MUSA232-21S1 (C) Semester One 2021

Musics of the World

This occurrence is not offered in 2021

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2021
End Date: Sunday, 27 June 2021
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2021
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 14 May 2021

Description

This course explores musical traditions from a range of geographical regions, and provides an introduction to key concepts for the study of ethnomusicology.

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.

Topics covered in the course
• Key concepts in ethnomusicology
• South Asia: India and Pakistan
• East Asia: China, Korea, and Japan
• Southeast Asia: Vietnam and Thailand
• The Caribbean
• West Africa
• Traditional and folk music in North America

Learning Outcomes

  • Students who pass this course will be able to:
  • 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

      • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

      Employable, innovative and enterprising

      Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

      Engaged with the community

      Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

      Globally aware

      Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

MUSA131, or
60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the MusB or Schedule V of the BA.

Restrictions

Timetable Note

Student workload (150 hours) will be allocated to:
• 24 hours attending lectures
• 11 hours attending tutorials
• 35 hours researching and writing the essay
• 10 hours preparing for listening test
• 25 hours preparing the blog post or video
• 44 hours completing assigned reading and listening tasks
• 25 hours of self-directed study

Course Coordinator

Francis Yapp

Lecturers

Justin DeHart and Reuben de Lautour

Assessment

All written assessments are due at 10pm on the specified date.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $877.00

International fee $4,200.00

* 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 MUSA232 Occurrences

  • MUSA232-21S1 (C) Semester One 2021 - Not Offered
  • MUSA232-21S2 (C) Semester Two 2021 - Not Offered
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