Overview
An exploration of the world’s traditional, popular and contemporary musics in their cultural context. (No prior musical knowledge required.)
In every culture people perform, compose and listen to music in a variety of ways and for different reasons. MUSI 104 encourages students to develop a broad knowledge of musics and an understanding of their various uses and functions. In addition to lectures and tutorials, students gain important insights into various musics by learning to play a variety of musical instruments (e.g. Indonesian gamelan, Japanese taiko, African djembe, Hawaiian ukulele, Māori taonga pūoro).
This paper explores some of the world's musics in their cultural context and aims to generate awareness of and respect for music from a wide range of cultures. Case studies of particular music cultures can include Africa, the Caribbean, the Americas, Asia, Oceania and Europe.
About this paper
| Paper title | World Music |
|---|---|
| Subject | Music |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,318.20 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Eligibility
- No prior musical knowledge in music notation and theory is required.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the School of Performing Arts website
- Teaching staff
Paper Coordinator: Dr Jennifer Cattermole
Teaching Staff: Dr Jennifer Cattermole Professor Henry Johnson- Paper Structure
Please contact the School of Performing Arts (spa@otago.ac.nz) office for a copy of the most recent paper profile.
- Teaching Arrangements
- Two lectures per week, plus either one practical workshop or tutorial per week.
- Textbooks
Please contact the School of Performing Arts (spa@otago.ac.nz) office for a copy of the most recent paper profile.
- Course outline
Email the office at spa@otago.ac.nz for a copy of the most recent course outline.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
By the end of this paper, you will be able to demonstrate that you can:
- Play at least one musical instrument from each of the following places: Africa, Japan, Indonesia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Aurally recognise stylistic characteristics and instruments of musics introduced in MUSI 104.
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of ideas from scholarly literature.
- Apply ideas from scholarly literature to real-life musical examples.
- Reflexively evaluate your own learning.
- Locate, retrieve and effectively use scholarly literature.
- Effectively communicate in writing.
- Understand and appreciate how select cultures perform, perceive and conceptualise music.
- Assessment details
Seminar presentation (25%)
Library Quiz (5%)
Performance workshop/demonstration reflections (30%)
Essay (40%)
Timetable
Overview
An exploration of the world’s traditional, popular and contemporary musics in their cultural context. (No prior musical knowledge required.)
In every culture, people perform, compose and listen to music in a variety of ways and for different reasons. MUSI 104 encourages students to develop a broad knowledge of music and an understanding of its various uses and functions. In addition to lectures and tutorials, students gain important insights into various musical genres by learning to play a variety of musical instruments (e.g. Indonesian gamelan, Japanese taiko, African djembe, Hawaiian ukulele, Māori taonga pūoro).
This paper explores music from across the world in its cultural context and aims to generate awareness of and respect for music from a wide range of cultures. Case studies of particular music cultures can include Africa, the Caribbean, the Americas, Asia, Oceania and Europe.
About this paper
| Paper title | World Music |
|---|---|
| Subject | Music |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Eligibility
- No prior musical knowledge in music notation and theory is required.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the School of Performing Arts website.
- Teaching staff
Paper Coordinator:
Teaching Staff:
- Paper Structure
Please contact the School of Performing Arts for a copy of the most recent paper profile.
- Teaching Arrangements
- Two lectures per week, plus either one practical workshop or tutorial per week.
- Textbooks
Please contact the School of Performing Arts for a copy of the most recent paper profile.
- Course outline
Please email School of Performing Arts for a copy of the most recent course outline.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
By the end of this paper, students will be able to:
- Play at least one musical instrument from each of the following places: Africa, Japan, Indonesia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Aurally recognise stylistic characteristics and instruments of music introduced in MUSI 104.
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of ideas from scholarly literature.
- Apply ideas from scholarly literature to real-life musical examples.
- Reflexively evaluate your own learning.
- Locate, retrieve and effectively use scholarly literature.
- Effectively communicate in writing.
- Understand and appreciate how select cultures perform, perceive and conceptualise music.
- Assessment details
- Seminar Presentation (25%)
- Library Quiz (5%)
- Performance Workshop/Demonstration Reflections (30%)
- Essay (40%)