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Week 6: Music Description Blog Post

Due in class (300 words)

Explore NPR's “In Rio, A Universe Of Samba.” Listen to the NPR broadcast and describe the sound. What kinds of instruments can you identify? How would you describe the tempo and the rhythm? Do you hear differences in the musical qualities of different songs? What insight does Chasteen’s historical analysis offer for analyzing the sound?