Preface - Big Ideas Flashcards
artistic creativity
system with interlocking components (knowledge, skills, physical resources, social patterns, people in roles) - this manual helps make explicit the nature of that system.
Merriam, Alan. 1964.”Aesthetics and the Interrelationship of the Arts.” The Anthropology of Music. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press. 259-276.
ideas, behavior, and sound affect and are affected by the other components (structural functionalism)
symbolic anthropology (sources)
Feld, Steven. 1984. “Sound Structure as Social Structure.”Ethnomusicology28(3):383-409.
Abu-Lughod (1986);
no artistic form communicates intended messages universally
(they exist universally, but have forms and meanings specific to each community) - see Nettl 2005
“Nettl, Bruno. 2005. The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-one Issues and Concepts. New Edition. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. 1-15.
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one chapter on universals (characteristics shared by majority of musics), next chapter on non-universals (geographic/chronological boundaries/centers)
local creativity has essential benefits that can’t get through outside creativity
(more penetrating, relevant, memorable, and engaging communication)
every community benefits from…
…more local creativity
specific creativity helps…
…reach specific goals chosen by the community
understanding/implementing CLAT methods…
can have a positive effect on local creativity
arts advocate’s primary job
encourage others to create
begin w/…
…insider categories of artistic communication. see Dawe 2003
Dawe (2003)
advantages of emic (part of community’s story; build trust/respect); advantages of etic (communicate to people outside culture; fits into own brain’s scaffolding)
church’s mission on earth is best understood…
…best understood in relationship to prior events: creation, fall, Jesus’ bringing heaven to earth-so seek to support and develop ALL arts
