Module Code - Title:

MU4033 - WORLD MUSIC AND DANCE SURVEY 1

Year Last Offered:

2025/6

Hours Per Week:

Lecture

2

Lab

1

Tutorial

1

Other

0

Private

6

Credits

6

Grading Type:

N

Prerequisite Modules:

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:

This module will introduce students to aspects of sound and movement from around the world, questioning the nature of what is 'World Music and Dance' in the 21st century digital age.

Syllabus:

This module will examine a selection of music and dance expressions from diverse places round the globe. Students will study the music and dance in the context of 'world music' with a specific focus on India, England, Scandinavia , West Africa, Scotland, Brittany, Galicia, North America and Indonesia .This module will be assessed through course-work and exam.

Learning Outcomes:

Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)

• Identify and discuss specific regional/national/ethnic musics and dance in terms of history, style, function, and meaning • Explore, analyze and critically engage with the relevant academic literature • Identify and discuss specific regional/national/ethnic musics in terms of history, style, function, and meaning

Affective (Attitudes and Values)

• Show a greater understanding and appreciation of 'World' music and dance in relation to socio-cultural and political identities • Demonstrate a greater awareness of the diversity of forms and sounds of various world and traditional musics.

Psychomotor (Physical Skills)

• Develop critical listening and viewing skills for engaging with less familiar music and dance traditions.

How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:

This module will be taught through a mixture of lectures, tutorials and performance based laboratories. It will have traditional academic outcomes supplemented by an arts practice approach, giving the subject area an embodied relevance. As such this module has UL graduate attributes at it's core, focusing on knowledge based outputs supplemented with a embodied experience rooted in collaborative creative practice. Students will be able to articulate their understanding of the contemporary concept of world music and dance in a culturally engaged and responsible manner.

Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):

Prime Texts:

Bohlman, Philip (1988) The Study of Folk Music in the Modern World , Bloomington: Indiana University Press

Broughton, S. et al. (eds) (1994) World Music: A Rough Guide , London: The Rough Guides

Nettl, Capwell, Wong, Turino, Bohlman (1997) Excursions in World Music , New Jersey: Prentice Hall

Varous Editors (1999) The Garland Encyclopaedia of World Music , Online

Other Relevant Texts:

Titon, J.T. (1984) Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples , New York: Schirmer

Nettl, Bruno (1990) Folk and Traditional Music of the Western Continents , New Jersey: Prentice Hall

Schechner, Richard (2002) Performance Studies: An Introduction. , London: Routledge Keegan Paul

Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:

Semester(s) Module is Offered:

Autumn

Module Leader:

matthew.noone@ul.ie