Blog #7: Cultural Differences
  I found the reading to be very interesting this week.  Higgins has some different views that Hamilton did.  They still talk about music and what it is.  I was really interested in the cultural differences and the idea of a universal definition for music.  I found it very interesting that some cultures do not even have a name for what we here in the United States consider music.  I cannot imagine not having something like what we consider music.  It is such a big part of our lives.  This does help explain the cultural relevance of music though because we look at music very differently than many other societies and cultures do.  The way we listen and experiences music helps us define what it means to us.  The idea of universal music is one I never thought of before.  I have heard music called a "universal language" before, and I just went along with the idea that everyone could relate to music.  I never even thought about how in some cultures music is not very important.  I think it would be extremely hard to come up with a universal definition when music means so many different things to many people.  In one defintion, there would have to be many views that would be left out or forgotten.