INST 126 - Music and Folk Culture of the Southern Appalachians

Institution:

Virginia Wesleyan University

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Description:

Provides an introduction to the music and folk culture of the Southern Appalachians, including Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. It pays particular attention to the unique pre-World War II styles of rural dance music, social and religious music, and early commercially recorded music, including the old time string band, jug bands, clawhammer style of banjo playing, unaccompanied fiddling, shape note singing, and balladry. Students study the history, development, and structure of these regional music styles and are introduced to playing the music themselves in an old time string band or jug band. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vwu.edu

Phone Number:

(757) 455-3200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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