The blending of cultures in this class has been a theme at different points in the course. We have learnedabout how music combines with the dance, ways of life, history, customs, and religion of variouscountries. This final question will ask you to consider the impact of this class on your personal attitudesand experiencesQ 1. In a short paragraph, (a) share some thoughts about how what […]

(Q2). Do you feel that African drumming styles, techniques, and methods contribute to the overallambiance of collective spiritual, musical, and cultural empowerment?  Explain your point of view.Q3. Has the Jewish diaspora brought Jewish people closer together or further apart?  Explain yourreasoning.Q4. Watch the video titled “53rd Annual Chicago Folk Festival”. Then answer: Do you think thatthe costumes, complex dances, and unusual musical sounds as experienced […]

Writing Assignment: The Importance of Bela Bartok(a) What is an ethnomusicologist?(b) What did Bartok do as an ethnomusicologist in the early 20th century? Be specific in describing hismethods or techniques.(c) Explain what aspects of East European music became incorporated into Bartok’s classical musiccompositions. Attempt to be specific with regard to melody, harmony, and/or rhythm.(d) Name several important classical music compositions by Bartok.For this paper, avoid […]

a)Briefly discuss the history of each: Cuban son, Afro-Cuban music, timba.(b) Watch the following three videos:(c) Describe the musical sights and sounds emerging from each of these performances. You maymention how the performances might relate to each other and/or make mention of the musicalinstruments used, the way the singers sing or dance, the beat, and/or the musical arrangements.Attempt to make reference to Afro-American, big band […]