MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

MUS1050

Introduction to Asian music, dance and theatre

R Flora

Synopsis An introduction to selected forms of music of India, Indonesia and Japan and to associated concepts of ethnomusicology, including the social, ritual, and musical functions of the music. Asian concepts of musical elegance, beauty, form and meaning are examined in relation to similar concepts in the other visual and performing arts. Students are given the opportunity to perform some of the music they study, using the instruments of the various Asian orchestras and ensembles in the department.

Assessment Written (2000 words): 40% + Examinations (2 hours): 45% + Assignments and performance: 15%

Prescribed texts

• Malm W P Music cultures of the Pacific, the Near East and Asia 2nd rev. edn, Prentice-Hall, 1977