What do you think?

Today we listened to a group called Free Planet Radio. These musicians fuse middle eastern instruments and rhythms with a western feel. What does this music make you think of? Do you think it is fair to join these two types of music? Why is this music not as popular in the United States?

Building a Bridge

The purpose of my lesson today was to propose that there is a connection between music from completely different cultures. We saw that the folk music from the Middle East and popular western folk music could be fused together. What kind of music do you listen to? What styles did it evolve from? If there any connection to the middle eastern music we listened to today? What about a relationship to the fusion music of Free Planet Radio?

A New Experience?

I would imagine that the music we heard in class today was new to most, if not all of you. What were your impression of the Middle Eastern music we heard today? Did your feelings differ when you listened to the Allman brothers song? How did the fusion music make you feel? Did you like it? If so, why? If not, why not?