MUE5061 World Musics in the Classroom
Materials and methods for bringing world musics, dance, and music and dance as culture into elementary and secondary classrooms. Readings in the history, growth, and postmodern practices of folklore, ethnomusicology, and ethnochoreology. Native singers, instrumentalists, and dancers, and specialists in culture areas will be invited for guest lectures. Course activities will be mostly praxial?focusing on lectures from local traditional artists in the dance, music, and song of such culture areas as Africa (Ghana and Zimbabwe), The Asias (China and Japan), The Caribbean, Indonesia (Bali), The Iberian Diaspora (Mexico, Central America, and South America), India, Ireland, and The Middle East (Iran and Israel). Each guest lecture will be followed by practice and traditional pedagogy of that dance, music, and song. Oracy (orality/aurality) and improvisation will be emphasized as primary means of transmission and artistic growth. Native analysis and typology of dance, music, and song will be discussed. Ethnography as research method will be introduced with readings from culture history, folklore, ethnomusicology, and ethnochoreology. A primary goal will be exposure to and practice of materials for bringing world musics into the classroom.