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Academic Year 2000/2001


South Indian Music--Flute
MUSC 435 SP

Beginning: Concepts of raga and tala (metrical cycle) are introduced through the medium of the South Indian bamboo flute. Intermediate and advanced: There will be a continuation covering advanced technique and musical forms.

MAJOR READINGS

Required: Brown, Robert E., "India's Music" in CHAPTERS IN INDIAN CIVILIZATION, ed. Joseph Elder.
Optional: Powers, Harold S., "India", NEW GROVES DICTIONARY OF MUSIC, ed. Stanley Sadie.
Sambamoorthy, P., SOUTH INDIAN MUSIC, Vols. I-VI.
Wade, Bonnie C., MUSIC IN INDIA: THE CLASSICAL TRADITIONS.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Regular practice of lessons, periodic reading assignments, memorization of technical exercises and compositions; at the end of two semesters, students will give an informal presentation of their work.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Rudimentary sense of pitch and rhythm is required, along with at least one year's experience with any transverse flute. Admission by interview and audition. Those interested students should sign up in room 313 in the Music Studios.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Performance

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA MUSC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Viswanathan,Tanjore   
Times: S.....S TBA;     Location: MST313
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 4)
SR. major:    Jr. major:
SR. non-major:    Jr. non-major:    SO:    FR:

Special Attributes:
Permission:    Permission of Instructor Required
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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001


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