruments not germane to western culture. (GE3)
Critique musical performances using vocabulary learned throughout the course. (GE1, GE3, GE4, GE5, GE8, PG2)