I was also struck by the authors remark that korean cuisine has not caught on in western countries (page 195): i’m not sure that this is true anymore!

For this week, please mention something from each of Chapter 7’s sites that you found especially interesting. Try to make remarks that are related to the music from each site, but you may comment on other aspects of the cultures instead. Here are some things that I found interesting.
China – I was drawn to the idea of “labeled songs” (page 189), in which singers add new lyrics to familiar songs (think singing the ABC’s to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star).
Mongolia – It is fascinating how a throat-singer’s overtone technique can be so developed that he/she can sing along with another instrument.
Korea – The prevalence of 6/8 meters is also common in American folk songs (e.g. Itsy, Bitsy Spider and countless others). I was also struck by the authors remark that Korean cuisine has not caught on in Western countries (page 195): I’m not sure that this is true anymore!
Japan – Drummers do not often vocalize, but vocalization is common among kabuki percussionists.
Tibet – How cool that the dung chen trumpet is meant to imitate an elephant!