MUSI 1306 Understanding Music: World Music

Thursday 7:00 – 9:45pm (JO 4.614)

Prof. MaryAnn Young Office Hours: Thursday 4:00 – 5:00pm

maryann@utdallas.edu or by appointment
(972) 883-2759 JO 4.508 (A&H Undergraduate Advising)

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
This class is an introduction to ethnomusicology in which the student will learn to experience and
understand music in the context of culture while shaping students’ ability to listen and write about the
subject. Students will study selected world music, such as that of Africa, India, Japan, Latin America, etc.
MUSI 1306 also fulfills the core requirement for ARTS 1301.

REQUIRED TEXT:
? Fletcher, Peter. World Musics in Context (WMC as noted in syllabus) (ISBN 0195175077)
? Hoffman, Miles. The NPR Classical Music Companion (ISBN 0395707420 or 0618619453)
***This text is available online through the UTD catalogue***

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
? Weekly Homework Assignments (HW) - 25%
All homework must be legibly handwritten.
Each assignment will be given in class and posted on WebCT – due the following class
? Concert Reports (CR) – 25%
? WebCT Midterm – 25%
? Final Paper (with a 3-5 minute presentation on exam day) – 25%

(Attendance is not optional. Many important announcements and assignment details will be given during
class. It is up to the student to get notes from class in the event of an absence.)

Note: All assignments are due at the BEGINNING of class in hard copy (no disks, e-mail attachments,
etc. No late assignments or exams will be accepted without documentation of an excused absence
(doctor’s note of illness or death in the immediate family only). Students are required to turn in
assignments early when absences are anticipated (i.e. doctor’s appointment, religious holiday). Further
details on concert reports and the final paper will be distributed in class and posted on WebCT.
 ***This syllabus is subject to change at the instructor’s discretion***
Date Due Dates Assigned Reading

1/12 Introduction, review syllabus, WebCT Handout

1/19 HW #1 NPR Classical Music Companion

1/26 HW #2 World Musics in Context: Chapters 1-3

2/2 HW #3 WMC: Chapter 4

2/9 NO CLASS

2/16 HW #4 WMC: Chapter 8, (Hand out Midterm)

2/23 CR #1, HW #5 WMC: Chapter 10, WebCT Handout

3/2 Midterm WMC: Chapters 5, 11-13 (see homework for specific pages)

3/9 Spring Break – NO CLASS

3/16 HW #6 WMC: Chapter 6 (Guest Lecture)

3/23 HW #7 WMC: Chapter 14

3/30 HW #8 WMC: Chapter 15

4/6 HW #9 WMC: Chapter 16

4/13 CR #2, HW #10 WMC: Chapter 17-18

4/20 WMC: Chapter 19

4/27 Final Paper Final Paper Presentations By Appointment

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION:
Dates to Remember
Classes Begin January 9, 2006
Last day to add a course January 13, 2006
University closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. January 16, 2006
Last day to drop a class without a “W” January 25, 2006
Undergraduates WP or WF withdraw period begins February 13, 2006
University closed for Spring Break March 6-11, 2006
Undergraduates last day to withdraw with a WP/WF March 13, 2006
Last day of class April 24, 2006
Final Exams April 25 – May 1, 2006
Final grades available online May 3, 2006
WebCT
Web CT (http://webct.utdallas.edu) provides students with a helpful tool in communicating with other
students as well as the professor. All students are advised to use WebCT e-mail as a possible alternative
to campus e-mail. In addition, important course information will be posted on this site on a regular basis
(i.e. syllabus, additional readings, helpful links).

E-mail
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO UTD STUDENTS: Beginning August 1, 2004, all email correspondence
with students will be sent ONLY to the student's U.T. Dallas email/netid address in an effort to protect the
privacy rights of all students..

U.T. Dallas furnishes each student a Network ID (netid) linked to an email account. The Department of
Information Resoursces provides a method for students to forward their UTD email to other personal or
business email accounts. To activate or maintain a UTD computer account and /or to set email
forwarding options, go to http://netid.utdallas.edu.

All electronic correspondence will be sent only to a students' UTD email address (or through WebCT)
and requires that all correspondence be transmitted from the students' UTD email account. This
requirement allows University personnel to maintain a high degree of confidence in the identity of the
individual corresponding with a university official and in the security of the transmitted information.

Incomplete Grades (X)

A grade of Incomplete may be given, at the discretion of the instructor of record for a course, when a
student has completed at least 70% of the required course material but cannot complete all requirements
by the end of the semester. An incomplete course grade (grade of X) must be completed within the time
period specified by the instructor, not to exceed eight weeks from the first day of the subsequent long
semester. Upon completion of the required work, the symbol X may be converted into a letter grade (A
through F) by the instructor. If the grade of Incomplete is not removed by the end of the specified period,
it will automatically be changed to F. Extension beyond the specified limit can be made only with the
permission of the instructor and the student’s ADU (or the Undergraduate Dean in the case of students
without declared majors). A student may not re enroll in a course in which a grade of X remains.

Students may obtain a petition/documentation form for an Incomplete in the office of the student’s ADU.
The form is to be submitted to the instructor from whom the Incomplete is sought. Students should be
aware that an Incomplete is only appropriate for work unavoidably missed at semester’s end. Students
should contact their school office for school policies on Incompletes. If a significant fraction of a
semester is missed with cause, see the section on “Dropping or Adding Courses”.

Academic/Scholastic Dishonesty
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related to applications
for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work of material that is not
one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one of the following acts: cheating,
plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students suspected of academic dishonesty are
subject to disciplinary proceedings.

Disability Services
Disability Services provides accommodations for students with documented disabilities. Students are
urged to make their needs known to Disability Services as soon as they are admitted to the university. The
Office of Disability Services is located in the Student Union (SU 1.610), (972) 883 2070.
 Pre-Approved Music Events for Concert Reports
Date Time Event Location Price

Jan. 14 Free for

8:00 p.m. David "Fathead" Newman (Jazz)** Conference Center
Saturday Students

Fujitsu (In the Cafeteria)

Jan. 15 Mochitsuk (Japanese Classical & Pop)
2:00 2801 Telecom Parkway $5
Sunday 6th Annual New Year’s Celebration
Richardson, TX

Jan. 20 Free for

8:00 p.m. N'awlins Gumbo Kings (Jazz)** Conference Center
Friday Students

Jan. 28 Lunar New Year Celebration (Chinese)

7:00 p.m. Activity Center Free
Saturday sponsored by FACSS

Feb. 3 Jonsson Free for

8:00 p.m. Goran Krivokapic (Guitar)
Friday Performance Hall Students

Feb. 18 Free for

8:00 p.m. A Mozart Celebration (Classical)** Conference Center
Saturday Students

Feb. 25
8:00 p.m. Chamber Singers & Jazz Band (Jazz)** University Theatre Free
Saturday

Feb. 26 Clavier Trio: Jonsson Free for

7:30 p.m.
Sunday Brahms, Part, Smetana (Classical) Performance Hall Students

5th Annual Texas Guitar Competition Jonsson Free for

Mar. 16 - 18 various
(Classical)** Performance Hall Students

Mar. 25 10th Anniversary of the U.S. Mexico Center Free for

8:00 p.m. Conference Center
Saturday (Classical) Students

Apr. 1 Free for

8:00 p.m. Bill Mays Trio (Jazz)** Conference Center
Saturday Students

Apr. 3-7
TBA International Week (Variety of Music) TBA TBA

**American/Western European Music Event

More events will be posted on WebCT and announced during class.
Notice that attendance at two events is required!!
(one American/Western European event and one non-Western Event)