MUS 206 - Music of the World

The primary purpose of this course is to increase musical understanding through perceptive listening to music of both western and non-western cultures. In addition to traditional Western European classical music, students will be introduced to music of the western hemisphere (traditional folk and religious music, jazz, country, gospel, black popular music, rock, and Native American music), music of Africa, Russia and Eastern Europe, India, Japan, South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. These repertoires will provide appropriate material for introducing musical concepts and for gaining an understanding of the nature of music, how it is created, and how it functions.

Credits: 3