MUSC445 - West African Music and Culture--Beginners

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Academic Year 2000/2001

West African Music and Culture--Beginners
MUSC 445 FA

Clusters:
African Studies

The course will offer a variety of West African traditional drum music. The basic drum techniques and different rhythmic patterns of Ghanaian and other neighboring African states will be taught. Students will learn to play drums employed in recreational, religious, ceremonial and warrior music styles.

MAJOR READINGS

To be announced.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Compositions and/or exercises are presented orally or in notation. Through practice, students master the assignments from one lesson to the next.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Preference to junior and senior music majors and those enrolled in Afro-American studies and related music courses. Interested students should attend first class meeting with Drop/Add slip. There will be no preregistration for this class.

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: Student Option

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Adzenyah,Abraham

Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:30PM; Location: RHH109

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 14)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001