{"id":13915,"date":"2018-12-07T13:11:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T20:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/?p=13915"},"modified":"2018-12-07T13:11:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T20:11:43","slug":"whats-on-your-reading-list-ofer-ben-amots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/2018\/12\/whats-on-your-reading-list-ofer-ben-amots\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on Your Reading List, Ofer Ben-Amots?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">\u201cI hardly ever read one book at a time. I usually have a stack of books on my nightstand, some in preparation for a course and others for fun. Currently I am reading two books: \u2018Aboriginal Music: Cross-Cultural Experiences from South Australia\u2019 by Catherine J. Ellis, and, because linguistics and etymology are a serious hobby of mine, \u2018The Origin of Speeches\u2019 by Isaac E. Mozeson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ellis\u2019 book is an introduction to multiculturalism in Australian society, first peoples\u2019 musical traditions, and their interaction with Western concepts. The book discusses the master-disciple teaching method \u2014 a long-lost practice in the West, but still very much alive among indigenous inhabitants. Since my own music as a composer is often influenced by a variety of folk traditions, I find myself captivated by the complex and spiritual concept of <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u2018<\/span><span class=\"s1\">songlines\u201d \u2014 or <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u2018<\/span><span class=\"s1\">dreaming tracks<\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> \u2014 which is unique to indigenous Australians.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The second book Ofer Ben-Amots is reading is Isaac Mozeson\u2019s \u201cThe Origin of Speeches.\u201d \u00a0Says Ben-Amots, \u201cthis is for me an enjoyable and edifying read, which explores the idea of common source to many languages and demonstrates with numerous examples how words have derived from other words across cultures and continents. \u00a0Delving into the metamorphosis of words while knowing that they could be drawn to the same source is fascinating and most humbling. It shows that at the core, we, humans, are not only equal but also interconnected. \u00a0Ultimately this knowledge helps me define my own compositional language within a multitude of musical styles and techniques.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI hardly ever read one book at a time. I usually have a stack of books on my nightstand, some in preparation for a course and others for fun. Currently I am reading two books: \u2018Aboriginal Music: Cross-Cultural Experiences from South Australia\u2019 by Catherine J. 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