Choose a well-known ritual such as a funeral, wedding ceremony, or inauguration and analyze the individual elements of it. Is there a structure to it? What is it?

Use the concluding discussion section and the knowledge you have gained from this chapter’s text and music to answer the following question. Imagine you are going to attempt a cross-cultural experience with one of the African music-cultures that you studied in this chapter. If you could travel to one the areas covered and try to understand the local music-culture, how would you approach your

task? What would you expect to encounter? What problems and barriers to understanding might you encounter? How would you overcome these barriers? (Answers will vary.) What will be an ideal response?

This example of the artist's work reflects his characteristic approach to __________.

A. surface flatness versus spatial perspective B. emotionally and psychologically charged color C. undulating and curvilinear rhythms D. scientific handling of light