MUSC 5800 Studies in World Music

Prerequisite: Admission to MMEd program. This course is designed to lead and direct students on an excursion of musical-cultural practices of various ethnic peoples of the world. It can be used as an elective for senior level music majors and beginning graduate students in music-based fields (music education, music therapy). The course will include a lecture component as well as a seminar style (team) student presentation component. The focus of the class is on the music and its aesthetic and cultural meanings. We will also discuss the cross-influences of these different music cultures in the world today, and talk about what each system has to offer today�s world in terms of philosophy, aesthetics, social structure, instruments and behaviors.