MUS335

041287

This course introduces students to the diverse musical practices cultivated in communities in North America (United States and Canada). We will explore the significance of music, place, identity, and community as an integrated system that contributes to the continuity of musical practices. We will also stress the asymmetrical power relations in musical learning, the music industry, the concert hall, and in other settings such as public events that affect the way musics of indigenous peoples and immigrants (in every century) are heard and not heard in North American landscapes. Our case study approach will help develop knowledge about different musical styles and practices and their significance to each community and to address specific issues that are tied to musical equity through access, reception, knowledge, and opportunity, that in many cases has resulted in cultural loss. We will also explore socio-musical relationships that have contributed to the development of modified and shared musical forms and styles. Some of the musical practices we will explore include those of indigenous peoples in southwestern and midwestern United States and in Canada, and selected musics drawn from African American, Latin American, Asian (Chinese, Japanese, South Asian), and Middle Eastern (Iranian, Arabic, Jewish) communities.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

GE - GEDE (Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis), GE - T2-ARTS (Tier 2 Arts), GEED - EPART (Gen Ed: EP Artist)