Miami's Multicultural Musical Heritage

FIRST SUMMER MINIMESTER
MCY 553 Section 81 3 credits Undergraduate/Graduate
May 12-16, 19-23
Monday through Friday, 6 to 9 p.m.
May 17
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. TBA
fwickstrom@yahoo.com

View the tentative course syllabus

Note: Open both to music and non-music students; no previous musical performance experience necessary. K-12 teachers receive special instructional materials to integrate skills acquired into their curriculum. Fulfills the requirement for renewal of certification for certified music teachers. Enroll at the undergraduate level for renewal of certification. Enroll at the graduate level if seeking a graduate degree. Level of credit cannot be changed once enrolled.

Discover Miami’s cultural diversity through its music. The sounds and rhythms of Cuba, Guatemala, Brazil, Colombia, the Caribbean, as well as American jazz will be explored through their African and European roots. Learn how music has contributed to the development of Afro-Caribbean cultures and the part Miami plays in nourishing them. Guest performers supplement audio and video recordings and you have the opportunity to play percussion instruments indigenous to the various cultures.
Trace musical traditions from the Old to the New World; create the rhythms of the Bion, Guaguanco, and other ethnic music in class ensemble; and listen to the influence of island and Latin music on American music, particularly as it is played in Miami.

Drum Circle Workshop
FIRST SUMMER MINIMESTER
MED 242 Section 81
1 credits Undergraduate
May 24-25
Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 4   p.m.    
Nancy Greene Hall
Fred Wickstrom  fwickstrom@yahoo.com

Discover and develop your natural senseof rhythm and learn to pass it on , benefiting your studies in therapy, education, medicine, management, andother areas preparing you to work with other poeple. Drumming circles, world music, and all types of hand drumming appeal to a growing number of people who want to participate in basic self expression. You’ve got rhythm! If your heart is beating you’ve got rhythm. As the world continues to move into high-tech intellectual pursuits, people are rediscovering their inner self through drumming. This class gives you the opportunity to discover yours.Drum Circle skills prepares you for all types of future careers working with people. Large corporations have used “Village Music Circles” at executive retreats as a metaphor for cooperation and community spirit.The instructor’s Drum circle skills are supplemented by audio and video presentations by other successful Drum Circle facilitators. Take this opportunity to develop your own facilitation skills or simply just to participate and drum.