Music As Storytelling:

The Role of Music in Culture

Musicians are:

• Keepers of History– Renaissance Minstrels

• Healers– Shipibo Shamans

• Movers & Shakers– Native American Tribes

Music can convey any thought or emotion.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky, “Swan Lake”

Omar FarukTekbilek“The Other Side Of The River”

John Williams“Jaws Main Theme and First Victim”

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In classical music, the use of different instrumentscreates rich textures.

Modest Mussorgsky“Night on Bald Mountain”

Sergei Prokofiev“Peter and the Wolf”

In contemporary music,the storytelling is usually

focused on the vocals, and the instruments are simple.

Neil Young“Unknown Legend”

The Beatles“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”

Stevie Ray Vaughan“Pride and Joy”

Music is a universal language,

and a tool for storytelling.

Artemis, “Ouroboros”