MYE 5002E - World of Percussion

Course Objectives

1. Through readings, listening examples, and discussion, to provide students with knowledge about the varied role of percussion in different parts of the world,
2. To help students develop an understanding of musical performance through actual performance of percussion based music from various countries,
3. Through focused listening to selected examples develop the critical listening skills of the students and improve their understanding of the representative genres and stylistic features present in percussion music from different areas, To provide with an understanding of how these rhythms and instruments were shared and diversified across cultures,

Course Description

The role of percussion isntruments in various cultures around the world, ethnological and historical information, hands on training in certain styles of hand drumming,