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Music of World Cultures - Coggle Diagram
Music of World Cultures
Caribbean Music
African Music
African Instruments
Popular Music
African Drum Language
Introduction
Ethnomusicology
Ethnic Studies (Ethn root in common?)
Study of music across the world to gain greater insight into a culture; fieldwork is common
Does NOT include Western art music/ Western Classical music; Studied by
Musicologists
Relativism vs Ethnocentrism
Active Listening
Rhythm
Beat
Meter
Synocopation
Tempo
Polyrhythm
Aesthetics
Pitch:
Melody:
Motif
Scale:
Tuning system:
Frequency and Intervals
Dynamics
Texture
Homophony (Common with western and popular music)
Heterophony
Monophony
Drone
Polyphony
Timbre
Instrumentation
Form and Improvisation
Form
Improvisation
Song has lyrics; piece only uses instruments
Instrumentation Classification- Organology
Aerophones: wind instruments
Chordophones:string instruments
Idiophones: vibrating instruments
Membranophones: instruments that have a membrane or skin covering.
Electrophones
Pedagogy
Imitation
Written notation
Group lessons
Oral tradition
All cultures have in common:
Singing, usually accompanied by instrumentation
Music is tool to communicate with deities
Music, though not always separate from music and dance
Distinct music genres
Who is this book for?
Asian Music
Music of South Asia: Indian Classical Music
Social Factors
Music of Central Asia and the Causasus
Case Study: Armenia
Case Study: Georgia
Chinese Music
Korean Music