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jan 12 | Week 1
Welcome to MUS 107, Music in World Cultures, cyber cast from the Pu‘uloa campus of balmy Leeward Community College.
Lamakū | Tour of tools and resources for music classes.
Get Verified Now!
Open Quizzes on the Lamakū toolbar and confirm your presence with the Participation Verification Quiz. You'll earn 25 points of extra credit and avoid disenrollment by UH.
Participation Verification Quiz: 1/12 to 1/20
Visit the Quiz “How To” page for detailed information on using the Lamakū Quizzes tool.
Do this every Monday
Read the new Weekly Lesson on Mondays and complete the assignments inside. Dive into your first weekly lesson:
Start Here!
Overview
Your objectives in this Weekly Lesson are to:
- Understand why we study music
- Listen better
- Know the attributes of sounds
- Understand vocal ranges
- Identify string instruments and their techniques
Achieving these objectives will involve studying five chapters of the textbook (see below).
Why are we here?
Learn what this course is about and why we study music. Click the links below to get started:
Music Listening
Learn to listen to music with purpose and discernment:
Elements
Musical Elements are the components of music: sound properties, melody, rhythm, harmony, texture, instruments, voices, and notation.
Instruments and Voice
The next three chapters explore characteristics of sound, the human voice, instrument families, and musical techniques.
1. Mysteries of Musical Sounds
3. Strings from Paleolithic Times to Now
Coda
Your first forum and quiz are scheduled next week.
Peter Kun Frary
Professor of Music, Leeward CC
Peter Frary
Office: FA-115
frary@hawaii.edu
(808) 455-0353
