MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Graduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


MUM4920

Music of Sub-Saharan Africa

R Flora

12 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis The subject deals with musical, aesthetic, social and ritual concepts and practices as expressed in the musical life of Sub-Saharan African cultures, with particular reference to selected performances of music and dance, the relationships between music and the related arts, and the topology of musical instruments in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Assessment Written (3500 words: 40% + Examination (3 hours): 45% + Assignments: 15%


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