MUSA332-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017

Musics of the World

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2017
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 3 March 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 19 May 2017

Description

An exploration of music from non-western cultures such as India, China and the Pacific, examining traditional styles and some contemporary forms.

This course aims to introduce students to a range of musical styles and genres from a broad selection of geographical regions, to situate this music in its cultural and social context, and to expose students to various methodologies, perspectives, and critical approaches within the discipline of ethnomusicology.

Learning Outcomes

Students who pass this course will have developed:
*  Knowledge of topics in world music including historical, historical groupings and schools, biographical, social, philosophical and technical aspects of world music composition, development of instruments and performance techniques;
*  Music research techniques including use of music libraries and on-line databases;
*  Library research skills;
*  Some skills in the aural and written analysis of music;
*  Literacy and tertiary study skills;
*  Consider the social context within which music is generated and used;
*  Critically evaluate the role of music in adapting to - or challenging - historical and political realities in specific cases.

Prerequisites

One of MUSA231-234.

Restrictions

Timetable Note

WORKLOAD

Student workload (150 hours) will be allocated to:
*  24 hours attending lectures
*  12 hours attending tutorials
*  34 hours researching and writing essays
*  35 hours researching, preparing, and writing seminar and paper
*  45 hours completing assigned reading and listening tasks

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Francis Yapp

Lecturer

Justin DeHart

Tutors

Francis Yapp and Justin DeHart

Tutor:  Douglas Brush

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Essay 1 21 Mar 2017 15%
Essay 2 01 May 2017 20%
Seminar 35% Individual presentations (in tutorial slots) to be arranged during the course. Written paper due 4pm on day of presentation.
Listening Test 01 Jun 2017 20%
Participation 10% Contribution to tutorial discussion and practical workshops

Notes

Use of Technology

This course assumes that you have sufficient information and technology skills to confidently use a computer to access material for your course.  Your written work will be handwritten and submitted in class time.

You will be required to access our learning management system – LEARN – and to become familiar with its tools.  LEARN provides easily-accessible information about the course and assessments, topics and deadlines, and supports the learning you will gain from attending all lectures and tutorials.  For help using LEARN, refer to: http://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/course/view.php?id=2157

Additional Course Outline Information

Assessment and grading system

The following shows how to translate grades to numerical scores:

A+  90–100;    A   85–89;    A-  80–84;    B+   75–79;    B 70–74;    B-   65–69;     C+  60–64;     C  55–59;     C- 50–54;     D  40–49;   E  0–39
In a course at 100- or 200-level examiners may grant restricted credit (R) which will be equivalent to a pass for all purposes except as a prerequisite.

Where to submit and collect work

You should submit a hard copy, with an official School of Music assignment cover page, to the assignment drop-box in the School of Music foyer.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $817.00

International fee $3,525.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

All MUSA332 Occurrences

  • MUSA332-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017