MUSI 207India

Chapter 2

The Music of Indiahttp://

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Update: Chapter Presentations, D2L PowerPoint Presentations, MyMusicLab Post-tests

Chapter Presentation Eval.Classification of InstrumentsMusic and Indian History Hindustani Carnatic Bollywood (if time)

Classification of Instrumentshttp://vimeo.com/31140923

Playing for Change

Aerophones (wind instruments)

Chordophones (string instruments)

Idiophones (“self” vibrators)

Membranophones (drums)

Electophones (Electronic instruments)

Music and Indian History

Both are based on raga scales (22 sruti)

Hindustani (Northern) Hindu (musicians highly regarded) Smoother and less ornamented Improvised

Carnatic (Southern) Muslim (musicians lower class) Fixed Compositions (kriti) Reproduces vocal compositions

For next class

Read Chapter 3

Take the Chapter 2 exam (Fri.)

Work on your presentations

“Music washes away from the soul the dust of

everyday life.”

-Red Auerbach