THYU 442 Music in Ghana: A Theoretical Look
An engagement of select traditional and contemporary musics created in Ghana, West Africa. The course addresses: reading, writing, performing, singing and analyzing music from different perspectives. In particular, students will learn basic drumming patterns of Agbadza and Kpanlogo, make transcriptions, learn of the various ways that theorists have sought to describe the music of Africa and the controversies that surround that work, and explore the music of a select number of contemporary Ghanaian composers who integrate their Western art music training with their indigenous culture.
Prerequisite
((THYU 208/Lecture or THYU 208/Department) and (THYU 202/Lecture or THYU 202/Department or CI 283T/Lecture or CI 283T/Department or JS 483T/Lecture or JS 483T/Department))