740-323 Topics in Ethno: Musics of Indonesia

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

740-144 Music Cultures of Asia and the Pacific (or equivalent) and permission of co-ordinator.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Students will have a thorough knowledge of the major musical structures and their social contexts; be able to identify aurally and critically the musical genres studied; will have acquired familiarity with the main musical terminology of the areas; have understood a variety of styles and methodologies of ethnomusicological research and be able to evaluate critically writings in this field.

Study will be in one of the following areas: the musics of Indonesia; music in rainforest societies; North Indian classical music; North Asian music.In 1999 the area of study will be Musics of Indonesia. Details of content will be available prior to the commencement of the subject.

The ensemble Gamelan complements this subject and is recommended.

Assessment

An essay of up to 3000 words (50% each) and class assignments (50%)