2018-19 Pomona College Catalog 
    
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MUS089E PO - Music Cultures of China: Theory and Practice

When Offered: One-time only; spring 2019.
Instructor(s): C. D’Evelyn
Credit: 1

Students in this course will study music of China through an intellectual survey of Chinese regional music cultures as well as a hands-on exploration of Chinese musical instruments (including the erhu, dizi, xiao, sanxian, pipa, zhongruan, hulusi, Chinese percussion, and others). Students in this course must be prepared and willing to learn and perform on one or more Chinese instruments. No prior experience on Chinese instruments is necessary, but students with prior musical background (Chinese or other) are welcome. The final grade in this course is based on student’s comprehension of lecture material (presented both in class and via lecture videos) and on effort to put lecture material into practice through the instrument of their choice.
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
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