Course syllabus

 

SEMESTER 2, 2020

 

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Musics of the World in Everyday Life 

Course Outline: 

Prof Greg Booth                            Dr Sunhee Koo                                    Dr Daniel Hernandez

g.booth@auckland.ac.nz           s.koo@auckland.ac.nz                    d.hernandez@auckland.ac.nz

Room 812, HSB                              Room 817, HSB                                  Room 810, HSB

Office Hours: appt. only            Office Hours: Fri, 9:00-11:00     Office Hours: appt. only

 

Guest Lecturer: Dr Kirsten Zemke, k.zemke@auckland.ac.nz

Tutor: Thamizhvanan Narayanasamy tnar669@aucklanduni.ac.nz, RM & Office Hours: TBA

 

Meeting Time and Location:

Lecture Tuesdays 15:00-17:00 @ Clock Tower-South, RM 039

Tutorials

Session 1, Wed, 10:00 -11:00 @ 1-11 Short Street, RM 220

Session 2, Wed, 11:00-12:00 @1-11 Short Street, RM 220

Session 3, Wed, 13:00-14:00 @ Old Choral Hall, RM G07

Session 4, Fri, 11:00-12:00 @ Old Choral Hall, RM G07

 

Course Description:

Why does music matter? What value does it have for humans and human society? What does it mean? To who? How are those meanings affected by other social, political, gendered, cultural and economic processes? 

In this course we study the ways that people and cultures construct meaning for musics, and the ways they understand and transform those meanings. We look at decisions made about music and its production and the kinds of value that we all attach to different kinds of music. We look at the personal, communal, religious, patriotic, emotional and economic roles that music may play in the lives of musicians, composers and listeners. We consider examples and case studies drawn from around the globe, encompassing contemporary urban and remote village settings.

We will focus on four themes—Music and Identity; Technology and Commerce; Performance and Musicianship; and Music and Emotion—in the study of music in the everyday lives of people and cultures around the world.

To pass this course you will improve your ability to work in a group, ability to observe specific cultural phenomena accurately, ability to analyse observations, ability to write reports, ability to interpret a range of cultural phenomena and practices, and ability to intellectually communicate your thoughts and views with others.

 

Assessment:

1 Group Project Report @ 30%

• 800-word proposal 10% and Storyboard 5%
• Video 15%

2 In-class reading quizzes @ 10% = 20%

Final Examination @ 50%:

The Exam will cover material presented in-class and in readings.

Course Themes (Please see reading list for the following):

Music and Identity

Music, Technology and Commerce

Music, Performances, Performing, and Musicianship

Music and Emotion