MUSIC 171 - Introduction to the World’s Music

Prerequisite: GE Areas 1A, 1B, 1C, 2 (Foundation) and Area 3 (formerly GE Area C)
Exploration of selected musics of the world from the perspective of ethnomusicology or study of music as an aesthetic communication that possesses meaning only in relation to specific, situated sociocultural contests. Study of selected musical forms and their relationship to social formations.

GE Area/Graduation Requirement: GE Area UD 3 (formerly GE IC)

Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring