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General information 

• Music 1E Course Information Page
• Upcoming Latin American Music Events
• Concert Report Guidelines
• Final Exam Preparation Guidelines

PowerPoint presentations

• Elements of Music
• Introduction, Chapter 1
• Chapter 2: Classical Tradition
• Chapter 3: Mexico Part 1
• Chapter 3: Mexico Part 2
• Chapter 4, Caribbean intro through Cuba (p 143)
• Chapter 4b, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic
• Chapter 6a: Brazil Intro through Carnival
• Chapter 6b: Brazil--Northeast through MPB
• Chapter 6c: Brazil -- bossa Nova through post tropicalia
• Chapter 8: Andes
• Chapter 9: The Southern Cone (Argentina)

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Tentative Schedule. All reading from Brill: Music of Latin America and the Caribbean

Week 1:

• Introduction, Music Fundamentals
• Supplemental reading: Alves, Music of the Peoples of the World, p. 6-23
  • PowerPoint slides for Elements of Music

Week 2:

• Fundamentals and Chapter 1--continued
• Reading: Chapter 1 (Pages 1-28)
  • Tuesday Quiz 1 at the start of class on the reading above

Week 3:

• Chapter 2: the Classical Tradition 28-58
• Tuesday Quiz 2 at the start of class
• Thursday: Listening Assignment 1 due at the start of class (due date changed)

Musical Examples

• Indigenous composer Juan Mathias: "Quien sal aqueste dia mathias", villancico for eight voices
• Hymn in Nahuatl: "Sancta maria in ilhuicac cihuapille" by Hernando Franco
• Hymn in Quechua: "Hanacpachap cussicuinin"
•  Poly-choral music: "Ut Queant Laxis" by Juan de Araoujo
• Villancico: Negrillo: "Dame alvricia mano Anton" by Gaspar Fernandez

Week 4: 

• Chapter 3 Mexico p. 59-109 Reading this week: p. 60-88 (through end of son huapango)
• Tuesday: Quiz 3 at the start of class on the reading above
• Thursday: Assignment 2 due at the start of class
• Thursday: commitmnent to attend concert due: concert name and date from list of upcoming events
• Recommended Listening
  • "Nunca" by Guty Cardenas--first important Bolero
• PowerPoint Presentations
  • Mexico Part 1
  • Mexico Part 2

Week 5:

• Mexico, cont. Reading: p. 89-110
• Chapter 4 The Spanish Speaking Caribbean p. 111-162. Reading for this week p, 111-120
• Tuesday Quiz 4 at the start of class on the reading above
• Thursday: Listening Assignment 3 due at the start of class

Week 6

• Chapter 4 The Spanish Speaking Caribbean, cont. Reading for this week: p. 121-143
• Tuesday: Test1 -- Fundamentals and Chapters 1-3
  • Test 1 essay questions and study guidelines
• Thursday Quiz 5 at the start of class on reading above

No listening assignment this week!

Week 7:

• Chapter 4 The Spanish-Speaking Caribbean, cont.
• Chapter 6: Brazil
• Reading: p. 143-165
• Tuesday Quiz 6 at the start of class: p. 143-165.
• Thursday: Listening Assignment 4 due at start of class

Week 8:

• Chapter 6, Brazil. Read pages 219-239
• Tuesday: Quiz 6 at the start of class on the reading above.
• Thursday: Assignment 5 due at the start of class

Week 9: 

• Chapter 6, continued, and Chapter 8, the Andean Region, p. 297-342
• Tuesday: Quiz 7 at the start of class: pages 240-255 (chapter 6); pages 297-312
• Thursday: Listening Assignment 6 due

Week 10: 

• Thursday, Nov 28: Thanksgiving holiday--no class!
• Chapter 8, cont.
• Tuesday: Quiz 9 at the start of class: Andean Region, pages, 312-342
• No listening assignment this week!

Week 11: Chapter 9, The Southern Cone Region 343-390

• Thursday; Quiz 10 at the start of class
• 343-347, 351-368
• Thursday: Listening Assignment 7 due.
• Week 12: Final Exam (Test 2)

Thursday, Dec. 12 at 1:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.

• Final Exam Preparation Guidelines

All extra credit work due. Last day to turn in Concert Reports