Course description
World Music, Culture, & You: Finding Music Within Your Community
How can music play a role in helping us to understand ourselves and others, as well as how we interact in different communities throughout the world? In this course, we will uncover some ways of thinking about music, community, musicians, and musical instruments, and how this relates to our lives.
This course will introduce concepts in ethnomusicology, which is the study of music in a cultural context. In this course you will:
- learn to become more aware of the variety of sounds in your own environment, and challenge your ideas about which sounds may be considered “music” OR “noise.”
- explore the different meanings a song can have in different cultures, and how ethnomusicologists document and preserve music.
- learn about musical instruments and what they can tell us about a culture. You will even have the opportunity to create your own instrument!
- find music in your own community and learn tips for conducting interviews and recording performances.
Upcoming start dates
Who should attend?
Prerequisites:
None
Course delivery details
This course is offered through Trinity College, a partner institute of Trinity College.
2-3 hours per week
Costs
- Verified Track -$50
- Audit Track - Free
Certification / Credits
What you'll learn
- New ways of thinking about music in other cultures.
- How songs can have significance that go beyond entertainment.
- Types of musical instruments and how they can embody meaning beyond their physical description.
- How to document and describe music in your community.
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