AIS320.1 – AIS 320.1 American Indian Music Summer 2018 R1
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This
course provides an 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
such jazz, rock, 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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