What is Music? Listen to "Songs of Hermit Thrushes" and "PostalWorkers Cancelling Stamps." These two tracks are good examples of asound that raises the question of what is the definition of"music"? They bring up questions about the boundaries between musicand non-music that do not have easy answers. Among all the birdsnative to North America, the hermit thrush has a beautifulchirping. The hermit thrush's chirping sounds like a vocalization(phrase) and then a pause, then another vocalization and pause, andso on. If you listen closely, you also hear that a thrush canproduce more than one tone at once, a kind of two-tone harmony.
Watch this video attentively for a couple of minutes: HermitThrush Singing to understand this harmony and then answer thefollowing questions:
Is this music or a bird song music? Why or why not? Watch thisvideo: How Musical is Humankind? Discuss with your classmates:according to the author's statements at the beginning of section1-3, and John Blacking's definition stated in the video, what isthe definition of music? Justify your answer.
What is Music? Listen to "Songs of Hermit Thrushes" and "Postal Workers Cancelling Stamps." These two tracks are good ex
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