> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael L Varner
> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 9:57 AM
> Subject: please announce to interested students
>
>
> Exciting changes in  summer II course offering:   "Musical Traditions of
> the World!"
>
> World music 2300.001 10:30-12:30 M-R Room 309 Music
>
> This summer the music department will be offering the course  "Musical
> Traditions of the World." The course has  been very popular for students
> from all degree programs. The course features live performers from
> cultures around the world, and is an exciting way to learn about the
> culture and lifestyles without leaving campus.
>
> The course offers students an introduction to the many varied and
> fascinating forms of music found around the world, with particular
> emphasis on music from the Orient, the Middle East, Africa, and Native
> America.  Through the use of sound recordings, videos, and live native
> performers, students will have the opportunity to experience the unique
> qualities of each type of music.
>
> This summer  we will be doing something new and exciting focuses with the
> course.   The course will include more in-depth information on  the Music
> of Africa and the Caribbean featuring musical visits to Ghana, Mozambique,
> South Africa, Senegal, Mali, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad, Santa
> Domingo, Jamaica and many more.  Students will experience Salsa, Rhumba,
> Soca, Reggae  and the many unique music's from these fascinating regions.
>
> We are especially searching on our campus for UTA students who are
> originally from Latin America and particularly the islands of the
> Caribbean.  I would like to invite them to speak to the class and bring a
> little of their own personal experiences to this summers course.
>
> Contact Dr. Varner at his office in music: 817-272-2526 or by email at
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>
> The course can be used to satisfy the core requirements for fine arts and
> liberal arts electives.
> There are no  prerequisites.  The course has been structured so that no
> previous knowledge of music is necessary.
>
> The course meets summer II, Monday Through Thursday from 10:30-12:30 in
> Fine Arts Room 309 and should be of particular interest to all students
> who wish to include a multi-cultural experience in their education.
>
> There is also an honors section of the course available for students in
> the honors college (2303).
>
> Music 2300  World Music (3-0) 3 hours credit - Survey of the music of
> Asia, Africa, and Oceania and the native traditions of the Americas, with
> emphasis on the role of music in the world's societies and nonwestern
> music systems.  Open to all students as a fine arts or liberal arts
> elective.
>
>
> Dr. Michael Varner
> UTArlington
> <http://www.uta.edu/mvarner/acover>