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Course Name	Turkish	Dünya Müzikleri
	English	Musics of the World
Course Code	MYL 504E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	1	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Emine Şirin Özgün Tanır
Course Objectives		1, To introduce the sonic diversity of the world’s musics, 2, To analyze and compare the different roles music plays cross-culturally, 3, To acquire critical listening skills in order to recognize musics from different geographical regions,
Course Description		Introduction to world musics, North America, native American music, jazz, music of Africa, music of East Asia, field research techniques, musics of South and Southeast Asia, music of the Middle East, cultural intersections, musics of the Caribbeans, Latin America and Oceania,
Course Outcomes		On successful completion of this course, students will gain the following knowledge, skills and competencies: 1, Competency in developing a critical view of “world music,” 2, Knowledge of basic concepts of ethnomusicology, 3, Skill in understanding the problems and effects of music’s technological mediation, 4, Competency in instilling an understanding of ethnocentrism and relativism,
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