MUS 263 - Music and Nature

3 Credits

Through case studies and experimentation, students learn how music can build a sense of community in a variety of natural and cultural settings. Specific topics include campfire songs, adaptive music for the physically challenged, Ojibwa music in the Chequamegon Bay region, African traditions, hybrid and syncretic musics. Students also engage in song writing and develop their own skills with voice and instruments such as the dulcimer, banjo, penny whistle, drums, and keyboard.
Connections Discipline: Humanities or Experiential