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Revision as of 14:53, 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)
- al-Hilwa Di, by Sayyid Darwish and Badi` Khayri (Hijaz)
- Ana Fintizarak, by Zakaria Ahmed and Bayram al-Tunisi (Hijaz)
Week 2: Sep 13
Maqam: Bayyati
Durub: Sama`i, Sama`i Darij, Yuruk Sama`i
Homework
- Hearing the Music of the Middle East
- Performance of Arab Music in Twentieth-Century Egypt: Reconciling Authenticity and Contemporaneity
Lecture segment
Overview of tonal and rhythmic theory
