Music 1C: Introduction to World Music in America
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Welcome to my Music 1C site. Please check out this quarter's Course Information Sheet (syllabus) and other course materials.
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General Information
- Concert Report Guidelines
- Upcoming World Music Events
- Extra Credit Guidelines
- Academic Integrity Guidelines
- The Carnegie Unit
Calendar, Assignments
Week 1 Sept 26, 28 Tuesday Lecture/Discussion
Thursday Lecture/Discussion To Be read Before Class:
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Week 2 Oct 3, 5
Quiz 1 Tuesday at the start of class: Chapters 2: Pitch through end of Chapter
Tuesday, Thursday Lecture/Discussion Aural Analysis: Listening to the World's Music - Musical elements Thursday:
Preparing for Week 3
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Week 3: Oct 10, 12
Chapter 12: South America and Mexico: The Amazon Rainforest, Peru, Argentina, Brazil,
Mexico
Tuesday:
Thursday
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Week 4: Oct 17, 19 Ch 12, Cont. Selected reading from Ch. 10: Sub-Saharan Africa:Ghana, Nigeria, central
Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Senegal, The Republic of South Africa
Thursday
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Week 5: Oct. 24, 26 Chapter 10, Cont. Sub Saharan Africa Tuesday: Test 1. Chapter 1, 2, 12. The test will consist of approximately 25 multiple choice, matching or true-false questions, Instrument classification identification, along with several short answer and brief essay questions
Music 1C Test Preparation Guidelines Thursday
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Week 6: Oct Oct 31, Nov 2 Chapter 6, Southeast Asia Tuesday:
Thursday:
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Week 7, Nov. 7, 9 Chapter 6, Southeast Asia Tuesday:
Thursday:
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Week 8: Nov 14, 16
Chapter 8
Tuesday:
Thursday:
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Week 9: Nov 21, 23 Complete Ch. 8.
Tuesday: Quiz, Ch. 8b: Arrival, Egypt through end of Chapter
No Class Thursday, Nov 23 - Thanksgiving |
Week 10: Nov 28, Nov 30
Revised schedule: chapter 7, China, canceled. Week 10 and 11: Ch 13: Canada and the United States
Tuesday:
Thursday: no assignment due
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Week 11: Dec. 5, 7
Ch 13, cont.
Tuesday: Quiz, Chapter 13: Read African Site 6: American Spiritual to end of chapter.
Thursday: Listening Assignment 6, Chapter 13a Due.
Resources: Chapter 13 Powerpoint -
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Week 12
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