Music in My Culture

We have spent a lot of time with the music of specific cultures: historical Western Europe and the United States, Africa and India. You have read about the lives of composers and musicians from these cultures and saw their affect on society, in general.

Here are some definitions of culture:

• The set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization, or group - Wikipedia.com
• The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group - Dictionary.com
• The customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group - Merriam-Webster.com

and my favorite:

• The integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations - Merriam-Webster.com

In light of the definitions, how would you describe your culture? What are some of your shared values among your friends and family? What type of traditions do you have? Is there any special music that accompanies these traditions?

Use this last blog to share your culture and the music from it. Provide links to examples.

(Note: Everyone has a culture. "I don't have culture" or "I can't describe my culture" or anything like that is not acceptable.)