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Music of India - MUSC3212
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of English, Media and Performing Arts
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: MUSC1302 or MUSC1312 or MUSC2111 or MUSI1142
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Introduces the musical traditions of India in their socio-cultural contexts. Students apply and refine their understanding of aspects of ethnomusicological theory, methods and issues.


Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
  • Identify and discuss key components, including pitch and rhythmic systems, of South Asian classical music
  • Identify, categorise and describe major instruments of South Asian classical music
  • Identify and outline the structure of key genres of North Indian music
  • Discuss the categorisation of musical fields and genres in South Asian, extrapolating from this to more general discussion of field and genre
  • Understand key processes operating in the learning and performance of South Asian classical music
  • Investigate the interactions between genre, field and society, both synchronically and diachronically
  • Appreciate some of the aesthetic principles operating in South Asian music
  • Come to an understanding of how elements discussed under objectives 1-7 are based in South Asian society, whilst understanding music as a 'text' of that society
  • Investigate and critique the discipline of (ethno-)musicology in studying and representing the above.

Assessment

  • Essay (2000 words) - 35%
  • Ethnomusicology 'mock' field work exercise - 45%
  • Tutorial presentation and comments/questions on other student presentations - 20%

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