Music’s Role in Cultural Identity 3 rd Quarter

Topic/Objective: Music’s Role in Culture Name: Class: Date: Essential Question: How does music play a role in cultural identity?

Culture: defined mainly by a collective worldview shared by its members. culture encompasses : – Religions – political systems – Languages – Technologies – Rituals – Dances – modes of work and play – Humor – Clothing – Food – the music they make and listen to Questions

Religion Sacred music(religious) - In many world cultures and societies, music plays a key role in worship, religious ritual, and the expression of faith. It can serve as a bridge between the earthly realm and world beyond, bringing people closer to the supernatural. –Christian hymns capture the spirit of the congregational expression of faith. –In Buddhism, chants of sacred text is an important part of this Chinese religion. Questions

Political Nationalist music is often promoted by governments and other official institutions to symbolize an idealized “national identity.” rural folk music forms, contemporary popular music styles, or classical music traditions Questions

Technology: Music has driven many advances in technology through history. Instruments –Found instruments –hand made instruments –to manufactured and electronic instruments Analogue listening and recording devices Digital and internet listening Questions

Rituals special events during which communities or individuals enact sacred or secular mark life-cycle events, challenge, healing of an illnesses, and so on –Wedding –Graduation –Birth of a child often feature communal performance of music Questions

Dance Goes hand in hand with music social celebration, community solidarity, the physical expression of culture, performance of identity, and may provide insights as to how people treat each other in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity. Questions

Work and play Work –Past: a way of passing time during tedious tasks –Modern music industry: popular music drives current trends in fashion, slang, and many ways, the way we treat others. Play –Past: song games that children play –Modern: Listen to live and recorded music for entertainment. Questions

Globalization:The communities that define a culture are hard to pinpoint for many reasons: globalization, mass media communications, the Internet, multinational entertainment industry corporations, international travel Example: What is ‘the culture’ of German residents of Turkish descent who listen and express themselves through an African American-derived style of hip-hop music, with lyrics that alternate between Turkish and German? Questions

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