| Course ID: | MUSI(AFAM) 2960. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. |
| Course Title: | African American Percussive Music: From Africa to the Americas |
Course
Description: | Traditional and contemporary African American percussion music beginning with its African heritage and tracking its development throughout the Americas, with particular emphasis on the United States. Teaching/learning strategies include in-class performance, demonstrations, audiovisuals, and lectures. No previous music performance background is required. |
| Oasis Title: | AFR AM PERC MUS |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this course, the successful student will be able to:
1. Identify those African countries, percussive instruments, and rhythms wich ahver shaped Afircan American percussive music,
2. Trace the influence of percussive instruments in early African American music, contemporary Afircan American music, and contemporary Afro-Latin music,
3. Demonstrate through performance basic rhythms and idioms in African American and Afro-Latin music,
4. Demonstrate performance proficiency in a class ensemble. |
| Topical Outline: | Main topics: African heritage and percussive music; early African American percussive music; Jazz and rhythm and blues; Afro-Caribbean percussive music, Afro-Latin percussive music; New forms and trends in African American music. |