MUS 106 - Introduction to World Music

Instructor: Janet Polvino
e-mail: jpolvino@hcc.mass.edu
Office Phone: (413) 552-2530

There are no synchronous or on site requirements for this online distance learning course. Students will complete assignments, quizzes and tests, etc., on a weekly, semester schedule, but may log into the course at any time.

The Instructor will respond to e-mail and class discussion topics on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Open to all students, the world of music: Non Western Traditions is an introductory appreciation course exploring music outside the Western European tradition including music of Polynesia, Native North America, Latin America, Africa and Black America, Eastern Europe, Mideast, Indonesia, India, and Japan. Specific topics chosen from these areas will be selected and studied throughout the semester.

 

REQUIRED TEXT:  Worlds of Music with 3 Audio CDs-Shorter Version, General editor:  Jeff Todd Titon, Thomson Learning, Third Edition. ISBN: 978-0-495-57010-3

Purchase online at the HCC Bookstore

 

METHOD OF INSTRUCTION - Online activities will include:

·         weekly reading assignments with quizzes

·         weekly interactive class discussion topics

·         web-based research activities

·         field study project and class presentation

·         attend live performances in your community

·         online tests and final exam

 

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

·         To understand how people of the world use music in their lives.

·         To make comparisons between cultures for similarities and differences.

·         To do a field study of our own musical environment.

 

BASIS FOR STUDENT GRADING AND EVALUATION:

Method	Percent of Final Grade
Weekly reading assignments with quizzes	10%
Weekly class discussion topics	10%
Two live performance critiques	20%
Field Study Project and Class Presentation	20%
Online Unit Tests and Final Exam	40%
Total	100%

CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION: Students must participate in weekly online discussion and complete reading assignment quizzes. Failure to participate in online course activities will result in a mark of an "AW" due to excessive absence.