Music and Globalization
MUSIC AND GLOBALIZATION/HNRC 300VH-005
T, 5:00-6:15 p.m., FALL 2022
GEAR 0258
Note: This is a one-credit course. Only enroll for one hour of credit.
This course explores themes at the intersection of globalization and music. Students
will consider the history of musical influence and culture from a global perspective
and how the modern music industry developed in Western and Non-Western countries.
Topics will be presented from cultural, musical, economic and critical perspectives.
Special emphasis will be given to the power of music in cross-cultural contexts and
its social, financial and political ramifications.
Additionally, the contemporary digital music industry will be examined from an international
perspective with consideration given to creative, legal and commercial vantage points.
About Jacob Herzoag and Nikola Radan
Jake Herzog is a multi-genre award-winning guitarist, composer, songwriter and educator currently
serving as the Jazz Area Coordinator at the University of Arkansas. He has released
nine albums ranging from jazz to rock to contemporary classical. His newest project
“Stringscapes” is a modern classical and jazz fusion album released in 2018. Jake
is the author of Guitar Sound Effects on Hal Leonard and the creator of the “Hey Jazz
Guy" instructional series for Guitar Player Magazine. He is a grand prize winner of the Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition and holds music
degrees from the Berklee College of Music and The Manhattan School of Music in New
York. Hertzog also holds a Ph.D. in higher education and his research focuses on higher
music education and the digital revolution. His website is: www.jakehertzog.com.
Nikola Radan, flautist, composer, songwriter, producer and educator, founded the critically-acclaimed
world music ensemble, BalMus, co-founded the internationally-awarded Clash of Civilizations
music project, and more recently launched Blue Thread, a multicultural music project
that explores ancient ballads that connect Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
He has established himself as an artist who has been pushing boundaries between music
genres and world traditions in order to find common ground between diverse cultures.
His music has been premiered nationally and internationally and he has also composed
music scores for several documentaries and independent films which have appeared on
PBS, Sundance, and IFC channels. His music project “All Over the Map” was recently
awarded a grant from Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance. His website
is: www.nikolaradan.com.