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For this assignment, you will be assigned a fragment of world music from a different culture which you
will listen to, respond to, and describe using correct musical terminology. You will then research the
culture/society/country of your assigned music, select the two most important aspects from this
culture, and describe how they have affected the culture’s music. You will then present your findings
from Section 2 to the class. For this assignment, you will need to:
● Listen to your assigned world music fragment
● Research the culture/society/country that the music comes from
● Complete the charts for Sections 1a, 1b and 2 based on the criteria described in each section
Curriculum Expectations
B1.1 listen to selections that represent a variety of musical styles and genres, and identify and reflect on their
Section 1a personal responses to them.
B1.2 identify and explain the use of elements and other components of music in a variety of selections, including
Section 1b their performance repertoire.
B2.1 identify and describe ways in which traditional music reflects the society in which it was created and how it
Section 2 has affected communities or culture.
Students will do a brief presentation about a unique world music. Their presentation will contain the following
elements:
Section 1a – Your Initial Reaction
Have this document open, log into our google classroom and listen to your assigned .mp3 track. You will be
writing down your thoughts and feelings based on your first time listening to the song.
1. What emotions/feelings
does this performance
invoke? What is your
initial reaction?
(Fear, excitement, joy, happiness,
laughter, confusion, anger etc.)
5. Where (geographically)
do you think this music is
from and what made
you think it was from
this area?
Section 1b – Listening for the Elements of Music
After researching the culture/society/country that your music came from, please select two
aspects/characteristics of that culture that you think had the greatest impact on your world music.
Potential aspects that had the greatest impact on the music:: Religion
Economic, class struggle
Political
Gender roles
Professions
Climate/physical environment
Historical
Influences from other cultures
Aspect Description
Use complete sentences. A successful answer in this section will:
1. Clearly describe the the aspect/characteristic. Tell us a brief
background about the aspect.
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