There are many different ways to spread music throughout the world and there are many reasons why people like to do so. Greg Hurley is a music professor who goes to many different places around the world such as Iraq and Syria every year for two weeks. He goes to these places in order to work with kids in learning and improving their knowledge in music, which also includes a concert after the two weeks of instruction. Hurley says that these experiences have been life-changing and have opened his eyes to other places. The learning rate at these "camps" is normally slow due to language barriers. However, through the international language of music and different hand motions, the music always comes together to provide an amazing experience and a great concert. Even though the kids and professors at these camps don't speak the same language, they work it out. This can reflect language arts because they are able to learn more about the others language and they also learn new ways to get around communicating without a common language, such as using hand motions.The latest rage in music all over the world is hip-hop. Due to hip-hop being so exposed to everyone through social media, most kids already are in-the-know as to that genre. The fact that there are also many different genres and styles that have branched out from the hip-hop genre has helped it spread and become the most popular style recently. I believe that hip-hop is a great example of how in this day of age, many things are spread solely from social media. This means that people from all over the world can equally experience, learn about, and enjoy anything, including music. I also love that the idea and reason behind what Greg Hurley is doing. I love that he does these "camps" because it gives people who may not have the exposure that others do to be able to further learn about what they love and express themselves through it. This can also reflect the modern culture and human geography because it shows how ideas and activities can quickly be spread just by social media and the internet.
Works Cited
"The Diplomatic Language of Music." Newsela. N.p., 11 Aug. 2014. Web. 25 Sept. 2014. <https://newsela.com/articles/musical-diplomacy/id/4742/>.
