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for Music 1040 Feb. 7, 2008
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Task 1 . Test your knowledge of the geography of the Arab world map. Drag each country name to the appropriate space. http://www.rethinkingschools.org/just_fun/games/mapgame.html
Read the literature on Arab world at http://www.hejleh.com/countries/index.html
Task 3a . Arabic Musical Instruments Read about some of the musical instruments of Arabia , listen to how each sounds. http://www.classicalarabicmusic.com/instruments.htm
Task 3b . Arabic Musical Instruments http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/ensembles/worldmusic/neareast/Instrum.htm
Task 4. Using any of the criteria suggested below, classify each different instrument in Task (3a) and (3b) above: (Click OK on the first site).
http://museevirtuel.ca/Exhibitions/Instruments/Images/Classement/classement_shockwave_en.swf
Brief History of Musical Instrument Classification Systems http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Instruments/Anglais/classement_en.html
Task 5. Contemporary and Pop culture Do a search on world music of any Arabic nation at the National Geographic. You may for example use the following sites and more. Listen to several tracks then Select one track and analyze it in terms of what you hear and any characteristics discussed in chapter 3 of the text book as well as any points of interest we have discussed in class.
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