HUM 245 Intro to World Music
This course is an exploration of several global cultural soundscapes from an ethnomusicological perspective, emphasizing the role of music in culture, specifically how music both reflects and affects cultural identities. The goal is to understand each tradition in terms of its ways of organizing musical sound and its place both within its own culture and in the larger story of world music. Students should develop not just knowledge about music, but knowledge of music, together with an appreciation for the different but equally valid ways in which various cultures meet the God-given human need for music. This course also views culture's use of music as a means of theological reflection and as a missiological tool. (3 credits)