MUSA1320 · Music
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
| Term | Evaluations | Course rating | Instructor rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | 3 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Spring 2024 | 3 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Fall 2023 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Spring 2023 | 4 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Fall 2022 | 1 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Spring 2022 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Fall 2021 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Spring 2021 | 2 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
This course provides an introduction to selected musical traditions from around the world, in their cultural contexts. Our main goals are to study the connections between music and other cultural features and institutions, to become familiar with the features of major musical styles from the cultures studied, and with basic concepts in ethnomusicology and comparative musicology. Case studies include Native North and South American; Western, Central, and Southern African; Arabic; Persian; Hindustani; Karnatak; Javanese; and Japanese musics. Musical training and background are not required and are not presumed. Fulfills World Music requirement in Major; fulfills x-cultural requirement in Minor
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
| Fall 2020 | 2 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| Spring 2020 | 3 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
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