The day was filled with a mixture of musical lectures and demonstrations. Graduate students from UC Berkeley and UCLA had the opportunity to present and receive feedback on their papers about various aspects of music during the conference. She said she noticed that a majority of students, including herself, focused on the study of popular music. The Case of Jamaican Ska and American Rhythm and Blues. It makes you more aware of where people stand.
Appropriation has all sorts of different definitions.
Rabe said she was still at the preliminary stage of writing her report and was amazed at how a word can have so many interpretations. With all the feedback Rabe received, she said she plans on venturing out and getting additional input on her work. Steve Coleman, a professional musician and the event's main attraction, conducted his workshop about the universal language of music. The saxophone player, composer and producer said he has difficulty explaining his music in words, partly because he doesn't like categorizing his music. Others might not understand, but to him there was meaning.