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Course Criteria
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Activity, three hours. Group performance of traditional vocal and instrumental music of world cultures. May be repeated for credit without limitation. P/NP or letter grading. 91A. Music and Dance of the American Indians; 91B. Music of Bali; 91C. Music and Dance of the Balkans; 91D. Music of China; 91E. Music and Dance of Ghana; 91F. Music of India; 91G. Music of Japan; 91H. Music of Java; 91J. Music of Korea; 91K. Music of Mexico; 91L. Music of Persia; 91N. Music of the Near East; 91P. Music of African Americans; 91T. Jazz Orchestra. Preparation: audition. Large group jazz ensemble that performs big band jazz repertoire. Emphasis on improvisational and solo performance skills in traditional big band, Latin jazz, and contemporary jazz genres. Letter grading; 91Z. Open Ensemble.
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2.00 Credits
Studio, one hour. Limited to Ethnomusicology majors. Private or semiprivate music instruction with a distinguished community-based musician, which must be arranged by students and approved by course instructor. May be repeated for credit without limitation.
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4.00 Credits
Seminar, three hours. Designed for Ethnomusicology majors. Examination of history, present state, and future of audiovisual archives, with specific focus on ethics, copyright, contracts, fieldwork, preservation, and access and issues related to technology, space, budgets, and staffing. Concurrently scheduled with course C200. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Designed for Ethnomusicology, Music, and Music History majors. In-depth analysis of jazz styles and repertoire intended for students with music backgrounds. Concurrently scheduled with courses C222A-C222BC222C. Letter grading. C122A. Early Jazz to Swing Era; C122B. Bebop to Avant-garde; C122C. Jazz since the Sixties. 123. Music of Bebop. (4) Lecture, three hours. Study of jazz bebop tradition, including analysis of compositions and song forms, styles of improvisation, and developments from 1940 to the present.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, 10 hours. Introduction to music of Africa through general discussion of select topics such as continent and its peoples, function, musician, instruments, musical structure and related arts, and contemporary music. Concurrently scheduled with course C236A. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Introduction to music of various African cultures and regions. Through readings, lectures, viewing of films, and analysis of music, students gain greater understanding of diverse musical traditions found on African continent and become more cognizant of contributions that people of Africa have made to world music. Concurrently scheduled with course C236B. Letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, four hours. Limited to Ethnomusicology, Music, Music History, World Arts and Cultures, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and East Asian Studies majors. Political imperatives have long had a direct and often explicit impact on music sound and context in East Asia. Examination of interaction of ideology and musical practice in medieval Korea and in contemporary Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and China. Concurrently scheduled with course C250. Letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Designed for undergraduate Ethnomusicology, Music, Music History, and World Arts and Cultures majors. Survey of musics from China's border regions and neighboring countries: technical musical characteristics and important contextual issues related to traditional and modern styles from Mongolia, Uighurs of Xinjiang, Tibet, Tibeto- Burman peoples, Hmong, and indigenous peoples of Taiwan. Concurrently scheduled with course C259. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, four hours; laboratory, four hours; outside study, four hours. Designed for Ethnomusicology, Music, and Music History majors. Application of science and technology for both creation and dissemination of music. Introduction to tools and techniques such as CD mastering, digital sampling, recording, and music synthesis, as well as scientific principles underlying such technologies. Concurrently scheduled with course C269. Letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Exploration of music in film, animation, and dance through lens of cognitive psychology, with focus on interpretation of film music relative to model of musical meaning. Concurrently scheduled with course C276. Letter grading.
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