The authors say, Music is not a universal language, for people in ...

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The authors say, Music is not a universal language, for people in different cultures give music different meanings. . . . Culture means the way of life of a people, learned and transmitted from one generation to the next. How do these statements relate to the story of the visiting Asian that opens this section?
 
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Question 2

After listening to Postal workers canceling stamps at the University of Ghana post office online, describe how the soundscape of this African post office differs from the soundscape of a North American post office. (Descriptions may vary.)
 
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Answer to Question 1

 The European music-culture would not call the sounds of musicians tuning up in a symphony orchestra music. The Asian visitor, however, interpreted these sounds differently and thought they were the best part of the performance.

Answer to Question 2

 The soundscape of the African post office sounds like musica music with a driving rhythmic part that contrasts boldly with the whistled part.
 The typical North American post office soundscape is filled with:
 random sounds of people walking in to pick up or send mail
 several overlapping conversations as customers and postal workers carry on their business
 punctuating sounds of packages being dropped into shipping boxes.