1. What is something you learned about another culture this term that surprised or intrigued you?
While I found a whole lot of things in this class spectacularly interesting, I would say that the Islamic recitation was surprising. I would have definitively considered this song, and I still have a hard time convincing myself that its not singing. I also cant get over the Chinese face changing dancers, and the African thumb pianos!
2. What is something that you realized about your own culture through our discussions.
Since our country is basically a huge melting pot, it was great to see the music that influenced our country from all these different cultures.After this class I feel like I can separate the specific cultures that impact different musicians in America.
3. What is something that this course has inspired you to learn more about.
Where do I begin?! Basically everything we covered sparked an interest in me to learn more. I feel like I have added a few more travel destinations to my list now. Just to name a few: Indonesia, India, China, etc...
While I'm sorry that you sort of "had" to take this class, I'm so glad that you did! Hopefully you can take some of the cultural concepts from this course and apply it to your work in visual art, and then on into the rest of your life. Happy graduating!
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