MUL Terminology Quiz 31 January 14 (This comingFriday) – in-class Basic materials of music (pre-textbook) See Review Sheet on course web site for specific terms to be defined on test Also see Review Sheet for Chapter 1 Open-ended questions (no matching or T/F) 10% of Course Grade Pencil (NO PEN)
Chapter 1 “Studying Musics of the World’s Cultures” [note the plural]
Sound Concept Behavior Alan P. Merriam’s “Three-Part Model”
Differences in Musics? Are humans identical? - All part of the same species - But what about languages? Factors that affect music - Belief systems - Structure and organization of society - Resources - Outside factors
Absolutes among World Musics Music is NOT genetic - It is a learned behavior. Therefore… Each musical system is independent of others Music is NOT hierarchical - no music is automatically superior to others, just different Music is NOT evolutionary - music is not moving toward a single “superior” system Change is a neutral value
Ethnomusicology Musicology - “ology” = “science or study of…” - treats the musical object with no context - Eurocentric scholarly discipline – 19 th C Ethnomusicology - “Ethno” = “race, people, or culture” - the study of music in its cultural context - term coined c
END OF TEST # 1 MATERIALS Anything on the following slides will be on Test # 2, NOT on Test # 1.
World Map (Physical Features)
The World
Eurasia
India
India (Physical features)
India (CIA Factbook)
India General History? (how old, etc.?) Geography? People? Economy? (standard of living) Anything else?