This course explores music from early native music through contemporary singer-songwriters. Some of the traditions we draw from include African, Native American, Quebecois, Appalachian, Irish and Scottish, British Isle traditions, Cajun, Blues, Gospel, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are explored. Students must bring a guitar, banjo, mandolin, or fiddle (or other social instrument) to class for purposes of furthering personal music making through traditional forms. We will practice and perform as a group, improving our reading and aural skills. Other instruments are possible, but the students must discuss this with the instructor.
Traditional Music of North America (MHI2135.01)
John Kirk
Prerequisites: None.
Credits: 2
T 10:00am - 11:50am
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Course Frequency:
This course is categorized as All courses, Two Credit, 2000, Tuesday and/or Friday Mornings, History, John Kirk, and tagged history, Folk Music, Instrumental, analyzing, Fiddle, Multi-cultural, performance, accordion, Music Notation, collaboration, African American Music, exploring, Appalachian, singing, Appalachian Music, music, banjo, Poetry, Celtic, Celtic Music, mandolin, Ear Training, music history, Guitar.
Credits: 2
T 10:00am - 11:50am
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Course Frequency:
This course is categorized as All courses, Two Credit, 2000, Tuesday and/or Friday Mornings, History, John Kirk, and tagged history, Folk Music, Instrumental, analyzing, Fiddle, Multi-cultural, performance, accordion, Music Notation, collaboration, African American Music, exploring, Appalachian, singing, Appalachian Music, music, banjo, Poetry, Celtic, Celtic Music, mandolin, Ear Training, music history, Guitar.