MUS1100 Exploring Music World Music Semester 1, 2006 Dr. Graeme Smith and Dr. Made Mantle Hood Dr. Graeme Smith and Dr. Made Mantle Hood

Requirements:  attend lectures  read assigned readings  listen to recordings on reserve  write a concert review  take written/listening exam  attend lectures  read assigned readings  listen to recordings on reserve  write a concert review  take written/listening exam

Format:  Each week different geographical area  (ex. Africa, India Oceania, Indonesia)  Read assigned readings BEFORE going to Africa, India  Each week different geographical area  (ex. Africa, India Oceania, Indonesia)  Read assigned readings BEFORE going to Africa, India

Brief History of World Music Studies:  1890 ’ s – comparative musicology begins in Germany with E. Hornbostel and C. Sachs  1920 ’ s – Ethno-musicology leading figure Dutch scholar J. Kunst  1950 ’ s – United States, Europe and Australia establish university programs to study non-western musical cultures  1980 ’ s – ethnomusicology becomes the study of “ Music Wherever, Whenever ” to include western popular genres such as pop, rock, Jazz and rap.  1890 ’ s – comparative musicology begins in Germany with E. Hornbostel and C. Sachs  1920 ’ s – Ethno-musicology leading figure Dutch scholar J. Kunst  1950 ’ s – United States, Europe and Australia establish university programs to study non-western musical cultures  1980 ’ s – ethnomusicology becomes the study of “ Music Wherever, Whenever ” to include western popular genres such as pop, rock, Jazz and rap.

Terms:  Music culture – humanly organized sound or sounds patterned by groups of people (Blacking)  Soundscape – similar to landscape meaning the sounds in an acoustic environment  Rhythm – a musical time-relation between sounds  Metrical rhythm – a measured or patterned time relation between sounds  Music culture – humanly organized sound or sounds patterned by groups of people (Blacking)  Soundscape – similar to landscape meaning the sounds in an acoustic environment  Rhythm – a musical time-relation between sounds  Metrical rhythm – a measured or patterned time relation between sounds

Terms cont.:  Melody – the tune, pitches that go up and down, the part that most people sing along with  Pitch – how low or high a sound is in terms of the speed of vibrating air  Slow = low fast = high  Timbre – quality of sound determined by the characteristics of vibration i.e. the difference between a trumpet and violin playing A440  Melody – the tune, pitches that go up and down, the part that most people sing along with  Pitch – how low or high a sound is in terms of the speed of vibrating air  Slow = low fast = high  Timbre – quality of sound determined by the characteristics of vibration i.e. the difference between a trumpet and violin playing A440

One Second Wonders A test of your quick listening skills Please take out a sheet of paper and a pen A test of your quick listening skills Please take out a sheet of paper and a pen

One Second Wonders 1.Eminem – lose yourself 2.Beastie boys – check it out 3.Beatles – yellow submarine 4.Maurice Ravel – Bolero 5.JS Bach – Das wohltemperte klavier 6.Mozart – Turkish Ma rch 7.Dido – white flag 8.Miles Davis – time After Time 9.System of a Down - Bomb 10.Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 11.Muddy Waters – baby please don ’ t go 12.Eskimo Joe – older than you 13.Black Eyed peas – hey mama 1.Eminem – lose yourself 2.Beastie boys – check it out 3.Beatles – yellow submarine 4.Maurice Ravel – Bolero 5.JS Bach – Das wohltemperte klavier 6.Mozart – Turkish Ma rch 7.Dido – white flag 8.Miles Davis – time After Time 9.System of a Down - Bomb 10.Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 11.Muddy Waters – baby please don ’ t go 12.Eskimo Joe – older than you 13.Black Eyed peas – hey mama

One Second Wonders 1.Ghana, Africa – postal workers cancelling stamps 2.Arizona, USA – Native American stomp dance 3.Nagaoka, Japan – Taiko drumming 4.Java, Indonesia – bronze gamelan orchestra 5.Chile – Inti Illimani ensemble 6.Central Africa – BaAka song 7.Bali, Indonesia – gamelan gong kebyar 8.Japan – shamisen and vocal 9.India – Natai raga by vina player and mridangam 10.Peru – wayno music of the Andes 1.Ghana, Africa – postal workers cancelling stamps 2.Arizona, USA – Native American stomp dance 3.Nagaoka, Japan – Taiko drumming 4.Java, Indonesia – bronze gamelan orchestra 5.Chile – Inti Illimani ensemble 6.Central Africa – BaAka song 7.Bali, Indonesia – gamelan gong kebyar 8.Japan – shamisen and vocal 9.India – Natai raga by vina player and mridangam 10.Peru – wayno music of the Andes