MUS 195-01 - Introductory Special Topic: Ngoma Dance, Drumming, and Singing from Zimbabwe

1 credits (Spring)

Cross-listed as: THD 195-02. Taught by master musician and dancer, Musekiwa Chingodza, students in this course will learn to sing, dance, drum, and/or play mbira together in the tradition of Zimbabwe’s Shona community. Students will sing in Shona, learn the basic dance steps and drum patterns in aurally, as is traditionally done in Zimbabwe. The class will likely culminate in some form of public presentation.

Prerequisite: None
S/D/F only.
Instructor: Perman