Music in World Cultures

Undervisningsspråk

English.

Krav til forkunnskapar

Basic knowedge of music theory, but this does not need to be formally documented.

Læringsutbyte

Students who have completed the course

- can recognize and place specific musical traditions within their cultural, geographical, historical and stylisitic contexts.

- apply ethnomusicological concepts and methods to the study of music in their own society.

Kontaktinformasjon

Griegakademiet - Institutt for musikk. E-mail: studierettleiar@grieg.uib.no

Undervisningssemester

Spring

Undervisningsspråk

English.

Studienivå

Bachelor

Krav til studierett

The course is open for students in subjects within the humanities and/or social sciences.

Mål og innhald

This course presents a survey of music in selected cultures of the world, drawing from areas including Native America, Africa, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Middle East, and Latin America. The course will also present an overview of research methods in ethnomusicology, which the students will apply in their own individual field work research projects. The course should be of interest to students in music and other students in the humanities.

Læringsutbyte/resultat

Students who have completed the course

- can recognize and place specific musical traditions within their cultural, geographical, historical and stylisitic contexts.

- apply ethnomusicological concepts and methods to the study of music in their own society.

Krav til forkunnskapar

Basic knowedge of music theory, but this does not need to be formally documented.

Undervisning og omfang

One semester of lectures including listening examples.

Obligatoriske arbeidskrav

Students will carry out and report on, in both written and oral form, a fieldwork project on a local musical culture.

2 assignments totalling 4000-6000 words (12-15 pages doublespaced).

All mandatory instruction must be completed and approved of before the exam. All instruction is compulsory. Absence of more than 20% leads to loss of right to take the exam. Approved compulsory activities are valid for 2 semesters after they are completed.

Vurderingsformer

Grading of assignment portfolio. The student will turn in 2 assignments totalling 4000-6000 words (12-15 pages doublespaced). Internal evaluation. All assignments must be completed with a passing grade.

Karakterskala

Letter grade from A to F.

Læremiddelomtale

Approx. 800 pages as well as listening examples.

Emneevaluering

Evaluation will be carried out in the form of a questionnaire. A written report will be made.

Kontaktinformasjon

Griegakademiet - Institutt for musikk. E-mail: studierettleiar@grieg.uib.no