MUS S25 - Performing the Musical Art of Indonesia

Institution:

Bates College

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Description:

This course introduces students to traditional music of Indonesia through study and performance of gamelan (gong-chime orchestra) and related theater arts under the leadership of a resident Indonesian artist-scholar. Students develop collaborative rehearsal and performance skills in a largely oral transmission setting, experiencing alternative modes of both conceptualizing and learning music. Class members have the additional opportunity to study independently with the resident artist. Study culminates in a series of local/regional public ensemble performances. Students learn to locate Indonesian gamelan in the larger context of Southeast Asian performing arts. Enrollment limited to 20. G. Fatone.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bates.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 786-6000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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