Topics in Music, Art, and Society (MUSC480)

Topics in Music, Art, and Society
Music and Theater
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Dr. Dane Kusic
Department of Music
University of Maryland
017B Fine Arts Building
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
U.S.A.

MUSC 480 | Fall 2000
Lectures (FA 212):
Tu-Th 2:30-3:45 p.m.
Office Hours (FA 017B):
Tu-Th 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

410 455 2814 (Office FA017B)
410 455 2942 (Department)
410 455 1181 (Fax)
kusic@umbc.edu
http://www.research.umbc.edu/~kusic/

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Private Correspondence
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RILM
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Rergistrar's Office
Course Schedule

Announcements

All course related announcements will be posted by me on my WebCT (see below), on the Bulletin Board: Main Forum

Your Public Correspondence:

Refrain from sending regular e-mail messages to my UMBC account except in cases of emergency

All your public announcements, questions, information, and correspondence with me in this course should be done through WebCT, Bulletin Board: Student Forum: Public.

I strongly encourage you to use WebCT as a tool of learning and free exchange of ideas outside of class, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Go for it!

Your Private Correspondence:

All your private questions and correspondence with me in this course should be done through WebCT Private Mail

Click on this icon to access the MUSC480 WebCT Welcome Page

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    On (?), the deadline for creation of new accounts, this icon will be disabled
    Click on the "Create account" button/link to create your account
    I suggest you use your UMBC Login ID and Password

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    If you have already created your acount, click on the above icons on WebCT to access the course
    Then click on the "Login" button
    Guests may also login by typing "guest" both as their ID and Password

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature

RILM(Repertoire International de Litterature Musicale), an online international database of music publications - An excellent source for your research, bibliography, and essays
You may access RILM directly by clicking on the above link or
Go to Albin O. Kuhn Library Homepage, type "RILM" in the Keyword textbox for "Find Databases," and then hit the Enter key

A network of personal information and applications for UMBC students, faculty and staff

Registrar's Office

Schedule of classes, Registration, Records, etc.

Course Schedule (Tentative)

1. August 30	Introduction
2. September 4-6	Peter Brook, Peter Schumann
3. September 11-13	World Theater
4. September 19-21	Karagöz
5. September 26-28	Sanskrit Theater
6. October 3-5	Kathakali
7. October 10-12	Pi Ying Xi Zaju
8. October 17-19	Beijing Opera
9. October 24-26	Nô, Bunraku, Kabuki
10. October 31 - November 2	American Minstrels
11. November 7-9	Jazz Singer
12. November 14-16	American Minstrels
13. November 21-23	Presentations
14. November 28-30	Presentations
15. December 5-7	Presentations

University of Maryland Baltimore County, MD 21250
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