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- De Ferranti Hugh Barry Ziani
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- Thr5-6(W936)
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- Course number
- SHS.U441
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2017
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2017/3/17
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- English
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Course description and aims
In the 2017 academic year this course is titled “Music and all of us: contemplating music and humanity". It provides participants with an opportunity to deeply consider the nature of music and its roles in human life through the lens of Ethnomusicology, an academic discipline that is firmly established in North America, Europe, Australia, and more recently also in Japan. We will undertake introductory study of the conceptual framework, fundamental methods, intellectual and practical applications of an anthropological approach to human music-making.
Student learning outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:
・demonstrate a knowledge of the fundamental ways in which music is conceived of by ethnomusicologists
・analyse academic texts on music critically
・write a paper on music that is thematic in nature, citing primary and secondary sources.
Keywords
music, humanity, ethnomusicology, anthropology, fieldwork, music-making
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
(1) Students must read the short textbook chapter in advance of classes; each week 1 or 2 students (depending on class numbers) will be responsible for preparing questions and comments.
(2)A short discussion will be held at the start of each session about overall impressions of what students have read, and all are expected to respond to the questions or points of argument that have been prepared by 1 or 2 students.
(3) In Week 8 short presentations on an approved topic will be given, and a final paper on that material must be submitted within a week thereafter.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction and explanation. Discussion of why and how humans 'do' (make) music. Rice 2014 Chapter 1. | Various definitions of Ethnomusicology |
| Class 2 | Rice 2014 Chapter 2 | History of research on 'world music' and the discipline of Ethnomusicology |
| Class 3 | Rice 2014 Chapter 3 | Research methods in Ethnomusicology |
| Class 4 | Rice 2014 Chapter 4 | Ways of explaining the nature of music |
| Class 5 | Rice 2014 Chapter 5 | Music AS culture; connections between music and diverse facets of culture |
| Class 6 | Rice 2014 Chapters 6 and 7 | Individual musicians who represent traditions; multiple histories of music traditions; oral histories |
| Class 7 | Rice 2014 Chapters 8 and 9 | Recent developments in Ethnomusicology; the practical work that is done by ethnomusicologists and their relations with musicians, music industries, governments and universities. |
| Class 8 | Presentations on individually nominated music topics, with discussion. | Demonstrate understanding of some of the ideas and methods of ethnomusicology that have been studied. Prepare a revised written version of the presentation for submission within a week. |
Textbook(s)
Ethnomusicology: A Very Short Introduction. Timothy Rice, (Oxford University Press 2014; 120 pages)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Other materials may be provided as handouts in class.
Assessment criteria and methods
Attendance and participation: 30%
Presentation: 30%
Final paper: 40%
Related courses
- Graduate Lecture in Culture and Arts S1B
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Neither prior experience of the discipline of Musicology nor advanced knowledge of music theory are required. (If you are uncertain about this aspect, please ask the instructor by email before the class begins.) What IS required is an ability to listen deeply, a genuine love of music and an earnest desire to understand why human beings cannot live without it, as well as how we can think, talk and write about music coherently. Ability to read and discuss academic texts in English is also essential.
Other
Ideally students in this course would also take the 2017 course, Graduate Lecture in Culture and Arts S1B.
