MUSI 109 - World Music

    Recent Professors
    Robert Kostlan
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2025
    Class Size
    45 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2025 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    This music survey course explores the music cultures of South Asia; East Asia; Southeast Asia; the Middle East; Africa; the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific. Musical practices and perspectives from several music cultures are studied with an emphasis on understanding and appreciation from non-ethnocentric viewpoints. Listening perception is developed through lectures and multimedia presentations. This course is intended for students majoring in music or anyone interested in music and culture.