Global Music

Catalog description

=This course is an introductory survey of music around the world (but outside the Western Classical tradition). Selected styles will be studied from the Middle East, India, Africa, China, Japan, Indonesia, Latin America and Native North America, as well as folk traditions from Europe and the United States. Special attention will be paid to: understanding each style within its social, cultural and aesthetic contexts; learning a basic musical vocabulary for describing and analyzing the techniques used in the music; and exploring other global music outside of the classroom.