Seminar for Music Majors
MUSC 300
Spring 2013
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02
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
The seminar will provide music majors an opportunity to understand one or more of the world's musical traditions by studying them in-depth. The topic of the seminar will vary from one semester to the next. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA MUSC |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (MUSC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Brinner, Benjamin, KNOWING MUSIC, MAKING MUSIC: JAVANESE GAMELAN AND THE THEORY OF MUSICAL COMPETENCE AND INTERACTION. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995
Perlman, UNPLAYED MELODIES: JAVANESE GAMELAN AND THE GENESIS OF MUSIC THEORY. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004
Sumarsam, GAMELAN: CULTURAL INTERACTION AND MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL JAVA. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995
Tenzer, Michael, GAMELAN GONG KEBYAR: THE ART OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY BALINESE MUSIC. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000
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Examinations and Assignments:
TBA |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Topic: THEORY AND PERFORMANCE CONTEXTS OF INDONESIAN MUSIC:
The seminar examines the theory and performance contexts of Indonesian music as they are precipitated by historical events, such as trade, religious conversion, colonialism, and nationalism. Comparison with other musical discourses will be knocked about, whenever appropriate. |
| Instructor(s): Sumarsam,Prof. Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: MST301; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 10 | JR major: 9 | | |
| Seats Available: 3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 1 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
WORLDS OF MUSIC, Titon/ Slobin
AFRICANA, Apiah/Gates
MANDE MUSIC, Charry
MUSIC OF BLACK AMERICANS, Southern
WE'LL UNDERSTAND BETTER BY AND BY, Regon |
Examinations and Assignments:
A major research paper and several shorter essays. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
A fluid, multiconceptual approach to musicology will be introduced to view African American sacred and secular music traditions. |
| Instructor(s): Hoggard,Jay Clinton Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: RHH003; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 10 | JR major: 9 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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