MUS 12500 World Music

World Music is a study of folk, classical and popular music in some or all of the following areas:  Africa, North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Indonesia, China (Tibet, Mongolia), Japan, Australia, Europe and India.  The musical practices within a culture, common instruments, ideas about music and the qualities of sound and rhythm (musical elements) are the primary areas of study in each of these world areas. (Humanities credit)