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1 MUSIC OF WORLD CULTURES - MUSC 139/339 MWF 9:00-9:50 p.m. SPRING Instructor: Dr. Ketty Wong Office: Murphy Hall 438 Phone: (785) Office Hours: M- W 1:00-2:30 p.m.; or by appointment ketwongla1ku.ed u GTA: Megan Starrett Office: Murphy Hall 505 Office Hours: W 10:00-10:50 am. mjstar@ku.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION The primary aim of the course is to acquaint students with the musical practices of selected cultures from various parts of the globe. It is intended for students who have little or no musical background, and yet have an interest in music in general and in the world around them. We will study a variety of styles and repertoires of music from around the world exemplified in specific case studies of art, traditional, and popular musics in North America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. By the end of this course students will become familiar with basic music fundamentals and will be able to identify musical traditions, genres, and instruments from different cultural regions of the world. This course examines ideas, behaviors and beliefs people have about their music. Let me encourage you to use the study of music as a tool to analyze broader patterns and dynamics of human activity. Learning how different people think about and make music will open your ears to new sound possibilities, and it will also help you to better appreciate and understand your own musical traditions. COURSE MATERIALS Terry Miller & Andrew Shahriari World Music. A Global Journey. Routledge. Includes 2 CDs. While most of the course's readings come from our textbook, a few additional articles will also be assigned. To save students expense, these readings have been posted online and are available at the following site: -? course reserves -? e- reserve -? password MUSC139. Students are responsible for keeping track of assigned readings on their syllabus and accessing these readings at the appropriate time.

2 GRADING Research Travel Project Quizzes (4 x 5%) Concert/Video report Midterm Exam Comprehensive Final Exam Attendance and participation TOTAL in class 20% 20% 10% 20% 20% 10% 100% The final letter grade will be determined as follows: A % B C D B C D F below 599% A- B- C- D TRAVEL PROJECT (RESEARCH) Students will make teams of 2-3 people and work on a travel project to one of the countries of the travel list (see attached). The goal is to provide some introductory practical and cultural information about a specific destination related to the course: brief history of the country/region/city, cultural traditions, music, holidays, etc. Instead of a term paper, students will present a powerpoint class presentation. A short written proposal must be submitted anytime before or on Friday, February 15, and must receive my approval before assuming that the project will be accepted. A I5-minute class presentation with your research findings will be scheduled the first week of May. I will plan to meet with each group two or three weeks before their scheduled presentation, just to see how it is going, assess individual effort, and to offer some suggestions. Please feel free to consult with me at anytime during the semester for help with ideas or resources. Practice your entire presentation at least once to see how long it is, how it flows, and what's missing or decide if you have too much information. I will be more than happy to watch your rehearsal and offer suggestions. I will give more details about the presentation and grading system the second week of class. Be CREA TlVE as well as informative. You can show some slides, instruments, video, etc., make some local cuisine (always a good choice) or dress in the manner of the people from your assigned culture. It's up to you! Your peers will undoubtedly give you high marks (as will I) if you put forth some real effort into making an interesting and entertaining presentation. SHORT QillZZES Short quizzes will be given approximately every two weeks. They will include listening and identification questions. Your quiz average grade will be calculated from the top four (out of five) quiz grades. There will be no make-up quizzes. MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAM There is a midterm exam and a cumulative (comprehensive) final for this class. Unless otherwise announced, tests will consist of 3 sections:

3 CoocertlVideo Report You have two options. Please choose one; l. Attend a non-western music concert (Check Lied Center, Johnson Community College, Kansas City. 2. Select a musical excerpt from a video anthology (not the whole video) from the following anthologies (Music & Dance Library Reserves): D The IVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance. D The Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance of the Americas. 6 volumes. (M ) o The lvc/smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance of Africa. 3 volumes. (ML ) o The lvc/smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance of Europe. (ML ) Write a 34 page report discussing the musical tradition of the concert/video excerpt. Papers must be double-spaced and typed with a 12 point font (Times or Times New Roman). To write this report think about the three-part model in Ethnomusicology: sound. INCLUDE: Ideas, behavior, and I. Brief background information on the type of music or dance being petformed. Do research. Think "journalism." CONTEXT: WHAT is the event and WHO is/are the performer(s) WHERE and WHEN is the performance given DURA non of the performance NUMBER of musicians/instruments involved II. Your observations about the event itself. Try to get "inside" the music as much as you can. 1) SOUND: Describe the music as much as you can: melody, rhythm, timbre, texture, instruments, etc. 2) BEHAVIOR: Observe both performers and audience. WHAT are their reactions to the music/performance? What are they doing? What are they saying? What is happening when the music is (or is not) performed? 3) IDEAS: After describing what you have seen or heard, write an explanation/analysis about the music in relationship to the possible musical meaning of the performance. 4) Include your reaction to the petformance. DUE DATE: April 4 (Friday) NO EXCEPTIONS Grading rubrics available on Blackboard. If you have any questions, see me after class or during office hours. 1

4 Week 7: Sub-Saharan Africa 3/3 Quiz 3. Mbira ( ) CD 2: I 3/5 BaMbuti music. Xylophone music. ( ; ). CD 1:34 & 2:2. 3/7 Ewe drum ensemble ( ) CD 1:32. Week 8: Sub-Saharan Africa 3/10 The Jali ( ) CD 2:3. 3/\2 Review for Midterm Exam 3/14 Midterm Exam Week \ Spring break Week 10 3/24 Latin America Introduction 3/26 The Andes: Sikuri ensemble ( ). CD 2:20 3/28 Film: Mountain Music from Peru Week 11 3/31 Peru: huayno-chicha, (e-article) Class CD: /2 Ecuador: Fiestas Ind genas-sanjuanito. Class CD: /4 Ecuador: pasillo. Class CD: 1 2. ConcertIVideo Report due Week 12 4/7 Nueva Canci6n. Class CD: /9 Nueva Trova. Class CD: /11 Quiz 4. Discussion Week 13 4/14 Brazil: samba ( ) CD 2:23. 4/16 Film: Black Orpheus 4/18 Argentine: tango ( ) CD 2:21.

5 Additional Reference Materials (Music & Dance Library: MUR 240): The Garland Encyclopedia o/world Music (1998) The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, online through KU music library: ~Information Gateway ~Letter "G" ~ Grove Music Online. Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. (ML 102.P66 C Excursions in World Music. Bruno Nettl, ed. Worlds of Music. Jeff Todd Titon, General Editor. Schirmer, Video Anthologies The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance. The Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance of the Americas. 6 volumes. (M 1627 J845) The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance of Africa. 3 volumes. (ML 3760.J83) The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance of Europe. (ML J83) ATTENDANCE An attendance sheet will circulate during each class session. It is your responsibility to make sure you sign the sheet. If you miss a lecture, please be sure to get notes from another student. Not all information covered in lectures will be found in your textbook, and not all musical works played in class will be found in your CDs. It is thus very important that you attend all lectures. The only valid excuses for missing class are illness, school-related trips, religious holidays, and extreme personal emergencies. Otherwise all absences will be considered unexcused. If you miss a class or a test due to illness or a major family concern, please bring a note to excuse your absence. Students enrolled in MUSC 139/339 will be allowed 3 unexcused absences without penalty beyond the work you miss. Any absence in excess of 3 will directly affect your grade. For example, John and Sarah received a final grade of 91 and 82 points, respectively. John missed 6 classes, while Sarah missed 7. John's final grade is 88 (B+); Sarah's is 78 (C+). If you are unable to attend class or an exam because of a religious holiday, please notify me in writing by the fifteenth class day. Special consideration will be given to students with a disability or chronic medical condition, but only when the circumstances are discussed with the instructor during the first two weeks of class. Documentation in such cases is always required. DAILY ASSIGNMENTS: A. READINGS: Students are required to read the assigned readings before the class for which they are assigned. Generally, I will post study-guide questions for you to answer with the reading (alwys check class announcements on Blackboard). Students chosen at random will answer these and other questions about the readings in the beginning of the class. B. LISTENING: Regular listening is very important for success in this class. Try to listen to each work the day that we cover it, if possible, and then listen to it several times before the exam. Make notes of the song titles, genre, country, instruments, language, etc. This is a cumulative process; if you wait until the night before the exam, it will all blur together. These songs will appear on listening quizzes throughout the semester and on scheduled exams.

6 I. Listening: recognition/description of musical examples [known or unknown]. 2. Definition, identification, true/false and matching questions. 3. Essay: discussion of a specific topic or a musical tradition. Tests will be based on material from the textbook as well as lectures. A review sheet will be distributed at least a week before the exam. Make-ups of tests will be given only at the discretion of the instructor. OTHER POLICIES Please remind at all times university regulations regarding cheating, plagiarism, and classroom conduct. Scholastic dishonesty will not be tolerated in any aspect of this course. Using another's ideas in a written paper without providing proper recognition of the source will be treated in accordance with KU regulations. Please be kind and respectful to others by turning your cell phone off when you come to class. Feel free to ask questions or to contribute ideas during class sessions. Let me know if you have any doubts or if you are experiencing any difficulties. Lastly, come prepared to participate and enjoy the class.

7 CLASS SCHEDULE (subject to change, as needed) 1/18 Syllabus Week I 1121 What is music? Three-part model for understanding world music. Textbook (TB) /23 Fundamentals of music: melody, rhythm, form. (36-44) 1125 Classification of musical instruments. (29-36) Week 2 1/28 Musical textures Guidelines for research project and concert report. 2/1 Quiz 1. Introduction to East Asia. Week 3: China & Mongolia 2/4 Sizhu ensemble ( ). CD 1:17. 2/6 Chinese opera. (I ). CD I: 18 2/8 Chinese Revolutionary opera. ( ). CD I 19 Mongolian Throat Singing. ( ) CD 1:20 Week 4: Japan 2/11 Shakuhachi, shamisen, koto. (e-article) Class CD: /13 Gagaku court orchestra. ( ) CD 1:22. 2/15 Bunraku theater. (e-article) Kabuki theater ( ) CD 1:23. Week 5: Indonesia 2/18 Quiz 2. Javanese gamelan. ( ) CD 1:14. 2/20 Wayang Kulit (e-article) 2/22 Balinese gamelan. ( ) CD I: 15 Week 6: India 2/25 Hindu and Carnatic music. ( ; ) CD 1:5,7. 2/27 Devotional music ( ) CD 1:6 2/29 Bollywood: filmi ( )

8 Week 15 4/ /25 Week 16 4/28 4/30 5/2 Week 17 5/5 5/7 Mexico: mariachi ( ) CD 2:22, Class CD: Mexico: banda and corrido. Quiz 5. Native American music ( ) CD 2:35, 36. Class presentation Class presentation Class presentation Class presentation Final exam review. FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, May 13,7:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. MUSC 139/339. Class CD 1. Pasilio. InvernClI. 1930s. 2. Pasillo. Te quiero, te quiero. 1970s. 3. SanJUClnito. Muyu Muyari Wat'llligu. harp. 4. SClnJuanito Illestizo. IlulllCln TIYu I jeff To 5. Peasant \:vclyno 6. Mestizo WClyno 7. Aguas del RIO RilllClc. EI PiCClflor de los An 8. Los Shapis. SOIllOS estudiantes 9. Tecnocul1lbiCl. Rosy WClr. role duele el cora 10. EL REY 11. La NegrCl. rol.1i'iachi Condense. ; i\iclriclchi 12. Violeta Parra. GIClciClS A LCl Vida.! VioletCl 13. Victor jala. Vientos del pueblo I V[clOr jarcl 14. iei Pueblo unido Jaillas sercl vencido ' i Fl. 15. Inti Illil1lani 16. Unlcornio I SilVIO Rodliguez 17. Nueva Trova. VlclOlia. Pablo Milanes 18. ShCll1lisen -+- voice. HClkusen No ; jeff Tad. 19. I(oto. RokudCln No Shlrabe!WilliClI1l AI\:es : : : :23 746

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