Music: Jazz and Popular Music, Minor
Postgraduate
In Philadelphia (USA)
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Philadelphia (USA)
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There are two paths of study for the Music minor. One flexible path allows students to draw together five courses on a wide array of topics in History, Theory, and Ethnomusicology. The other path is the Interdisciplinary minor in Jazz and Popular Music studies, which is intended for students who wish to integrate their interest in music in the contemporary world and in academically-based community service as a form of learning. This minor is also for music majors who wish to include knowledge of jazz and popular music performance into their degrees.
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Subjects
- Music
- Jazz
Course programme
Thinking About Popular Music
World Musics and Cultures
Sounding Poetry: Music and Literature
Literatures of Jazz
African-American Literature
That's My Song!: Musical Genre as Social Contract
Music of Africa
Seeing/Hearing South Africa: Politics and History through Contemporary Performance
Introduction to Theory and Musicianship: Making Sense of Music.
Introduction to the Music Life in America
Introduction to Ethnomusicology
Studies in African-American Music
Music, Religion, Ritual in South and Southeast Asia.
Music and Performance of Africa
Caribbean Music and Diaspora
Latin American Music
Electronic Music
Recording Music.
Seminar in Ethnomusicology
Critical Approaches to Popular Culture
Topics In Contemporary American Literature
The Sociology of Media and Popular Culture
American Musical Theatre
Presenting the Arts: Theatre Management
Ensemble Performance (0.5 c.u. per semester)
Marian Anderson Performance Program (0.5 c.u. per semester)
Marian Anderson Group Performance Program (0.5 c.u. per semester)
Beginning Tabla I
Beginning Tabla II
Beginning Sitar I
Beginning Sitar II
Only 1 course unit of performance coursework may be used toward minor electives. Consult with the Minor advisor.
If MUSC 007 Ensemble Performance (0.5 course unit) is chosen as an elective, additional semesters are required.
Music: Jazz and Popular Music, Minor