MUSA 105 World Music

Previously MUSC 163. Open to all interested students, this course is an introduction to the music of the world. Students will learn through lectures, guided viewing and listening to selected video and music examples, readings, and in-class discussion.

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

3

Course Objectives

1. Identify elements of music as perceived in the listening selections of the course.
2. Classify instruments of the world using the Sachs/Hornbostel Classification System.
3. Listen to and appreciate a variety of styles and types of world music.
4. Describe how political, social, or religious movement shaped the musical development of selected cultures.
5. Identify major trends and composers of the world.
6. Identify and differentiate musical styles and characteristics of various cultures.
7. Compare and contrast stylistic similarities and differences amongst music of various cultures.
8. Consider and form ideas about the roles of music in societies and cultures around the world.
9. Analyze and consider the role of one’s own musical culture and preference within a global context.
10. Reflect upon and communicate how elements of non-western musical culture have influenced culture, politics, art, and music in the United States.
11. Discuss a current world music event/development and relate what kind of impact this event/development will have on the lives of the people it touches.

Course Objectives

1. Identify elements of music as perceived in the listening selections of the course.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

2. Classify instruments of the world using the Sachs/Hornbostel Classification System.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Quiz

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric
3. Listen to and appreciate a variety of styles and types of world music.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

4. Describe how political, social, or religious movement shaped the musical development of selected cultures.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric
5. Identify major trends and composers of the world.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

6. Identify and differentiate musical styles and characteristics of various cultures.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Aural quiz

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT1
7. Compare and contrast stylistic similarities and differences amongst music of various cultures.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

8. Consider and form ideas about the roles of music in societies and cultures around the world.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • E

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT2
9. Analyze and consider the role of one’s own musical culture and preference within a global context.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT3
10. Reflect upon and communicate how elements of non-western musical culture have influenced culture, politics, art, and music in the United States.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments
    • oral presentation or paper

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

    Critical Thinking

    • CT4
11. Discuss a current world music event/development and relate what kind of impact this event/development will have on the lives of the people it touches.

    This objective is a course Goal Only