M413: Latin American Popular Music
Andrew Lázaro
Tel: 855-2991
alazaro@indiana.edu
Lecture 6:30-8:20 pm (Mon. M267)
Lab: 6:30-7:20 pm (Thurs. MZ B012)
3 Credits
Students enrolling in this course will meet weekly for two hours of lecture. In addition, they must attend one laboratory hour of Latin American Popular Music, Performance Emphasis (X413) in order to experience practical knowledge of the subject. The course will expose the students to historical and cultural issues relevant in the development of representative popular genres, as well as issues of performance and instrumentation and the output of significant composers, arrangers and performers. This course in open to music majors (M413) and non-majors (Z413). Music Majors as well as Non-Majors with appropriate skills can, after completing the full course one time, enroll multiple times for ensemble sessions under an X414 number for 2 credits. Music majors will be allowed to receive X040 credit for the course under specific circumstances.
Latin American Popular Music, Performance Emphasis (2 credits) Students
enrolling in this course will meet weekly for four hours of rehearsal. The
emphasis of this course is on musical practice, including performance and
arranging in different genres in solo, chamber, and band ensembles. This
course is open to music majors, and those non-majors with performing skills
ascertained through an audition. M413/Z413 is a pre-requisite for undergraduates.
Students can enroll multiple times for these ensemble sessions.
X040 Ensemble Credit in Latin American Popular Music Ensemble.
Graduate Students:
Graduate students can enroll for X040 credit upon meeting at least one of the following requirements:
a. By specific assignment by their applied music teacher.
b. No other instrumental assignment in the orchestras, bands or jazz ensembles has taken place.
Undergraduate Students:
Undergraduate students must have taken M413/Z413 as a class before enrolling in the Latin American Popular Music Ensemble for X040 credit.
They must also meet at least one of these criteria:
a. Specific assignment by their applied music teacher.
b. No other assignments has taken place in one of the orchestras, bands or jazz ensembles.
For more information please contact:
Andrew Lázaro - alazaro@indiana.edu or Dr. Carmen Téllez - ctellez@indiana.edu
Syllabus
(This one is an outlined version of the class syllabus)
Topics
- European, Native American-indigenous, and African influences on Latin American popular music
- Characteristics of form, instrumentation, performing styles, and dances using works of representaive composers and performers
- Contributions and influences of the Christian Church on the popular music, as well as other religious connotations
- Ritual and vernacular music of the major African groups (santería, regla de palo, abakuá - secret societies, etc) in Cuba.
- The rise of nationalistic, social, and political developments and their impact on music
- Historical developments and current manifestations of trends in Latin American popular music
- Impact of the popular music on contemporary classical music and vice versa
- Musical Development of a Pan-Latin idendity and mutual influences from the United States and Latin America
Schedule
Week 1 -- September 1, 1997
Introduction to the Latin American Popular Music course.
Week 2 -- September 8
The Music in Cuba
Week 3 -- September 15
The Music in Cuba (conclusion)
The Music of Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
Week 4 -- September 22
The Music of Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico (conclusion)
Week 5 -- September 29
The Music of Mexico and Central America
Week 6 -- October 6 Guest Lecturer: Marcos Cavalcante (Brazil)
"The Music of Brazil - Historical development"
Week 7 -- October 13
The Music of Brazil
Week 8 -- October 20 - MIDTERM EXAM
South America - Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru
Week 9 -- October 27
South America
***October 30 --Latin American Popular Music Concert
8:30 pm in Ford Hall
Week 10 -- November 3
The Protest Song in Latin America
Week 11 -- November 10
Guest Lecturer: Ricardo Lorenz (Venezuela)
Week 12 -- November 17
The rise of a Pan-Latin American community in the United States since the 1920's
*** November 20 -- Latin American Popular Music Concert
8:00pm in Auer Hall
Week 13 -- November 24
A phenomenon called SALSA
Week 14 -- December 1 *PAPER DUE
Video - "Latin Music of New York and Puerto Rico"
Week 15 -- December 8
The Tex Mex and Conjunto Music
Week 16 -- December 15
FINAL EXAM
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