..."it is often tempting to use labels as shorthand. Unfortunately, not everyone understands their meanings and limitations. All three terms came from different cultures. Folk came from the Germans with the meaning coming from the Romantic Movement in the 18th-19th century, Classical came from the French and Italian culture. The textbooks states that the terms, "suggest a hierarchical value system in which classical is typically considered highest, folk of the much lower value, and popular at the lowest level." So by categorizing music you’re also categorizing it with a certain type of people. How might an ethnomusicologist approach the study of Western classical music differently from a musicologist? ~ According to the textbook, ethnomusicology is a study of music and anthropology and/or sociology, so an ethnomusicologist would study not only the cultural context and human behaviors, but also the music. The textbook states that they would, “focus on description and classification." While on the...
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...differently from a musicologist? An ethnomusicologist may get in close to the artists and not only listen and record their music (such as a musicologist), but will also study and participate in their culture as well. 4. What is “fieldwork”? What is its importance to the study of world music? Fieldwork is the practice of going out and listening and recording music directly from the source, the culture that is being studied. This is important in that it adds direct and pure sources and examples of the music being studied which can then be compared to and studied along with music of other cultures. 5. In what ways does world music study require an interdisciplinary approach? This is because not only is the music itself being studied (ethnomusicology), but the culture is being studied (anthropology) as well. 6. What is ethnocentrism? Have you ever experienced it? Ethnocentrism is the belief or assumption that someone’s own cultural ways and practices are normal while those of other cultures are considered strange or...
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...Part One: Before the Trip Begins: Fundamental Issues (textbook) pg 1 – 15 Answer these questions below 1. What do ethnomusicologists mean when they say, “Music is universal, but it is not a universal language”? They say this because of many reasons. One reason being that many people have attempted to analyze music in terms of linguistics but it tends to be in a completely different realm. A second reason is that music is not usually known to cross cultural languages therefore it could not a universal language if one culture is not able to experience the emotions like another culture would. It is viewed in a semiotic view which means that is seen as a symbols that can be interpreted. 2. What are the potential problems in classifying music as “classical,” “folk,” or “popular” When using these terms together you are disrupting a value system that is based on different levels. Classical being the highest, then folk, and then popular being the lowest. They can not all be used together because some are greater or lesser than another. 3. How might an ethnomusicologist approach the study of Western classical music differently from a musicologist? An enthnomusicologist will get involved in more aspects of the culture while also doing what a musicologist would do such as record and study their music. 4. What is “fieldwork”? What is its importance to the study of world music? Fieldwork is when an ethnomusicologist goes to another country and experiences that cultures...
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...Questions to Consider 1. What do ethnomusicologists mean when they say, “Music is universal, but it is not a universal language”? They mean that music is not a language because music does not have specific symbols in standard patterns and does not have grammar rules and also music can mean different things to people in different cultures. 2. What are potential problems in classifying music as “classical,” “folk,” or “popular”? The problem is that they suggest that one type of music is better than the other and also different cultures may have different definitions for what “classical,” “folk,” or “popular” music is. 3.How might an ethnomusicologist approach the study of Western Classical music differently from a musicologist? An ethnomusicologist might approach to study Western classical music and its effect on the Western society and a musicologist would just study the music as a whole. 4. What is “fieldwork”? What is it’s importance to the study of world music? Fieldwork: The first hand study of music in its original context, a technique derived from anthropology. it gives researchers a better understanding of the music they are studying since it gives them the opportunity to be out in the real world interacting with the people of the music they are studying 5. In what ways does world music study require an interdisciplinary approach? because not only is the music itself being studied, but the culture is being studied as well. 6. What...
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...Five Musicological Fields: The study of music also known as musicology encompasses five distinct fields. These include the study of historical musicology, ethnomusicology, philosophy of music, psychology of music and acoustics (Nation-master, 2013). The first major field, historical musicology, is the study of musical origins including subjects such as composers, genres and musical notation. Ethnomusicology is the second major field of musicology and is based around the field studies on music in diverse cultures. Thirdly, the philosophy of music is concerned with the central question of ‘what is music’. Another major field is Psychology of music which relates to the effect music has on human beings. The last musicological field of acoustics is the study of the science of sound (Nation-master, 2013). These five fields make up the fundamentals of musicology and will be explored within this report. Historical musicology focuses on the progression of music over time. This field studies the progressive styles of compositions, performances, receptions and criticisms of music (Nation-master, 2013). The methods of studying historical musicology also include source studies, manuscript studies, textual criticism, style criticism, the choice of historical method, musical analysis, and the application of musical analysis (Nation-master, 2013). This field of study also examines the lives and work of composers and performers (Queensland Studies Authority 2008). Influences and impacts on...
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... Ethnomusicologist are more likely to get in close to the artists and not only listen and record their music like a musicologist which, but will also study and participate in their culture as well. 4. What is “fieldwork”? What is its importance to the study of world music? Ans: Fieldwork is the practice of going out and listening and recording music directly from the source, the culture that is being studied. This is important in that it adds direct and pure sources and examples of the music being studied which can then be compared to and studied along with music of other cultures. 5. In what ways does world music study require an interdisciplinary approach? Ans: This is because not only is the music itself being studied (ethnomusicology), but the culture is being studied (anthropology) as well. 6. What is ethnocentrism? Have you ever experienced it? Ans: Ethnocentrism is the belief or assumption that one’s own cultural background is “normal” while that of other is “strange” or exotic. As a result of my West Indian up bring, I tend to pray before and after every meal, a practice which my...
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...Sept 1, 2014 CST 2420-03 Chapter 1 Questions 1- What do ethnomusicologists mean when they say, “Music is universal, but it is not a universal language”? Music is universal but it is not a language even though both are made of symbols. Language is made of symbols with assigned meaning whereas music is made of symbols that are neutral are open to the listeners perception to assign their meaning. Also, it is debatable if music can transcend language barriers. 2- What are the potential problems in classifying music as “classical,” “folk”, or “popular”? Generally music is related to class instead of being nuetral. No better or no worse. 3- How might an ethnomusicologist approach the study of Western classical music differently from a musicologist? Ethnomusicologists not only study the music but how that music effects its audiences in a certain culture. Whereas, a musicologist studies music as a whole. An ethnomusicologist would study western classical musics effect on the western world. A musicologist would just study the music as it is. 4- What is “fieldwork”? What is its importance to the study of world music? Fieldwork is the recording of music using various methods including a cyclinder, disk, wire, and a magnetic acetate tape. The importance of this is that we can record the music we hear for further analysis. 5- In what ways does world music study require an interdisciplinary approach? The world music study requires an interdisciplinary approach because music...
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...Questions to Consider 1. What do ethnomusicologists mean when they say, “Music is universal, but it is not a universal language”? They mean that music is not a language because music does not have specific symbols in standard patterns and does not have grammar rules and also music can mean different things to people in different cultures. 2. What are potential problems in classifying music as “classical,” “folk,” or “popular”? The problem is that they suggest that one type of music is better than the other and also different cultures may have different definitions for what “classical,” “folk,” or “popular” music is. 3.How might an ethnomusicologist approach the study of Western Classical music differently from a musicologist? An ethnomusicologist might approach to study Western classical music and its effect on the Western society and a musicologist would just study the music as a whole. 4. What is “fieldwork”? What is it’s importance to the study of world music? Fieldwork: The first hand study of music in its original context, a technique derived from anthropology. it gives researchers a better understanding of the music they are studying since it gives them the opportunity to be out in the real world interacting with the people of the music they are studying 5. In what ways does world music study require an interdisciplinary approach? because not only is the music itself being studied, but the culture is being studied as well. 6. What...
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...Those notes can only be sequenced so many times before they are repeated by a new musician and called “original”. Intellectual property has been protected in the courts systems, but has favored personal interest over creativity and borrowing. In the case of Weber vs. Repp for example, Repp was claiming to be the owner of the copied Catholic folk music stolen to create music by Weber. With help from a lawyer, it is proven that Weber wrote a song previous to the music and songs by Repp. It was demonstrated that Weber wrote a song, Repp wrote another song sounding similar, and then Weber wrote the song in question. This showing that Weber borrowed from himself and Repp borrowed from him. The musical notes played in the same sequence were copied by both composers and therefore the courts dismissed the case, musical notes are not owned by any one composer. It does not matter what you copy but how much you choose to take. The idea behind Gladwell’s argument is that borrowing some to be creative is and needs to be acceptable in the eyes of “plagiarism...
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...to harmonize, considering it was our first year learning an instrument. There was no reading or writing when it came to playing the instruments, but with music, a story can be made. For example, half the class would play our recorders in sync with one another, and other students in the class would play percussion. With the rhythm of the music combined, the feel and sound of the music gives the audience a feel of a different environment, such as feeling as though you are taking a journey through an Indian village, or celebrating the first fourth of July in America. As I progressed through the year, music classes turned into singing as well. In order to know the words that we were singing, we had paperback music, which had music lines, notes, and words for us to...
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...through the paper. Halfway through the paper, I saw my friend John suspiciously looking at the class. My instincts told me that something was wrong. As a result, I began to keep an eye on John. Suddenly, I saw John taking notes out from his pencil case! My mouth hung wide open and I gasped in shock. How could John do that! I thought should I report him? The devil in my mind said that I should not care about this thing after all, he is still my best friend while the angel said that I should be honest and report him. After thinking for a while, I decided to report him. I raised my hand and told the teacher “ Mr Tan, John is cheating by using notes from his pencil case.” The teacher nodded his head and walked towards John’s table. Mr Tan said “John! Why are you cheating?” John shook his head to deny that he did not cheat. Mr Tan confiscated his pencil case and dumped the contents out. Out came pencils, erasers and pens. But there was no notes inside! John let out a smirk from his mouth. I was shocked! I thought that there was a note? Just when I thought all hope was lost, Mr Tan found another zip at the pencil case and he opened it. Suddenly, John’s smirk began to vanish. Waves of panic overwhelmed him. The hidden note was found there! Mr Tan looked at John sternly. He brought John to the principal’s office to explain what had happened. On the next day, the fiery-tempered Discipline Master caned John during assembly period. After this incident...
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...Improving Your Note Taking ▪ Effective note taking is one of the keys to succeeding in school. Students should devote a considerable amount of time reviewing information discussed during classroom lectures. It is very difficult remembering specific details from classroom lectures without good notes. These note taking strategies will help you to take better notes: ▪ Make clear and accurate notes Make sure to take legible and accurate notes since it is not uncommon to forget key details discussed in class after it has ended. Frequently, students comprehend the teacher's lecture, so they'll neglect to jot down specific details only to forget them later. Students who keep accurate notes can review them later to fully grasp key concepts during personal study time. Additionally, since during classroom lectures teachers frequently cover many topics, effective notes enable students to concentrate on specific topics. ▪ Come to class prepared Students properly prepared for class usually take better notes. Proper preparation includes completing assigned reading prior to class and reviewing notes from previous lectures. Students who do this can ask questions about confusing concepts and be prepared for new topics. ▪ Compare your notes To ensure your notes are as accurate and detailed as possible, compare them with the notes of other students after class is over. This is useful because your colleagues will frequently write down lecture details that you...
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...Side Notes: • I came up with a killer Mozart-style arrangement involving several songs by modern artists. But I ran into a roadblock with getting permissions. So I decided to do variations on a theme by making my arrangement an original tune. Helpful Hints: • Learn the hardest parts first with the correct fingering. Instead of using a slower tempo to practice longer sections, try using the actual tempo to practice overlapping shorts sections (as small as 2 notes...hands alone if needed). • For those who have heard the recording or seen the video on • When I practice, it helps me to realize that it takes up to 300 YouTube, Steven Sharp Nelson laid down over 100 tracks, including (perfect) reps before muscle memory kicks-in. cello textures never before known possible. Every single sound on the video was made using only the instruments shown: piano, cello, • I like to imagine totally soft and relaxed hand muscles as I play... think "soft hand" when approaching hard sections. mouth percussion and kick drum. Of course we put in additional cool effects. For example the U2-style delay on Steve's pizz at the • For a two-minute-edit version, start at measure 109 beginning. (two-minute-edit minus track available at jonschmidt.com). • A recording of the orchestration only (minus piano) is available at jonschmidt.com. This is very fun for live performances with a monitor speaker next to you on stage so you can hear the parts well. Michael meets Mozart = 91 chills up copyright...
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...Dean Helton Note-Taking Assignment 1. Why did you choose Cornell, Outline, or Visual Map? I chose the visual map way of taking my notes this morning at church. I have actuallynever taken my notes that way before, but I really enjoyed it. I am a kinesthetic learner and seeing maps and graphs help me understand things a lot better than just simple notes. I was nervous at first to take my notes this way but I very quickly got the hang of it. After the sermon it was much easier for me to look over my notes and understand what the message and sub nots were pointing out. I will now take all of my sermon notes this way. 2. What did you like about the style of note taking you chose? I enjoyed using this style for many reasons. One of the main reasons was because it gave me the opportunity to listen more to the sermon wrather than focusing on writing down the notes that we were given. It also was a huge help to me after when I was looking over the notes. It gave me a clearer picture of what the sermon was about. 3. What did you dislike about the style of note taking you chose? I think the only thing I disliked about it is that it is almost like an outline,a nd if you are not careful you could miss an important long point that need sto be recorded just for the sake of making your picture graph look good. I added a few take away points at the bottom of my notes that I felt like I needed to add so that I could better understand the over all message. 4. How do you plan...
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...Symbols Facebook Symbols for Status Everyone fancy a cool status update decorated with facebook symbols. People always wonder how their friends got symbols for status when they add hearts, music notes , stars and other signs into their status. Actually its not difficult. Follow my steps and you will learn how to add facebook symbols for status. Before you start decoration your status updates with symbols, take a look at complete list of all facebook symbols. These are Unicode text characters that you can put into your status. Just use your imagination and creativity and you will come up with nice ideas. Take these symbols and combine them to create status decoration where you can add your ‘text update’. Most common facebook symbols people use for decoration are heart symbol, star symbol, math signs and music notes. Here we have got the most comprehensive list of facebook status symbols. Just copy and paste them in your status. ๑۩۞۩๑ Type your status message!! ๑۩۞۩๑ ๑۩๑ Type your status message!! ๑۩๑ ▂ ▃ ▅ ▆ █ Type your status message █ ▆ ▅ ▃ ▂ ★·.·´¯`·.·★ facebook symbols for status ★·.·´¯`·.·★ ..♩.¸¸♬´¯`♬.¸¸¤ Type your status message here o ¤¸¸.♬´¯`♬¸¸.♩.. ¤♥¤Oº°‘¨☜♥☞¤ symbols for facebook status ¤☜♥☞¨‘°ºO¤♥¤ ♬ •♩ ·.·´¯`·.·♭•♪ This is musical notes ♪ •♭·.·´¯`·.·♩ •♬ »——(¯` Type your status message here ´¯)——» ¸.·’★¸.·’★*·~-.¸-(★ facebook symbols ★)-,.-~*¸.·’★¸.·’★ •(♥).•*´¨`*•♥•(★) Type your status message here (★)•♥•*´¨`*•.(♥)• O...
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