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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; listening to prepared audio examples of music, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Explores the music of Native American peoples today, the contexts and behaviors with which such music is associated, and the ways these elements are discussed within Native communities. Emphasis is on "Pan Indian" music, including musicfor pow wows and syncretic religious music, and Native popular music, including folk, country, rock, and hip-hop.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; assigned listening, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Introduction to the musical practices of the central Andean countries, including indigenous, mestizo, Creole, and Afro-Andean traditions. Music is presented as part of a broader realm of performance in the Andes, incorporating dance, ritual, drama, and popular culture, and its relationship with notions of identity, nationalism, modernity, folklore, and politics.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 2 hours; extra reading, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Introduction to the roles and genres of expressive culture in Southeast Asia, including dance, music, theater, film, and digital culture. Performance is discussed both as a time-honored and as a contemporary medium for cultural production, from the courts to everyday experience. Material will be drawn from the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Burma, Singapore, and the Southeast Asian diaspora. Cross-listed with ANTH 126, AST 123, and DNCE 123.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; music listening, 1 hour; individual study, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Explores music as a window on the cultural politics of Asian America. Examines expressive culture as a constitutive site for ethnic identities and emergent political formations. Covers musics of Asian immigrants and of subsequent generations, including Asian American jazz and hip-hop. Cross-listed with AST 124.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading and listening to prepared tapes of music, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A survey of different musical traditions from Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, with an emphasis on popular music. Examines the impact of intercultural contact on the musical styles of these regions. A background in Western music is not required.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. An overview of gendered performance genres from a number of cultures. Seeks to familiarize the student with gender-specific music and notions of gender that are often constructed, maintained, transmitted, and transformed through music and performance. Designed for students interested in music, anthropology, and gender studies. Cross-listed with ANTH 177 and WMST 126.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A survey of music, dance, theatre, and ritual in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Designed for the student interested in the performing arts and cultures of mainland and insular Southeast Asia. No Western music background is required. Cross-listed with ANTH 176, AST 127, DNCE 127, and ETST 172.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upperdivision standing or consent of instructor. A survey of music, dance, theatre, and ritual in four major geocultural regions of Asia: Central, East, South, and Southeast. No Western music training is required. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units. Crosslisted with ANTH 128, AST 128, DNCE 128, and THEA 176.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upperdivision standing or consent of instructor. An overview of African performance, addressing the large culture areas of the continent. Emphasizes African aesthetics. Special attention is paid to contemporary popular music, its roots in older genres, and its ongoing role in postcolonial politics. Cross-listed with ETST 118.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; consultation, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): MUS 138; concurrent enrollment in MUS 031A or MUS 031B or MUS 031C or MUS 131A or MUS 131B or MUS 131C. Study of contrapuntal techniques. Analysis of models centering on the sixteenth century, with exercises to develop manipulative skills in modal counterpoint.
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