What is Music of the World's People?
This was an honors seminar I took the fall semester of my freshman year within the college conservatory of music. This class explored how music changes from culture to culture, and the different applications if music in our lives. Each member of the class had to give a presentation on one of these applications. Some examples are music and globalization, music and identity, music as a negative force, and finally, music and nationalism. This class provided me with an outlet to pursue my passion outside of my major.
What did I learn in this course?
One of my favorite aspects of this course was experiential learning. I think the musical demonstrations were extremely helpful and beneficial for our overall learning. For example, when we were learning about the Indian Himalayan mountains, our professor brought in a class set of drums for us to play. He has a class set of instruments from all of the different countries we learned about. These demonstrations were incredibly helpful for our learning. We learned how music is a universal language and is performed in different varieties all over the earth. Music changes people's lives, countries traditions, and the world becomes connected when viewing it from a music lens.
Not only did I learn the material of this course, I learned how to play a variety of instruments from all corners of the world. I think that by learning the instruments, we were more capable of understanding what the cultures are like in those countries.
How can I apply this knowledge to my future?
Now that I have learned about the cultures from Peru, India, Zimbabwe, and the United States, I feel as if I have become more globally literate without actually traveling abroad. After participating in this class, I understand more about the cultures of different parts of the world, how music can change lives, and overall how music is used differently in societies and cultures around the globe.
One of the most important things I can take away from this is the importance of pursuing my passion. I can take this knowledge into my future math classroom and encourage my student's to follow their desires and passions even if it does not relate to the subject I teach. I will provide a safe learning environment where my students to feel comfortable discovering their passions.
Example of my classwork:
We had to write three essays for this class: the semiotics of music, how music effects my personal identity, and the final essay which was a 2500-word performance review. Below is my essay on how music effects my identity.
This was an honors seminar I took the fall semester of my freshman year within the college conservatory of music. This class explored how music changes from culture to culture, and the different applications if music in our lives. Each member of the class had to give a presentation on one of these applications. Some examples are music and globalization, music and identity, music as a negative force, and finally, music and nationalism. This class provided me with an outlet to pursue my passion outside of my major.
What did I learn in this course?
One of my favorite aspects of this course was experiential learning. I think the musical demonstrations were extremely helpful and beneficial for our overall learning. For example, when we were learning about the Indian Himalayan mountains, our professor brought in a class set of drums for us to play. He has a class set of instruments from all of the different countries we learned about. These demonstrations were incredibly helpful for our learning. We learned how music is a universal language and is performed in different varieties all over the earth. Music changes people's lives, countries traditions, and the world becomes connected when viewing it from a music lens.
Not only did I learn the material of this course, I learned how to play a variety of instruments from all corners of the world. I think that by learning the instruments, we were more capable of understanding what the cultures are like in those countries.
How can I apply this knowledge to my future?
Now that I have learned about the cultures from Peru, India, Zimbabwe, and the United States, I feel as if I have become more globally literate without actually traveling abroad. After participating in this class, I understand more about the cultures of different parts of the world, how music can change lives, and overall how music is used differently in societies and cultures around the globe.
One of the most important things I can take away from this is the importance of pursuing my passion. I can take this knowledge into my future math classroom and encourage my student's to follow their desires and passions even if it does not relate to the subject I teach. I will provide a safe learning environment where my students to feel comfortable discovering their passions.
Example of my classwork:
We had to write three essays for this class: the semiotics of music, how music effects my personal identity, and the final essay which was a 2500-word performance review. Below is my essay on how music effects my identity.