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Revision as of 15:18, 8 September 2012
Click here to download course outline for Fall 2012
Please complete readings, watch films, and study maqamat and durub prior to each class. Submit a 1-2 paragraph report on each reading and each film via email to the instructor using the subject line: MENAME review
Midterm quizzes are scheduled for October 11 (academic, 6:30 – 7:00; short answer and map quiz) and October 25 (demonstration of performance and aural competence, 6:30 – 7:30). No makeups will be allowed without a valid excuse. Final exam: November 29, 6:30 to 9:30, comprising two quizzes (academic and performance). No makeups will be allowed without a valid excuse.
Contents
Week 1: Sep 6
Maqam: Hijaz
Durub: wahda, maqsum, bamb
(see Theory section)
Lecture segment (6:30 to 7:00)
Course introduction
Rehearsal segment: (7:00 to 9:30)
Piece:
Songs:
- Ah Ya Zayn (traditional; here performed by the celebrated Wadi al-Safi)
Week 2: Sep 13
Maqam: Bayyati
Durub: Sama`i, Sama`i Darij, Yuruk Sama`i
Homework
Remember homework is always due before class! You must submit reading reviews for each reading to me by email.
Read:
- Hearing the Music of the Middle East
- Performance of Arab Music in Twentieth-Century Egypt: Reconciling Authenticity and Contemporaneity
Browse: http://maqamworld.com, and Theory section of our website, especially for the maqam (Hijaz) and durub we introduced last week.
Lecture segment
Overview of tonal and rhythmic theory
Rehearsal
Review pieces from last time.
