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/>.
You could relate this to tradition and the beginning of music. As well as what instruments there are playing the music in the countries he goes to. In some countries they make instruments out of trash and and recycled materials
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Greg Hurley is doing a great thing for these kids. Music is a easy way to break language barriers. For example, in my Spanish class my teacher plays catchy songs for us to remember the language. Every test that she has given and played a song for I have made an A on. Music is a way to connect people of different cultures all over the world. I hope that Greg Hurley continues what he is doing!
ReplyDeleteWow, you wrote a lot but it was very informational and it was neat to read. Because I would have never thought about how language would've affected learning music but it was cool to learn that they can still communicate and come together to make music. Also your example of how music is changing and how you can see it or hear it (joke intended) changing is amazing. I've never paid too much attention to how your friends or social media can influence your choice in music and such.
ReplyDeleteI like the fact that Mr. Hurley organizing camps for kids in foreign countries. It’s a great idea for him to use other ways to communicate to the kids to help them understand what they need to know. It’s a great idea to use hand motions to communicate. It’s wonderful to know that the kids had a chance to show what they learned in a concert. It’s kind of like being in the marching band and being able to show your hard work to your family and friends at a football game. This camp brings people from different backgrounds and languages together through music. It’s amazing how music can be a universal language for everyone to enjoy.
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