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Nov 21, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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MUS 245 - Music of World Cultures
Description: Cultural and historical ethnic music contributions throughout the world. Social, cultural and spiritual factors affecting music. Emphasis on listening skills, style characteristics, properties of sound and elements of music on various instruments.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 or ENG 103 , Reading Proficiency
Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Course Content:
- Development of aural (listening skills)
- Properties of sound and elements of music
- Classification and methods of producing sound on various instruments
- Cultural contributions to music from around the world
- Style characteristics of different ethnic cultures
- Social, cultural and spiritual value of music in world
Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize and classify cultural and ethnic music examples. (1)
- Describe properties of sound. (2)
- Identify, compare and contrast use of various instruments to achieve characteristic sounds. (3)
- Research and discuss the value of music in world cultures. (4)
- Identify basic patterns of style for specific cultures or historical time periods. (5)
- Analyze social, cultural, and spiritual environmental factors influencing the development of music in specific cultures. (6)
Required Assessment:
- Employ thoughtful and precise writing skills by completing at least 2500 words of monitored writing.
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