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This page lists the reading and listening assignments. The listening assignments are from the recordings included with each textbook.
Textbooks
Stone, Ruth. Music in West Africa. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780195145007.
Gold, Lisa. Music in Bali. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780195141498.
Marcus, Scott. Music in Egypt. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN: 9780195146455.
Ruckert, George. Music in North India. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN: 9780195139938.
Wade, Bonnie. Thinking Musically. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN: 9780195136647.
Course reading and listening table.
| WEEK # |
TOPICS |
READINGS AND LISTENING |
| 1 |
Unit 1 - Introduction |
|
| 2-4 |
Unit 2 - North India |
Week 2
Wade. Chapter 1.
Ruckert. Chapters 1, 2, and 3.
Week 3
Wade. Chapters 3, 4, and 5.
Ruckert. Chapters 4 and 5.
Week 4
Wade. Chapters 6 and 7.
Ruckert. Chapters 6 and 7.
|
| 5-7 |
Unit 3 - Africa |
Week 5
Stone. Chapters 1-2.
Week 6
Stone. Chapters 3-4.
Week 7
Stone. Chapterts 5-6.
Chase, Gilbert. "The Ethiopian Business." In America's Music. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1992, chapter 13. ISBN: 9780252062759.
Epstein, Dena. "Prologue: The American Heritage and Middle Passage." In Sinful Tunes and Spirituals. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2003. ISBN: 9780252071508.
|
| 8 |
Midterm Exam
|
| 9-11 |
Unit 4 - Bali |
Week 9
Gold. Chapters 1-3.
Week 10
Gold. Chapters 4 and 5.
Week 11
Gold. Chapters 6 and 7.
|
| 12-13 |
Unit 5 - Mid East |
Week 12
Marcus. Chapters 1-3.
Week 13
Marcus. Chapters 4-6.
|
| 14 |
Final Exam |
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