The Music Of Greece
Big Blog #2: Greek Music When trying to decide what music I wanted to focus on for my final blog I was initially stumped. I wasn’t sure where I wanted to take this blog as there are so many different styles of music from different cultures. Naturally, when I am unsure of something I turn to my mom for advice. I was explaining to her the assignment and the types of music we had covered in class thus far. She immediately stopped me and asked if we had studied Greek music. I informed her that we had not and that is when I decided upon Greek Music. I am intrigued to learn about a culture of music that is so close to me and that I know little about. In my blog, I have researched the history, instruments used, dancing, and how the music has evolved. Similar to the other cultures we have studied throughout the semester music in Greece is diverse. This is due to various influences of the Eastern and Western cultures of Asia and Europe. Music plays an important part in the dai...
