 
Ethnomusicology Instrument Museum
These include two complete sets of gamelan instruments, one from Java and one from Bali, and an Ethnomusicology Instrument Collection of over 4,500 musical instruments from around the world, one of the largest teaching collections of non-Western instruments in the United States. The department also supports an Ethnomusicology Archive that contains written documents, theses, and sound and visual recordings related to Asian and Pacific music. The Barbara B. Smith Amphitheater and Ethnomusicology Wing houses an outdoor performance space, instrument collection, gamelan room, transcription lab, seminar room, faculty offices, designated studio and rehearsal space for Asian music, and two excellent dance studios. For more information about the collection or the use policy contact: rtrimil@hawaii.edu Contact Information Associate Faculty: Ricardo
D. Trimillos Allied Curriculum: MUS 123 (Alpha) Pacific Music Performance Class (1) Basic principles of performance of Pacific music. Relevant problems at elementary level. (B) slack key guitar. Repeatable one time. Pre: 121D or 121E or consent. DA MUS 127 (Alpha) Asian Music Performance Class (1) Basic principles of performance of Asian music. Relevant problems in literature at elementary level. (B) koto; (C) shamisen; (E) shakuhachi. Cannot be audited. Pre: consent. DA MUS 128 (Alpha) Asian Music Performance Class (1) Basic principles of performance of Asian music. Relevant problems in literature at elementary level. (B) koto; (C) shamisen; (D) South Indian singing; (E) shakuhachi. Cannot be audited. Pre: consent. DA MUS 230 (Alpha) Elementary Applied Music, Ethnic (V) Instruction in instrumental performance at elementary level. Study of works representative of literature. (B) koto; (C) shamisen; (E) Hawaiian chant; (F) shakuhachi; (I) other. Repeatable for four semesters. Pre: audition or consent. MUS 311 (Alpha) Ethnic Music Ensembles I (1) Performance of literature for groups of various sizes and kinds at introductory level (B) Hawaiian; (C) Japanese; (D) Chinese; (E) Korean; (F) Okinawan; (G) Philippine; (H) gamelan; (I) gagaku; (J) Tahitian; (K) Oceanic; (M) other. Repeatable unlimited times. Pre: upper division standing or consent. DA MUS 312 Hula/Chant Ensemble I (2) Ancient style. Pre: upper division standing or consent. DA MUS 330 (Alpha) Advanced Applied Music, Ethnic (V) Individual instruction in instrumental and dance performance at advanced level. See 230 for list of sections. Repeatable for six semesters. Pre: advancement from 230 or consent. MUS 407 Music Cultures of the World (3) Folk, popular, and art music from major regions of the world, with emphasis upon Asia and the Pacific, representative styles and regional characteristics. Pre: junior standing or consent. DH MUS 410B Hawaiian Chorus MUS 411 (Alpha) Ethnic Music Ensembles II (1) Performance of literature for ensembles and performing groups of various sizes and kinds, (B) Hawaiian; (C) Japanese; (D) Chinese; (E) Korean; (F) Okinawan; (G) Philippine; (I) Asian Ensemble; (J) Tahitian. Repeatable unlimited times. Pre: 311 in same section or consent. DA MUS 412 Hula/Chant Ensemble II (2) Ancient style. Pre: 312 or consent. MUS 413 Hula/Chant Ensemble III (2) Ancient style; hâlau protocol. Repeatable nine times. Pre: 412. MUS 417 University Javanese Gamelan (1) Performance of jogja and solo gamelan traditions; Ujon-Ujon, Wajang Kulit, Wajang Wong. Repeatable unlimited times. Pre: 311H or consent. DA MUS 457 Asian and Pacific Music in Education (2) Musical concepts in songs, dances, and instrumental music of Asia, Hawai'i, and other Pacific Islands, appropriate for K-12. Pre: 353, 354, or 355 and 356. DA MUS 472 Sound Systems of World Musics (3) Music-theoretical study of sound organization as defined by various cultures and development of aural analysis in world musics. Pre: junior standing or consent. MUS 477 History of Rock and Roll (3) An examination of rock and roll from various perspectives including economics, regionalism, freedom of expression. Pre: upper division standing or consent. DH MUS 478 (Alpha) Musical Cultures (3) The study of a musical culture area. (B) Hawai'i; (C) China; (D) Japan; (E) Korea; (F) Indonesia; (G) Philippines; (H) India; (I) Polynesia; (P) Africa; (Q) other. Repeatable one time for different alphas. Pre: junior standing or consent. MUS 479 Topics in Ethnomusicology (3) Problem-oriented cross-cultural investigation of music and music organization. Pre: junior standing or consent. DH MUS 657 World Musics in Undergraduate Education (2) Concepts and materials at junior college and undergraduate levels. Preparation for structuring and teaching courses in non-Western musics. Pre: graduate status in music and 107 or 407 (or concurrent). MUS 670 (Alpha) Regional Music (3) Musical content and historicosocial context of principal musical traditions. (B) Asia; (C) Oceania. Repeatable nine times. Pre: consent. MUS 678 (Alpha) Advanced Problems in Ethnomusicology (3) (B) transcription of music performance; (D) other. Pre: consent. |
