MUS 235 Intro to World Music
This course will introduce students to a variety of music, including both popular and art traditions, from some of the following cultures: Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, China and Japan, the Middle East, Mexico and South America, and Native America. The course will develop listening skills, the use of analytical terminology to describe a wide variety of musical traditions, knowledge of a variety of instruments and performance ensembles, knowledge of a variety of performance styles and genres, and an appreciation of the cultural context in which music is created and performed.