For Tuesday:

Keep listening while you take a breather

For Thursday:

Listen: Here is the podcast by Neda Ulaby about Umm Kulthum from NPR titled “‘The Lady’ of Cairo.”  (It’s just over 7 minutes long.)  Identify and write out the main point of the podcast in 1 sentence.

Other prep: According to the syllabus, you should complete the VQ (posted on Canvas under “quizzes”) before class on Thursday.

OPTIONAL: For those of you interested in delving more deeply into Middle Eastern musical traditions, here’s a link to home page for the wonderful website titled Maqam World.