PdF:AJB_FMUC Folk music - Course Information
AJB_FMUC Folk Music of the USA and Canada
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2008
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková - Prerequisites
- Listening to music from recommended internet sources at home in advance.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - English Language (programme PdF, B-SPE) (2)
- Lower Secondary School and Language School Teacher Training in English Language (programme PdF, N-ZS) (2)
- Course objectives
- The course provides a short introduction to folk and ethnic music of North America, focusing on its position in contemporary cultures of the USA and Canada. Discussed genres include ballads, folk song revival, spirituals and gospels, bluegrass music, Cajun music, Czech-Tex music, and music of indigenous people.In the end of the course, the student should be able to recognize selected music genres and characterize them shortly, supporting his/her knowledge with selected contemporary academic materials.
- Syllabus
- Block I Terms and development, contemporary theories, record labels. Ballads, spirituals and gospels, folk song revival. Examples, listening, and comments.
- Block II Cajun music. Czech-Tex music. Contemporary music with ethnic roots by indigenous people of the USA and Canada.
- Examples, listening, and comments.
- Literature
- Kip Lornell. Introducing American Folk Music. Indianapolis: Brown & Benchmark, 1993.
- Ellen Koskoff: Music Cultures in the USA: An Introduction. Routledge, 2004.
- Adelaida Reyes: Music in America: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture. OUP, 2004.
- The Music of Black Americans. A History. second. New York: Norton, 1983, 602 pp. ISBN 0-393---95279-7. info
- Assessment methods
- Required: the presence of the student in both teaching blocks; home listening, and reading of critical texts; submitting a 3-page-paper, details will be provided by the instructor.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: odpolední blok, pátek 10.10. a pátek 19.12. 2008.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 hodina.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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