MUSIC 140 - Introduction to World Music

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

This course surveys various folk and traditional musics of the non-Western world. Music cultures are discussed individually in turn, all the while maintaining a cross-cultural or cross-regional perspective in order to discern common underlying themes and processes as well as points of divergence. Discussion also includes issues such as cultural ownership, appropriation, and commodification- issues that have arisen as the countries and places where the musics originate get more deeply implicated in the global economy. Some class time is devoted to exercises in critical listening and aural analysis.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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