WORLD MUSICS (EMUS 2772):

EXTRA CREDIT OPTION

DUE DATE: Tuesday, December 3

Description:

An original term paper on some aspect of Asian music relevant to this course. The report should be a minimum of five pages, double-spaced, include bibliographic references and incorporate ideas about music in culture learned in this course. The paper is worth 20 extra credit points, thus enabling the student to raise their final grade from a C to a B, for example.

Possible topics:

Choose a theme that will require some library research and your own original thoughts about the subject of Asian music. Interesting topics might be: Music as a Religious practice in India; Concepts of Nature in Japanese music; The Politics of Music in Modern China; Music and Trance in Indonesia; Tonal Languages and Music in Southeast Asia; Popular music in the Arab World. Please check with the Instructor to approve your topic before you begin writing.