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