NEW COURSES
Conrad Grebel University College
Effective 01-SEP-2016
MUSIC 110 ( 0.50 ) LEC Music in Cultural Contexts
An intensive study of music from around the globe and throughout the ages, employing several approaches in
studying how music reflects and responds to its diverse social, political, and historical contexts.
Antireq: MUSIC 100
(Note:This course serves as a required course for all Music Major & Minor Plans and those with sufficient
background.)
Rationale : With the reduction in required courses for the Honours Music major and minor plans, a more
robust and concentrated 100-level course is proposed for students pursuing all Music plans. Currently,
MUSIC 100 is a required course for all Music plans but proves too rudimentary for many students with a
strong musical background. MUSIC 110 offers more in-depth and challenging course content for students
in Music plans.
MUSIC 232 ( 0.50 ) LEC Music as a Global Phenomenon
A survey of music studied in cross-cultural perspective with regard to its sound, performance practices, meanings,
and functions from selected world traditions found in the diverse cultures of Africa, Asia, Latin America, North
America, Europe, and the Middle East.
Antireq: MUSIC 245
(Note: The course also serves as an elective in the proposed Music in Global Context specialization.)
(If you’ve taken Music 245 already and switch to the new plan in the Arts Majors Reset, then this will be counted as
Music 232 required course)
MUSIC 233 ( 0.50 ) LEC Musical Rhythm in Global Perspective
A multidisciplinary survey of rhythm in selected musics examined in terms of scientific, symbolic, and experiential
knowledge that connects it to the concepts of time, history, biology, evolution, anthropology, philosophy,
psychology, and contemporary globalized culture.
(Note: The course also serves as an elective in the proposed Music in Global Context specialization.)
MUSIC 262 ( 0.50 ) LEC Music for Vocal Ensemble
A survey of the great masterpieces for vocal ensemble from Medieval times to the present studied through reading,
lecture, and listening. Principle choral genres of each historical era are studied and discussed including works
performed by the Grand Philharmonic Choir during the term.
[Note: The ability to read music notation is not required.]
Antireq: MUSIC 290 taken Winter 2015
(The course will be offered on a three-year rotation with MUSIC 260 - The Symphony and MUSIC 261 - Opera.)
MUSIC 333 ( 0.50 ) SEM Music and Landscape
This course explores how landscape is represented in music from Vivaldi and Beethoven to popular genres and
Canadian music. Topics include the role of landscape and music in cultural identity, ways in which music evokes
space and place, music and the environment, soundscape, and site-specific music.
Prereq: Level at least 2A. Antireq: MUSIC 390 taken Winter 2011, 2014
(Note: The course also serves as an elective in the proposed Music in Global Context specialization.)
MUSIC 335 ( 0.50 ) SEM Perspectives in Music and Peace
This course examines music's role in peace and conflict from a variety of perspectives through listening, reading,
discussion, and using examples from around the world. Topics include the use of music in dissent and resistance,
and as an instrument of propaganda, conflict, and peacebuilding.
Prereq: Level at least 2A.
Antireq: MUSIC 391 and PACS 301 taken Winter 2015
Cross-listed as: PACS 335
(Note: this course is a required course in the new Music and Peace Specialization and will be offered regularly.)
Rationale : This course has been offered three times in two different versions; twice as African Music and
Peace (not an antirequisite), and most recently as a team-taught course - Music, Peace and Conflict.
MUSIC 392 ( 0.50 ) SEM Special Topics in Global Music
A study of a selected topic in global music. Consult department for details. [Note:
This course is repeatable up to 2 times, subject to different content.]
Department Consent required.
(Note: The course also serves as an elective in the proposed Music in Global Context specialization.)
Rationale : This is a specific topics course in Global Music (as opposed to our general 300-level topics
courses, MUSIC 390 and MUSIC 391) and it is an elective in the Music in Global Context Specialization.