Read Christopher Small's lecture on "musicking." Write a 250-500 word response using the questions below to guide your thinking. Post your response here. Feel free to focus in depth on a limited number of questions, or elaborate beyond these questions if you have other thoughts or reactions. If you reference quotes, remember to properly cite the page number.
How does Small distinguish between listening and performing, if at all? What are your thoughts on this distinction, or lack thereof?
What is "musicking"? Do you believe this might be a helpful term?
What do you think about Small's discussion of "learning" and "experiencing"?
Discuss Small's concept of ritual and how it relates to musicking.
Small, C. (1999). Musicking--the meanings of performing and listening. A lecture. Music Education Research, 1(1), 9-21.
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