UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology

Münir Beken
Office: 2854 Schoenberg Music Building
Tel: 310-825-8422
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 1:00-2:00 pm
E-mail: mbeken@ucla.edu

Preparation: previous experience in composition, Ethnomusicology 11ABC or equivalent. Limited to ethnomusicology majors. Other students may enroll with permission of instructor. Exercises in composition using a variety of Western and non-Western musical systems. Requires final project. P/NP or letter grading.

Goals and Objectives:
Students will learn how to compose musical pieces using forms, idioms, and techniques from different parts of the world. Students will also analyze the pieces of composers who have composed music using elements from world cultures.

Course Credit: 4 units

Grading:
Weekly Assignments                                                70 %
Final Project (Original Composition)                     20 %
Class Participation and Attendance                      10 %