Chapter 1 Easy
Muslims may be offended to call Qur'anic chant "music," briefly explain why.
"music" in Arabic holds profane implications
A global definition of "music" was put forth in Ch. 1, what was it and who created it?
"Humanly organized sound"
- John Blacking (1973)
Sound and culture as mutually reinforcing is called what?
"musicultrual"
Name an example of Native American "identity" symbolized in musical performance.
vocables, "crow hop" choreography, rhythms, powwow drumming style
Name one of 2 ways that music has "meaning."
sounds in relation to themselves or to an extra-musical event or experience
Cage's 4' 33" makes use of what form of expression?
Silence
Who are Os Mutantes?
Brazilian, "Tropicalia" rock band
A society is made up of what?
Social institutions
What is an asyad?
supernatural being, Egyptian culture)
Who is Eagle and Hawk?
First Nations (Canada) musical group
All music is made up of_____________?
Sound (musical sounds are called tones)
What USA corporation used an Os Mutantes song in a commercial?
McDonald's
Musical styles supported by the government that support a nation's ideals is called what?
Nationalist music
Who composed "Ibis"?
supernatural beings, Australian aboriginal culture
A large society where you cannot possible know everyone but still share common social institutions and lifeways is called what?
"imagined community"
Culturally grounded perspectives/biases applied to others is called what?
Ethnocentrism
Name an American artist who discovered the music of Os Mutantes and was subsequently influenced by their sound and ideas.
Cobain, Byrne, Beck
A community living away from its homeland is called what?
Diaspora community
Name a key influence heard in Paul Pena's Kargyraa Moan.
American blues, Mongolian "khoomei" singing
Where do we find sekehe gong?
Bali, Indonesia in neighborhoods (banjar)
HIP means what?
Human intention and perception - a way of broadly accepting all musical performances as valid on some level
What happened during an Os Mutantes live show in 1968?
Items were hurled at them - tomatoes, grapes, paper
Special events that enact, through performance, a group's core beliefs, values, and ideals is called what?
rituals
Explain a cultural idea behind, Sekehe Gong
male tradition, can overcome malevolent spirits, plays for funerals
While dance is welcomed by all globally for the most part, the author cites an example of its association with racism. Explain the example briefly.
African Americans were the victims of racist views in relation to their drumming and dance culture as a reason to perpetuate slavery and subjugation.