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This
course provides a broad overview of intertribal Native American music in the United States. Previous musical experience is not required.
Special emphasis is placed on genres including powwow, Native American flute, and Native popular music including but not limited to jazz, rock, rap,
classical, electronic, and folk. A crucial aspect to this overview is the
notion that music is a social activity and therefore used by performers and
listeners to “sound” unique social and political identities. Themes explored in
this class include sounding community, sounding revitalization, sounding
activism, and sounding unexpectedness. By the conclusion of the class it is
hoped that students will expand upon their reading, writing, and listening
skills in order to understand the complexity and cultural significance of a
wide range of American Indian artistic practices as
experienced over time and in different regional locations.
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