San Diego Community College District
Mesa College
7250 Mesa College Drive
San Diego, CA 92111-4998
(619) 388-2682 or (858) 627-2600
COURSE SYLLABUS
MUSIC 109: WORLD MUSIC
ONLINE
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Semester:
Dr. William Cratty
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Music 109
World Music Online
Spring, 2009
January 26—May 23
Prerequisites
None.
Required Text
1.
Cratty, William, Ainis, Jeffrey, and Woodyard, Shawn. Introduction to World Music Online
(including three compact discs), Coast Learning Systems, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-7575-6018-7
Additional Readings (Optional)
1.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Seven-Volumes.
Required Supplies
World Music online will require students to have access to the World Wide Web. You will do all of your
work in a virtual classroom environment called MOODLE. Therefore, you will need a
1) Computer with sound card and CD-ROM; 2) Web browser (internet connection); 3) Email account.
Course Description
This online course is a comprehensive college-level or lifelong learning course on the appreciation of
musical traditions from around the world, including contemporary trends. The course includes: text, study
material, and listening notes, plus online lectures, discussion, interactive CD options, and other resources
for enrolled students.
World Music will develop a listening perception through a survey of the music and artistic media of Asia,
Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Native American Indians, African American, Latin America, Middle East,
and other areas of the world. The survey course will develop one's listening perception through lectures,
recordings, videos, and concerts. The course will also include a discussion of the basic music elements,
such as melody, rhythm, harmony, timbre, and acoustics. A historical perspective and overview of all
musical periods of Western Civilization Art Music will also be compared to the non-Western cultures.
Course Syllabus: Music 109 World Music (Continued)
Number of Units
Three (3).
Lecture Hours Per Week
Three (3).
Transfer Credit
Check School Catalog.
Course Objectives
A student will develop an appreciation and listening perception through an introductory survey of the
various non-Western music and cultures around the world. The primary focus, however, will develop a
listening perception of the music and artistic media of Asia, Indonesia, Latin America, African American,
Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and other areas of the world. The course objectives will also cover and
focus on non-Western music and cultures that are pertinent to resident populations in San Diego, for
example, Native American Indians, African Americans, Hispanics, and other cultures.
World Music will survey and study the major genres, forms, styles, and musical periods through in-class or
online listening to music from various non-Western cultures as well as through lectures, compact discs,
ancillary recordings (in library and on-line sources), videos, and concerts.
In addition, students will early on learn and discuss the basic music elements, such as melody, rhythm,
harmony, timbre, and acoustics to fully appreciate and comprehend non-Western music. Also, students
will receive a brief overview of all musical periods of Western Civilization Art Music for comparison and
appreciation of the similarities and dissimilarities of Western and non-Western cultures and music.
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Online Lectures and class discussion.
Listening to music by way of compact discs, tapes, live concerts, as well as teacher performances and
visiting artists’ performances.
Audio visual aids.
Field trips.
Oral, listening, and written quizzes, midterm, and final exam.
Writing assignments.
Critique of two live performances (two concert reports).
Creative project.
Music journal.
Course Syllabus: Music 109 World Music (Continued)
Attendance, Dropping, and Completion Requirements
This course is highly interactive and will require critical thinking. A student's attendance, participation,
motivation, and a willingness to work with your voice, hands, and feet are very important to derive the
maximum benefit from this course. Regular attendance is both expected and necessary to successful
completion of course. Excused absences as a result of an emergency will be accepted (see college catalog
for more details). If any assignments or tests are left incomplete, the assigned points for each will be
deducted from the total score. Also, no cell phones (they must be turned off during class).
It is the student’s responsibility to drop all classes in which he/she is no longer participating (for online
classes).
It is the student’s responsibility to drop all classes in which he/she is no longer attending (for on campus
classes).
It is the instructor’s discretion to withdraw a student after the add/drop deadline (include date) due to
excessive absences.
Students who remain enrolled in a class beyond the published withdrawal deadline, as stated in the class
schedule, will receive an evaluative letter grade in this class.
Attendance: A student’s final grade is affected by a student’s active participation in the class. In other
words, the final grade in this class will be affected by active participation attending online discussions or
in-class discussions.
Student Learning Outcomes (Evaluation Objectives)
The evaluation process and learning objectives for World Music is intended to determine the degree to
which students have achieved the objectives of the course. For example, the Tests/Quizzes, Concert
Reports, Listening Music Journals, and Biographical Sketch (term-papers) of non-Western Cultures
and musicians are designed to determine the student’s ability to:
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Distinguish and identify disparate as well as similar differences between non-Western cultures and
their music around the world.
Understand the basic music fundamentals, such as melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, and acoustics.
Analyze, distinguish, and identify non-Western musical examples and recognize its period,
composer, genre, and form.
Analyze, distinguish, and identify the variety of different instruments from non-Western cultures.
Categorize non-Western composers and their compositions into their correct period of musical
history.
Distinguish and identify disparate as well as similar differences in the music of non-Western cultures
around the world compared to Western Civilization Art Music.
Outline the evolution of music from non-Western cultures’ origins to the present.
Discovering and documenting the aesthetics, suigeneris, and preeminence of World of Music.
Note:
Written Term Papers, Concert Reports, Essays from Exams, and Music Journals are
evaluated in terms of clarity and organization as well as demonstrating the understanding and
knowledge as outlined above.
Course Syllabus: Music 109 World Music (Continued)
Methods of Evaluation
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Listening Final Exam
Midterm Listening Exam
Listening Quiz #1 (Various Cultures Around the World)
Listening Quiz #2 (Basic Elements/String Instruments)
Listening Quiz #3 (North, Native American Indian)
Listening Quiz #4 (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Listening Quiz #5 (North, African American)
Listening Quiz #6 (Japan)
Listening Quiz #7 (India)
Listening Quiz #8 (Latin, South America)
Listening Quiz #9 (Indonesia)
Written Quiz #1 (Music Culture)
Written Quiz #2 (Basic Elements/String Instruments)
Written Quiz #3 (North, Native-American Indian)
Written Quiz #4 (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Written Quiz #5 (North, African American)
Written Quiz #6 (Japan)
Written Quiz #7 (India)
Written Quiz #8 (Latin, South America)
Written Quiz #9 (Indonesia)
Essay #1: (Personal Music Culture)
Essay #2: (Biographical Sketch: India, Musical Trinity)
Essay #3: (Making an Instrument)
Research Paper (Musical Ethnography)
Two Concert Reports (100 points each)
Listening Music Journal
Class Participation/Discussions (In-class or Online)
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Grading Scale
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Final Exam
A written and listening exam will be administered on the last day of class. No late papers or exams
accepted, except for any emergencies.
The instructor reserves the right to change the schedule or dates of assignments, quizzes, or final exam with
prior notice.
Course Syllabus: Music 109 World Music (Continued)
Important Dates
January 26:
February 06:
February 09:
February 13:
February 16:
March 02:
April 06-11:
March 21:
April 10:
May 23:
Spring Semester Begins
Last day to receive and process an add code
Last day to drop and be eligible for refund
Holiday (Lincoln’s Day)
Holiday (Washington’s Day)
Last Day to file a petition for Credit / No Credit
Holiday (Spring Break)
Holiday (Chavez’s Day)
Withdrawal deadline
End of Spring 2009 Semester
*Holidays: No Saturday or Sunday classes following a Friday holiday. No Sunday classes before a
Monday holiday.
Dates to Remember
Sixteen-Week Schedule Topics to be Covered
Weeks 1 & 2
Western Civilization Art Music
The Music-Culture as a World of Music
(Chapter 1)
Written and Listening Quizzes # 1
Essay #1
Basic Element of Music / Instruments Around the World
(Chapter 2)
Written and Listening Quizzes # 2
Weeks 2 & 3
Native, North American Indian
(Chapters 3)
Written and Listening Quizzes # 3
Weeks 4 & 5
Sub-Saharan Africa
(Chapter 4)
Written and Listening Quizzes # 4
Weeks 6 & 7
North African-American
(Chapter 5)
Written and Listening Quizzes # 5
Weeks 8 & 9
Japan (East Asia)
(Chapter 6)
Written and Listening Quizzes # 6
First Concert Report Due
Course Syllabus: Music 109 World Music (Continued)
Weeks 10 & 11
North (Hindustani) & South (Karnataka) India
(Chapter 7)
Written and Listening Quizzes # 7
Essay #2
Weeks 12 & 13
Latin, South America
(Chapter 8)
Written and Listening Quizzes # 8
Weeks 14 & 15
Indonesia
(Chapter 9)
Written and Listening Quizzes # 9
Essay #3
Weeks 15 & 16
Extra Credit: Central, South-Eastern Europe or Middle East
(Online and on reserve in college library)
Second Concert Report Due
Week 16
Final ResearchPaper (Musical Ethnography)
Listening Music Journal Due
Comprehensive Listening Final Exam