1. Ethnomusicology and Musical Anthropology
Issues and Approaches
2. The Commodification of World Music in the 21st Century
Pop Production and ‘Ethnic’ Music; Traditional Music Adaptation to the Modern Urban Connected World; Digital Production and Distribution; Sampling; Migration and Urbanization
3. Case Studies Exploring Evolving Styles and Cultures from Each Continent
Students will study a range of styles and cultures in world music drawn from the following topics:
a. Sub Saharan Africa
b. The Americas
c. Europe
d. South Asia
e. East Asia
f. Australasia
g. Middle East and Arabic Africa
Annotated Playlist (Group Assignment) 10%
Research Presentation (Individual Assignment) 25%
Reviews of Live Concerts and Videos to a total of 30%
Weekly Listening and/or Reading Quizzes 20%
Final Examination 15%
At the end of the course the student will have developed the following:
1. An awareness of and ability to identify a range of contemporary and traditional world music styles and fusions;
2. A detailed awareness of how music traditions are shaped by cultural context, technology and transmission, and performance practice;
3. The ability to distinguish and identify characteristics of non-western music forms and structures by ear;
4. An appreciation of the effects of globalization and digital technology on a variety of musical traditions, and the ability to recognize the impact of wider cross-cultural contexts for music production and distribution.
A recent edition of a text such as the following:
Nettl, B. Excursions in World Music. Canada: Pearson.
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Institution | Transfer Details | Effective Dates |
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Athabasca University (AU) | AU MUSI 2XX (3) | 2016/05/01 to - |
Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU JAZZ 470 (1.5) | 2003/09/01 to 2016/04/30 |
Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU MUS 2XX (3) | 2016/05/01 to - |
College of the Rockies (COTR) | No credit | 2016/05/01 to - |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU MUSI 3653 (3) | 2016/05/01 to - |
Langara College (LANG) | LANG ARTS 3XXX (3) | 2016/05/01 to - |
Northern Lights College (NLC) | No credit | 2016/05/01 to - |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU CA 1XX (3) | 2016/05/01 to - |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU HUEL 2XXX (3) | 2016/05/01 to - |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | No credit | 2016/05/01 to - |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO MUSC 2nd (3) | 2016/05/01 to - |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | No credit | 2016/05/01 to - |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC MUS 320 (1.5) | 2016/05/01 to - |