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C O N T E X T   &   B A C K G R O U N D

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GLOBAL and

CONTEMPORARY

context

• Biography (personal)

• Individual

• Musical Context 

(• in global context)

• current environment


respect 
and use the

VOCABULARY

  

experiment with

and implement

MY

RESEARCH STRUCTURE - A VISUALISATION

what does it mean and signify?

• People

• History 

 

RESEARCH FOCUS

Reflect and

Contextualize

Sounds of:
Musical IDENTITY

• Expressions

• Techniques

 

NOT the SAME

• Cultural significance and meaning

• Repertoire 

• Maqam (Modes) and Iqa (Rhythms)

• Various Countries, Styles, Genres, Forms 

• Socialisation 

• historic context

Analyse

Inquire

Question

Contextualize

visualize TIMELINE

ARABIC Identity

CULTURAL and

HISTORICAL context

influential figures 

and development   

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