Music (MUS) |
121 Music, 541-346-3761
School of Music
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Course Data
| MUS 359 Music of the Americas >1 >AC >US |
4.00 cr. |
| African American, Latin American, and Native American music in sociocultural context. Includes listening skills, music-culture relationship, aesthetics, styles, genres, music structures and forms, and participatory music making. |
| Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Wolf J |
Office:
126 Frohnmayer Music Bldg
Phone:
(541) 346-2852
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| Course Materials |
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CRN |
Avail |
Max |
Time |
Day |
Location |
Instructor |
Notes |
Lecture |
34340 |
23 |
150 |
1200-1320 |
tr |
250 CLS |
Wolf J |
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Final Exam: |
0800-1000 |
w 6/14 |
250 CLS |
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Associated Sections |
+ Dis |
34341 |
0 |
25 |
1400-1450 |
r |
103 CH |
Wood J |
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+ Dis |
34342 |
4 |
25 |
1500-1550 |
r |
103 CH |
Sulaiman M |
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+ Dis |
34343 |
1 |
25 |
1600-1650 |
r |
103 CH |
Sulaiman M |
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+ Dis |
34344 |
10 |
25 |
1000-1050 |
f |
167 MUS |
Wood J |
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+ Dis |
34345 |
6 |
25 |
1100-1150 |
f |
167 MUS |
Landa A |
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+ Dis |
34346 |
2 |
25 |
1200-1250 |
f |
167 MUS |
Landa A |
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Academic Deadlines
| Deadline |
Last day to: |
| April 2: |
Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| April 8: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| April 8: |
Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| April 9: |
Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded) |
| April 9: |
Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded) |
| April 10: |
Add this course |
| April 10: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| April 16: |
Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded) |
| April 16: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| April 23: |
Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded) |
| April 23: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| April 30: |
Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded) |
| April 30: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| May 21: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| May 21: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| In this course students experience music as a "window" into a culture. We learn how music in a particular place and time embodies the core values and beliefs of a people. We learn how historical and political events impact music-making, and how music is used as one of the primary ways through which individuals and cultures identify themselves. We also examine the various ways in which music is taught and learned, and how the social organization of the music-making group embodies notions of power and hierarchy. In addition to these cultural issues, we improve our listening skills by analyzing the huge diversity of musical sounds in the world, hearing how concepts of beauty in music are not universal, but culturally determined.
This course is an introduction to the study and appreciation of music in selected Native American, African American, and Latin American cultures. We use a case-study approach, rather than a survey approach; we examine a small number of representative music styles in relatively greater depth than would be achieved in a more superficial survey of many kinds of music. Class time is focused on sharpening our listening skills and opening our minds to aesthetics and ways of organizing music which may be unfamiliar to us. We try to understand the cultural as well as the sound aspects of music. Lectures, readings, and discussions are supplemented with recorded musical examples, videos, and live demonstrations by visiting guests. We incorporate participatory music-making involving everyone. In addition to class meetings, students attend and report on an out-of-class event.
The course is open to both music majors and non-majors, with no prerequisites or previous music experience required.
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