ETHNIC NORTH AMERICA

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ETHNIC NORTH AMERICA
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We will read various sections from the textbook
in class. You will summarize its key points.
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What is the authors main point?
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What examples or evidence is provided?
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What questions would you ask of the author?
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We will now break into groups, each of which will
have five minutes to discuss their question and
report back.
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Group 1 What is ethnicity?
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Group 2 How can ethnic music be used as a means
of representing identity?
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Group 3 How is ethnic music accepted by second
and third generation immigrants in society?
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Group 1 In what ways may an ethnic groups
musical boundaries be maintained?
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Group 2 Why was the polka often blended with
music from other cultures?
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Group 3 Why does traditional music blend with
American popular music?
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Group 1 How may we observe that many North
American musical instruments are no longer used
as much?
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Group 2 How is American musical culture changing
in the technological age, and how much regard is
there for the traditional forms as there once was?
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Group 3 Has music always changed in American
culture, and how so?
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Summary
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The music of ethnic North America is a mixture of
many different cultures
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Ethnic music is a rich part of Can-Am culture
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North American ethnic music has been created by
particular groups of people to express their
identity and experiences as both immigrants and
Can-Ams
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Ethnic music is performed in many different
venues, beginning in the home and then opening
out into the community and finally interacting
with other ethnic communities
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Preservationthe maintenance of traditional
musical stylesis an important emphasis of most
ethnic music
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Specific musical instruments are often associated
with specific ethnic musical styles and help
define them
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Religious practices of ethnic groups help
preserve many traditional musical styles
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African Americans have contributed to the
diversity of music in North America far more
extensively and profoundly than any other group