UCL - World Music and Culture

[MUSI1517]

[22.5h] 3 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

This two-yearly course is taught in 2009-2010, 2011-2012,...

Teacher(s): John Philippe Van Tiggelen

Language: French

Level: First

Aims
Main themes

Aims

- Introduction to the role and functions of music in culture, language and expression of social identity.
- Introduce the concepts and vocabulary of ethnomusicology.
- Stress, through the example of music, the place of culture in education.
- Addressing the music - the universal language - as a factor of integration as an instrument of citizenship.

Main themes

Musical journey illustrated by over 100 musical examples (recordings or films ethnomusicological). It is also accompanied by an introduction of a conceptual and notional (syllabus) addressing topics such as: music and the musician; Music and evolution: the musical and non-musical; Name the musical, Music and socio-economic contexts; Music and social classes, music and work and money Music, Music and gesture, music and writing; Ethnomusicologie, etc.