Introduction to World Music – A Free Course

An exploration of music from various cultures and time periods and the ways in which music promotes self-understanding by reflecting recurring patterns of human behavior.

Lecture 1 – Introduction
Lecture 2 – Principles of World Music
Lecture 3 – Native American Music I
Lecture 4 – Native American Music II
Lecture 5 – Native American Music III
Lecture 6 – Traditional Ozark Music I
Lecture 7 – Traditional Ozark Music II
Lecture 8 – Music of Africa I
Lecture 9 – Music of Africa II
Lecture 10 – Music of Africa III
Lecture 11 – Music of Africa IV
Lecture 12 – Music of Africa V
Lecture 13 – African-American Music I
Lecture 14 – African-American Music II
Lecture 15 – African-American Music III
Lecture 16 – African-American Music IV
Lecture 17 – Music of China I
Lecture 18 – Music of China II
Lecture 19 – Music of China III
Lecture 20 – Music of China IV
Lecture 21 – Indonesia Music I
Lecture 22 – Indonesia Music II
Lecture 23 – Indonesia Music III
Lecture 24 – Music of India I
Lecture 25 – Music of India II
Lecture 26 – Music of India III / Review
Lecture 27 – Central and Eastern Europe I
Lecture 28 – Central and Eastern Europe II
Lecture 29 – Central and Eastern Europe III
Lecture 30 – Latin America I
Lecture 31 – Latin America II
Lecture 32 – Latin America III
Lecture 33 – Music of the Arab World i
Lecture 34 – Music of the Arab World II
Lecture 35 – Music of the Arab World III