Wrap Up

1. I learned a lot of interesting things about different cultures. I learned that some cultures have a lot of different instruments made out of very different things (like China and Vietnam) and other cultures only have a few main instruments (Australia). This intrigues me-- I'd like to investigate why this is, maybe do some research on the environments of said cultures to find out more about why some instrument making practices exist.

2. I realized that there is lots of meaning surrounding our own musical culture. There are many different cultural influences on our mainstream music today, and that was very interesting when pointed out. I can recognize more Middle Eastern and Indian influences on modern music here in the US.

3. This course has inspired me to learn more about Indian music and the raja. I'm very fascinated by this concept and I want to see if and how I can apply it to some of our music.