MU 100 - Exploring World Music

Credit Hours: 3

This course deals with the field of Ethnomusicology – the study of music as culture. It introduces students to a study of music from an international and crosscultural perspective, exploring commonalities and differences in how music is defined, valued and utilized in many cultures around the world. The musical elements of harmony, rhythm, melody, texture, timbre and form are examined in relation to the culture and country from which they evolved. The cultures and music of Western Europe, the United States, Ireland, India, South America, Africa and Japan are explored and compared.
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