Author Question: The postal workers melody is based on a ___________ scale with a tonal center (transcribed for ... (Read 51 times)

erika · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

The postal workers melody is based on a ___________ scale with a tonal center (transcribed for convenience) on ___. Write out the pitches/tones of this scale. With what music-culture is such a scale associated?

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Question 2

If we agree that the recording Postal Workers Canceling Stamps sounds like music (the postal workers themselves, however, may not think the sound they are making is music), how does the chapters author, David Locke, intend to participate and be actively involved with the postal workers music?

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dreamfighter72 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Seven-note (major) . . . G.
G A B C D E F G
The Euro American/European music-culture

Answer to Question 2

By using analysis from his music-culture as a bridge into the musical style of another culture. Postal Workers Canceling Stamps at the University of Ghana Post Office