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Fall 2023
May 12, 2024
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MUSC 107 - INTRODUCTION TO WORLD MUSIC
Prerequisite: None. This course will introduce students to the musical traditions of a variety of non-Western cultures, through recorded examples, lecture-demonstrations and live, in-class performances. The course will explore how the elements of music are treated in different cultures, and what musical ideas are common to all cultures. It will also examine the role music plays in the everyday life in different societies. Finally, it will examine how music today reflects the phenomenon of globalization by combining elements of different musical cultures.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours

Levels: Academic
Schedule Types: Lecture

Liberal and Fine Arts Division
Arts and Design Department

Course Attributes:
Art Appreciation Gen Education, Global &Cultural Gen Education, Free Elective, General Education, Humanities General Education, Music Elective Specific Prgrms, Art Elective Specific Programs

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