Course Description
The course explores various regions of the world with respect to their musical instruments, cultural background, and musical development. According to region civilization and historical development, four main music civilizations of the world, namely, Asia, Arab, Africa, and the Americas, will be included in the course. Music from the aspects of traditional musical instruments, musical scales, and their compositional styles will be introduced in the class. Furthermore, the music functionality and application of each region will be discussed. Through lectures, discussions, musical video viewing, and class participation, students will be able to distinguish different styles and musical instruments by their regions by the end of the semester.
Intended Learning Outcomes
CILO-1: Being able to understand music in most of the cultures of the world.
CILO-2: Being able to learn the components of a music culture.
CILO-3: Being able to learn how to listen and appreciate music.
CILO-4: Understanding the music terminology (on melody, rhythm, timbre, form…etc) to describe musical performances and pieces.
CILO-5: Being able to identify different non-classical musical styles, instruments, performers, and genres by ear.
CILO-6: Creating an awareness of the music throughout the world.
CILO-7: Critically think and reflect students’ own musical tastes and values.
CILO-8: Developing listening skills and learn vocabulary to talk and write about music.
CILO-9: Being able to appreciate music and understand the background of music from different cultures.
CILO-10: Using analytical skills to understand how music functions in different sociocultural contexts, considering the role of mobility, race, gender and power.