During the challenge, I was a PhD student in musicology at the University of Oregon (completed 2011). Currently, I am an Assistant Professor of music at Central Washington University. I research music branding and arts entrepreneurship, and teach courses in music history, arts and entrepreneurship, and the history of jazz.
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This story is so charming. It reminds me a lot of many musical origin stories around the world. Many cultures – perhaps even a majority – believe their music to be divinely inspired. The Western paradigm has come to mean individual composers writing music, but it’s fascinating to remember that early on, our Western tradition had an origin story in line with those for Indian ragas and Native American ceremonial songs.
This story is so charming. It reminds me a lot of many musical origin stories around the world. Many cultures – perhaps even a majority – believe their music to be divinely inspired. The Western paradigm has come to mean individual composers writing music, but it’s fascinating to remember that early on, our Western tradition had an origin story in line with those for Indian ragas and Native American ceremonial songs.