MUS 360 Music in the Global Environment Instructor: Dr. Aaron I. Hilbun Office Location: 223 Keene Hall Office Hours: by appointment only Office Phone: (407) 691 1126 Email:
[email protected] Course Objectives: Be able to identify cultures and countries from around the world. Be able to identify and classify musical instruments and genres. Be able to identify how music is used in different societies. Have a basic understanding of the development of music in different cultures. Be able to recognize and identify the cultural values of diverse musical traditions. Understand how music is linked to spirituality, politics, class and identity in other cultures. Learn appropriate ethnomusicological terminology for analyzing and describing music within social and cultural contexts. Understand how globalization affects music. Required Materials: Terry E. Miller and Andrew Shahriari, World Music: A Global Journey Reserve Readings: Catherine Ellis, Aboriginal Music: Education for Living Helen Myers, Ethnomusicology: Historical and Regional Studies Bruno Nettl, Excursions in World Music Michael Tenzer, Balinese Music Traditional Korean Music Chris McGowan and Ricardo Pessanha, The Brazilian Sound Articles from scholarly journals and newspapers as assigned Grading: Midterm Exam 20% Research project and presentation 25% Concert reports (2 at 10% each) 20% Participation in class discussion 10% Final Exam 25% Exams: A midterm exam will be given approximately halfway through the semester. The midterm will assess both your written and aural work, and will consist of multiple choice, matching and true or false questions. The final exam will be similar in nature to the midterm, except that it is comprehensive and will include material from the entire semester.