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Spring 2017
Nov 22,2024 |
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| MUSI 245 - MUSIC IN AFRICA |
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This course introduces a selection of musical traditions from Africa. The selection will vary by semester, but will likely range from religious and court music to contemporary popular music; local traditions to internationally influenced music; acoustic music made in villages to music created in recording studios. Comparisons of musical settings, functions in cultures, instruments, types of ensembles, musical structures, performance practices, and aesthetics will reveal similarities across vast regions, while focused studies on single traditions and individual musicians will illuminate the many differences, innovations, and social significance particular to local settings. Also to be explored are music’s relationship with textual recitation, religion, drama, dance, and art, as well as race/ethnicity, class, politics, economics, nationalism, and globalization. The course will balance musical description, cultural analysis, and topics concerning music technologies and industries. Students will learn basic music-making in class and will have the opportunity to conduct research off campus for a course enrichment assignment. A background in music studies is not required.
Students may need to travel off-campus in order to attend a music concert, if an appropriate concert is not presented on campus.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Lecture/Online, Online Course Music Department Course Attributes: MN-AFR AMR STD-Hum & Culture, MJ-Africana Studies, MN-Africana Studies |
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