1. Do you think that mass media mostly reflects musical taste, or does it play a major role in shaping musical taste? Do you feel that todays music industry enhances or interferes with the relationship between the artist and their audience?
2. Think of a song or piece of music that has been a part of your life for a long time and expresses your musical identity. Has the significance or meaning of that song changed over the years? If so, what has changed in your perception of the song, and what factors in your life – personal, cultural, or other “ might have contributed?
The book is music of th peoples of the world