Part 1: Reflect on Content (100 words)
An undercurrent of transcendence–“tarab”–defines this week’s selections. Say more about this in regard to our selections this week. Where do we hear examples of music that encourages people to experience the moment together? Be specific and be sure to spell and summarize the various examples you use, accurately.
This is the shorter of the two sections. Part 2 (see the following) represents your main submission.
Part 2: Outside Example (200 words)
Think of an example among the music you listen to that might explore the same concepts. Post a video/link (e.g., YouTube) that apply your ideas from Part 1 to a song or performance you are familiar with and enjoy. It does not have to be World Music—and ideally, it will not be, unless that is the music that you, personally, listen to and enjoy.
Be specific in tying the sample to the ideas you discussed in Part 1, including listing time stamps if necessary to support your points. The idea is that you, as the foremost expert on the music you listen to and enjoy, are introducing both the song and your ideas to your classmates. You want to help them hear what you are hearing, so they can engage with your sample and your thoughts about it.
This is the longer of the two sections and represents the bulk of your submission.
Use the “Insert Stuff” option at the top of the text box to insert your YouTube link. It’s the one with the four different shapes stacked up, in the middle of the editing options.
Submit Part 1 and Part 2 as a single, 300-word submission, typed directly into the submission box (not as an attachment), by Sunday at 11:59pm PT.
