Introductory ethnomusicology course exploring global musics beyond standard music history through active engagement in larger world contexts.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2022–Spring 2025Current instructor
John Walsh
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Classes with John Walsh
MUSIC 418
Music and the City
3 creditsExamines the relationship between music and urban space, exploring music scenes, urban planning, creative cities, regional sounds, and how music produces senses of place.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
MUSIC 499
Directed Study
1–3 creditsDirected study course for individual research and projects with faculty, requiring department approval of the project and instructor assignment.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
MUSIC 799
Independent Work
1–3 creditsIndependent Work is a course for faculty-mentored individual study and research in music.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
MUSIC 990
Masters Thesis
1–4 creditsIndividual research study with a faculty mentor for writing a master's thesis in Music.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | FOLKLORE/MUSIC 103 | Introduction to Music Cultures of the World |
| Spring 2027 | MUSIC 418 | Music and the City |
| Spring 2027 | MUSIC 499 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | MUSIC 799 | Independent Work |
| Spring 2027 | MUSIC 990 | Masters Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | MUSIC 219 | Introduction to Ethnomusicology |
| Fall 2026 | MUSIC 423 | Contemporary Issues in Popular Music Studies |
| Fall 2026 | MUSIC 799 | Independent Work |
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Instructor identity & provenance
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