Class Notes for Music at Oklahoma State University

find more resources at oneclass.com Japan Music Key Points about Japan Music:  Hōgaku - traditional Japanese music  The Edo period was characterized by hundreds of...

find more resources at oneclass.com Key Points in Music of Korea  The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were a time of major economic, social, political, and cultural transition in K...

find more resources at oneclass.com Haiti, the Essence of Africa in the Caribbean  Haiti is known as one of the most Africanized places in the Americas. This is largely due to its early...

find more resources at oneclass.com The African Drum Language Yoruba Dundun Music  The dundun drum has an hourglass shape and consists of a hollowed out wooden resonator with ...

find more resources at oneclass.com Exploring the Landscape of African Music  African musical traditions are marked by a variety that reflects the continent’s ethnic, national and regio...

Central Asia Cont. The Caucasus  Caucasia is an ancient region with a jagged landscape  Turkey to the west, Iran to the south, Russia to the north  Caucasus is an isthmus between the Black Sea and the ...

Central Asia Music of Central Asia and the Caucasus  Daily earthquake tremors in Armenia  Duduk players tease with haunting sounds of the past  Music and culture blend beautifully in this soundscape ...

Class 5-August 29, 2016 Notating Pitches • Most western composers use staff notation • Tablature: a combination of letters, numbers and staff o Made for particular string instruments • China and...