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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
DATE: 9/9/2004
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER:
MUS 14
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)_________
COURSE TITLE
WORLD MUSIC
I.
CATALOG AND OUTLINE
1.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
A survey of the dominant non-Western musical cultures of the world (the Far East, Indonesia, India, the
Middle East, Africa, the Americas), with comparisons to Western folk and art music traditions.
Beginning with an introduction to basic musical terms and concepts, the course, which includes lectures,
films, and recordings, examines the technical characteristics of each of the world's major musical
traditions, and explores how music is used around the world for aesthetic, spiritual, and social purposes.
NOTE:
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COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
a.
Introduction
2.5 %
b.
Basic Concepts
15.0 %
c.
Concert/record review writing procedures
2.5 %
d.
India
15.0 %
e.
Middle East
15.0 %
f.
Africa
20.0 %
g.
Far East
15.0 %
h.
Indonesia
5.0 %
i.
Native Americas
5.0 %
j.
European Folk Traditions
5.0 %
Total...100.0 %
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PREREQUISITES
Prerequisite?
No __X___
Corequisite?
No __X__
Recommended Preparation? No ____
Yes
(course)
Yes _____ (course)
Yes _ ENGL 150/150L (course
Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended Preparation Post-English 150 reading
comprehension is strongly recommended for success in this course.
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III.
OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENTS
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES
List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate some of them in terms of specific measurable
student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or skills to be attained as a result of completing this
course. For degree-applicable courses, include objectives in the area of “critical thinking.” Upon successful
completion of this course, the students will be able to:
1.
Identify important characteristics of music from each major world culture.
2.
Articulate relationships between major musical styles and cultural practices within given
musical traditions.
3.
Articulate similarities and differences between Western and non-Western approaches to
music-making.
4.
Identify characteristic instruments of each major musical culture.
5.
Describe the differences between oral and notational transmission of musical traditions.
6.
Describe the impact of commercialization on the major world musical traditions.
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS: Degree applicable courses must
include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be completed for non-credit courses.
Describe how the course requires students to independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess,
anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Students write concert and record reviews in which they demonstrate critical discrimination by
evaluating how successfully the review subject realized a given set of aesthetic criteria.
Tests have a listening component that requires students to identify particular musical excerpts
based on the main characteristics of musical styles that they have studied in class.
Essay questions involving both inductive reasoning (describing the fundamental values underlying
the stylistic traits of a musical tradition) and deductive reasoning (comparing ancient and more
recent manifestations of a given culture's values in its music).
Final project will be either a term paper that synthesizes knowledge of a culture's music and its
social-historical-religious traditions, an original musical composition that exemplifies the stylistic
attributes of a given world music tradition, or an original instrument that exemplifies important
aspects of a mythic culture (the student must explain the interconnection between the instrument
and the cultural practices of the mythic culture).
3.
ASSESSMENT
Degree applicable courses must have a minimum of one response in category A, B, or C. If category A is not
checked, the department must explain why substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least
part of the grade.
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A.
This course requires a minimum of two substantial (500 words each) written assignments which
demonstrate standard English usage (grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary) and proper paragraph and
essay development. In grading these assignments, instructors shall use, whenever possible, the English
Department’s rubric for grading the ENGL 150 exit essay. Substantial writing assignments, including:
_____ essay exam(s)
X term or other paper(s) _____ laboratory report(s)
_____ written homework
_____ reading report(s)
_____ other (specify)
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate because:
_____ The course is primarily computational in nature.
_____ The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
_____ Other rationale (explain)
B.
Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
__X__ exam(s)
_____ quizzes
_____
homework problems
_____ laboratory report(s) _____ field work
_____ other (specify)
C.
Skill demonstrations, including:
_____ class performance(s) _____ field work
_____ performance
exam(s)
_____ other (specify)
D.
Objective examinations, including:
_____ multiple choice
_____ true/false
__X_ matching items
__X_ completion
__X__ other (specify) listening identification, short essay
E. Other (specify)________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
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IV.
TEXTS AND MATERIALS
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended,
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including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title:
EXCURSIONS IN WORLD MUSIC
__X__ Required
Edition:
4TH______
_____ Alternate
Author:
Nettl, Capwell, Bohlman, Wong, Turino
_____ Recommended
Publisher:
Prentice-Hall
Date Published: 2004
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
_X__ Yes. Basis for determination:
__X is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair, or
Center Dean)
OR
_____ has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No.
Request for Exception Attached.
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over a 16-week presentation of the course, 3+ hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL Degree
Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the student to study
outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each hour of lecture. Lab
and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the regular class time the students
in this class do the following:
X
X
_X
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
X
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
X
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum, concert,
debate, meeting, etc.)
_X
other (specify) Required listening examples
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V.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
I. Contact Hours:
(1 unit lec = 18 hrs, 1 unit lab = 54 hours)
Lecture: 54 TOTAL HOURS
Lab:
__ TOTAL HOURS
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(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify
more-than-minimum required hours.)
Lecture Units 3.00
Lab Units _____ or
Variable Unit Range ___
5
2.
TLUs 4.50
(12 hr lec or 18 hr lab = 1 TLU)
3.
Does course currently fulfill a General
Education requirement?
(For existing courses only;
for new courses, use GE Application Form)
__X__ Yes
_____ No
Articulation with UC requested____
If yes, in what G.E. area?
AA/AS Area __C__
CSU/GE Area ___C_
IGETC Area __3___
4.
Method of Instruction:
_X__ Lecture
_____ Lab
_____ Lecture/Lab
_____ Independent Study
5.
Recommended Maximum Class Size 40
6.
Transferability _X_ CSU _X_ UC
List
two
UC/CSU campuses with similar courses
(include course #s)
CSU/CHICO-MUSIC 045-Intro. to the World of
Music UCR - Music 006 - Intro. to World Music
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Grading Standard
__X__ Letter Grade Only
_____ CR/NC Only
_____ Grade-CR/NC Option
Grade-CR/NC Option Criteria:
_____ Introductory
_____ 1st course in sequence
_____ Exploratory
8.
Is course repeatable _____ Yes __X__ No
If so, repeatable to a maximum of:
_____ Total Enrollments
_____ Total Units
(Use Request for Exception sheet to
justify repeatability.)
9.
SAM Classification __E
Course Classification __A_
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