AACS 116 - African Music I

Institution:

William Paterson University of New Jersey

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Description:

Introduces students to African music by systematically focusing on its diverse geographical areas, its various forms, styles, and musical instruments. The African musical experience is explored within the context of the ecological and environmental paradigm as major factors that impact on traditional musical instrument utilization, particularly in the four major musiological groupings i.e. (1) idiophones, (2) membranophones, (3) chordophones, and (4) aerophones. Within a sociocultural and historical context, the customs, traditions, role, and function of music are examined in various geographical areas and in African society in general.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.wpunj.edu

Phone Number:

(973) 720-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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