Choose an AUDIO example (not video clip) from Unit 5: Middle East and write a 150 word journal about it. Please utilize the listening guides in your textbook for this assignment. Include information about the audio example including the genre or style, instruments and form. What culture creates this music? What behaviors or activities are associated with this music? Also include your personal thoughts or feelings about your chosen audio example. Do you like it/dislike it? Why did you choose this particular example?Recitation of the Koran: Khandan or Heightened Speech
Listening Guide pg.68
Persian Chahar Mezrab
Listening Guide pg.57
Arabic Maqams
Listening Guide pg.72
Arabic Taqsim
Listening Guide pg.75
Egyptian Tahkt Ensemble featuring Umm Kulthum
Listening Guide pg.82