World Music Survey

Catalog description

This course presents music as it is created, performed and experienced in cultures from Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia, and the Pacific. The course provides the background to the musical style of each culture, and explains how music relates to history, social customs, politics and identity. Core cultural institutions such as churches, festivals and families will be studied for the role they play in building and sustaining musical traditions. Components: Class GE: HA Humanities & Arts, HA-A Arts Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MUSIC 1590 Typically Offered: Fall