Syllabus
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is part of the Ethnomusicology 20 ABC series. 20 A deals with the music of Europe and the Americas. 20 C covers the music of South, East, and South-East Asia. The present course is intended to introduce the main concepts of ethnomusicology, to train students in using basic analytical concepts, to develop good listening skills, and to explore selected musical areas of Africa and the Middle East. COURSE MATERIAL: The material which students are responsible for includes: a) class lectures; b) lecture/concert presentations by guest speakers and artists; c) films shown in class and in the sections; d) composite listening class-CDs; e) assigned readings; f) CD notes and other handouts; g) review sessions by the instructor and the teaching assistants. Because of the diversity of the material there is no single textbook. Reading and listening assignments, which are indicated in the syllabus, are combined in a course reader. The course reader may be obtained from Westwood Copies, Inc., 1001 Gayley Ave. Suite 104, Los Angeles, CA 90024.The assigned listening material will be accessible online directly through the Music Library Digital Audio Reserves at: http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/dlib/audio%5Freserves/current.cfm?i=1 This page may also be accessed from the Music Library homepage: click on Listen Online, then click Online Listening Reserves, and then click the link under Ethnomusicology 20B. Also, backup copies of the CDs will be available at Powell Library. REQUIREMENTS: This class requires taking two midterms and a cumulative final. See assigned exam dates in the syllabus. Each exam consists of two parts: one based on the lectures, handouts, readings, and guest and film presentations; the other on the listening material. Also required is a research type project, which exists in two versions, one for undergraduate ethnomusicology majors and another for other undergraduate majors. Instructions on these projects will be provided on separate handouts toward the beginning of the quarter. The deadline for turning in the project is indicated on the syllabus. Graduate ethnomusicology students are required to take all three exams. They are also required to engage in a research project that the instructor will discuss with them individually. WARNING: This class requires serious work. It is no less demanding than any comparable course in the sciences and humanities. If you are looking for an “easy,” work-free course, this is definitely the wrong class for you and you are advised not to take it. In order to do well in Ethnomusicology 20 B, it is essential to take notes in class, to do the reading and listening assignments on time, and to attend the weekly review sessions by the teaching assistants. Please note that chatting with others in class during the lectures is considered extremely rude, in addition to being extremely distracting, and will not be tolerated. If you need to chat with someone in class, please do that during the class breaks or outside before or after the class. If you have any questions or wish to share some interesting information, please do not hesitate to talk with the teaching assistants. The ways to contact them will be announced in their review sessions. If you wish to speak with the instructor, you may do that during his office hours. It may also be possible to speak with him briefly right after the class lectures or leave him a message at the main Ethnomusicology office. Do not use e-mail to contact the instructor. |