MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University

Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


MUS3910

Music of sub-Saharan Africa

R Flora

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

Synopsis This 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-Sahara Africa.

Assessment Written (2500 words): 40% + Assigments:15% + Examination (3 hours) 45%


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