A study of musics from selected regions of the world, in both their traditional and contemporary contexts, and a further exploration of the fusion of world musics as currently used in contemporary music.  The course explores musical styles, techniques, ideas and practices in various cultures and societies.  Students are introduced to cross-cultural methods of analysis through selected repertoire from a wide variety of cultures, and to various performance contexts through reading, listening and audio-visual viewing. Students also participate in a weekly music workshop, which develops their inter-cultural understanding through the experience of playing and singing music from oral cultures.

1) A greater familiarity with a range of music-cultures (western and non-western).
2) An awareness of the phenomenon of music and its social and/or aesthetic agency in a range of music-cultures.
3) An awareness of music as it is affected by society, politics, and collective and individual factors in a range of music-cultures.
4) The development of cross-cultural and theoretical skills of analysis.
5) The development of academic skills of research and documentation using diverse sources (oral history, primary and secondary sources, interviews and so forth).
6) The development of a well-balanced and reflexive research approach.
7) The capacity to articulate and present individual research in an academic environment of researching peers.
8) The capacity to learn and perform selected repertoire in a world music ensemble organised by the school.
9) The capacity to demonstrate, in performance, practical and aesthetic knowledge of the said world music ensemble.
10) The capacity to interact in a professional manner with performing peers.

Tutorial participation (5%), tutorial project (25%), listening test (30%) and World Music Ensemble exam (40%)

All learning outcomes are intrinsically linked to the set assessment. Specifically speaking, the mark for tutorial participation involves sharing analytical thoughts and scholarly observations during class.

The assigned tutorial project involves the study of a music-culture as a social phenomenon. This assessment is in two parts: a presentation, in which students are expected to present their choice of music-culture by way of a 10 minute scholarly presentation; and a 1500 word academic essay summarising their findings. The development of analytical and research skills at university level is crucial to this task.

To evaluate the students' familiarity and knowledge of the music-cultures studied in the course, a listening test will be held at the end of semester. Students will be expected to recognise the musical example played, and provide a brief description of instrumentation and performance context.

The end of semester World Music Ensemble exam is designed to assess individual student progress in learning and performing assigned repertoire from a given world music ensemble. Professional conduct and musicianship, and knowledge of the music-culture will be considered during this exam.

1 hour lecture, 1 hour tutorial, 1 hour workshop.

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Miller, Terry and Shahriari, Andrew.  2006.  World Music.  A Global Journey.  London and New York.  Routledge. 

Recommended reading:

Manuel, Peter.  1988.  Popular Musics of the Non Western World.  London: Oxford University Press

Miller, Terry and Williams, Sean (eds).  1998.  Garland Encyclopaedia of World Music.  Volume 4.  South East Asia.  London and New York.  Routledge.

Provine, Robert, Yoshihiko Tomumaru and Witzeben, J Lawrence (eds).  2002.  Garland Encyclopaedia of World Music.  Volume 7.  East Asia: China, Japan and Korea.  London and New York

Hast, Dorothea, Cowdery, James R and Scott, Stan.  1999.  Exploring the World of Music.  Kendall Hunt.  Iowa.