MUSIC 1343

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MUSIC 1343
Musics in Asia

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course explores the breadth of music in contemporary Asia, with a focus on traditional and popular musics from East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea) and Indonesia. Hands-on instruction in gamelan (Indonesia's most prominent form of traditional music) complements a survey of East Asian instruments and forms provides a glimpse into traditional aesthetics as well as an introduction to fundamental musical concepts. Presentations on historical topics provide background to understanding the spectacular rise of popular genres, and a foundation for student explorations of specific cases. The course thus approaches music both music as sound and practice, and as a lens for examining the myriad social and cultural forces that shape it, and that are shaped by it.


Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, LA-AG), (ALC-AS)

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  •   Three Week - Second. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1484 MUSIC 1343   SEM 101

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 10, 2026

    • Staff

    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 10, 2026

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Commuter program students. See https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/on-campus for additional information.