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Jan 15, 2025
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MU244 World Music and Culture3 credit(s)
This course explores many of the staggering diversity of musical traditions around the globe. The study of music from a cultural perspective illustrates the multiple roles of music as a means of expression. You will acquire knowledge about specific musical traditions to develop your appreciation of diversity and will analyze the role of music as an important aspect of culture and society, while at the same time developing a deeper understanding of diverse people and cultural traditions. This course contributes to the Global Diversity and Social Justice Integrated General Education Program (IGEP) Minor in that it fosters students’ understanding of the role of music in a global, pluralistic setting. The study of music from a cultural perspective illustrates the multiple roles of music as a means of expression grounded in religious, political, social, individual and group cultural identities. World Music and Culture will address a wide range of music and cultural traditions including those from Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Indonesia and China with the goal of appreciating and understanding diversity. As you will discover, music means much more than mere entertainment to many people throughout the world, especially concerning the universal concepts of power, human rights, justice and equity. Face to face format with embedded blended learning using Blackboard site and text on-line resources.
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