MUSIC 2341

Gamelan in Indonesian History and Cultures

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course combines hands-on instruction in gamelan, Indonesia's most prominent form of traditional music, and the academic study of the broader range of music found in contemporary Indonesia, including Western-oriented and hybrid popular forms. Students thus engage with music directly, and use it as a lens to examine the myriad social and cultural forces that shape it, and that are shaped by it.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (ALC-AS) (CA-AG, LA-AG)
Course Subfield (HC)
Course Attribute (CU-ITL, EC-SEAP)

Comments No previous knowledge of musical notation or performance experience necessary. Majors may enhance this course with additional content and an extra credit by enrolling concurrently in MUSIC 3901.

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