Individual Systems and Multicultural Approaches CJHS/400 January 29, 2015 Instructor Systems and Multicultural Approaches The systems theory is the general study of interdisciplinary systems, which goal is to apply principles to every type of systems of different levels and all types of research fields. There is an advantage of the system theory that has the potential to give framework that is trans disciplinary for an exploration that is very critical of the relationship among conceptions and perceptions, and also about the words they declare to represent. Studies of human perception and cognitive development are starting to count on the systems approach more and more. In psychotherapy and the treatment there are several of approaches needed. Each situation and person is very different; this means that not every treatment is the same for everyone to be effective.
Music, dance and story telling are among the forms of art that have been kept century after century in Africa. Everyday life activities in traditional Africa included music and many other cultural experiences. Music and dance were traditions that characterized an African musical expression and played an important role in the lives of the people.The traditional music of Africa possessed a distinguishing feature of rhythmic complexity like no other continent. Music was highly functional in ethnic life, accompanying birth, marriage, hunting and even political activities.Before the 20th century, music was very different when compared to the 21st century music. Special occasions owned a distinctive type of African music.
It gives a person stability in a world where everything seems to be continually changing. Identity is not only what others view you as being but also how you view yourself as being. The tradition in my tribe has shaped who I am. My parents too, taught me many things just by raising me. The moral values that they taught me I will always remember.
Residing in Africa, before the belief of Islam was revealed to exempt individuals from taxes, were the believers in ancestral veneration. These people followed numerous rituals in order to please not only their ancestors, but also the greatest creator of all, which varied from one society to the next. The people’s worship towards their deceased ancestors was quite the opposite of
Although the music from the south in mainly bells and drums, and the music from the north contains mostly tonal instrumentations there are many forms of music which transcend this notion. In old Ghanaian culture drumming played an extremely important role in not just social gatherings, but also communication. In fact, the spoken word was invented after communication was established by drumming, and this verbal language directly mimicked the sounds that the drums made. The people of Ewe refer to this drum speech as vugbe. The drums of the Ewe people of Ghana are established much like a family.
Koko: Yiri Western African music spread to USA and Caribbean through the slave trade. Professional musician is called a griot. A griot family passes it's knowledge through the generations through mouth to mouth oral tradition. Has had influence on genres such as blues, jazz and rock music. Key features used in western African music - repetition: melodies and rhythms being played over and over again - improvisation: melodies and rhythms being made up as they go along - call and response: usually a solo performer signs something and a larger group then repeats what has just been sung Layered textures: music built up from independent lines that are designed to be heard together All these are used in Yiri, Yiri is performed by koko.
Reading practices for this perspective teach students how to decode text and understand the words where students are able to fluently read text instantly. Instructional materials such as commercial reading programs and work books are used to aide in reading process. According to Ulbricht, “Modernists also believed in the use of acclaimed exemplary models to guide
Through ceremonies, song and dance, art, rituals, hunting and cooking (Rose 1992, p. 45), the elders of the Indigenous Australian community pass on the stories to keep The Dreaming alive so that the young generation know where they come from. The level of family goes far beyond that of what I know where my own experience and stories only go back as far as a great grandparent telling personal accounts. Seeking further knowledge would require my own initiative and record searching through history to find my origins. The beauty of The Dreaming is the knowledge forever being passed from generation to generation going as far back as creation. The richness of the stories told and the meaning, sometimes hidden, fills me with a deep sense of respect towards the Aboriginal people.
Their music expressed a strong sense of oneness with nature. They believed their songs to be received from the spiritual world to give then strong power to accomplish a given end (pg 25). This could have possibly made music more important to them than to any other culture in America because the supernatural qualities believed to be held in their music made them successful in hunting, fishing, healing, etc. However, by the time people began to write about the early Native Americans, other groups of people began to convert the Native Americans to their way of life. Soon Native Americans were learning the traditions of people such as the Spanish and
Native American culture (Native American Art History, 2014) Native Americans have a very rich culture littered with struggle, strife and success. Their stories are steeped in tradition, spirituality and closely tied with Mother Nature. Many aspects mainstream culture are adapted from Native American cultures. Symbols such as the sun on the New Mexico flag are actually taken straight from Native American culture. Other symbols often used are teepees, totem poles, peace pipes, and moccasins.