The Silk Road Ensemble and Yo-Yo Ma's album, The Music of Strangers, provided interesting
insight into many civilizations. In my opinion, the mood of the film felt very collaborative and
inspirational at the same time, even though it changed many times throughout the video. It was
amazing to see how important music was to each of those people's lives, their heritage, and
what drove them to become and stay a musician. It was an excellent look at how a bunch of
diverse and ethnically different individuals interacted to form a singular community.
The film in itself was very appealing with the portrayal of so many different cultures and how
they blended together. The movie kind of reminded me of our very own ‘acquisition of
knowledge’ classroom, as it has a similar vibe: different individuals from different races
harboring contrasting opinions all under one roof preparing to learn from each other and work
together!
However, I think, no matter how long you work together, learning for your environment never
really stops. The question that popped up in my mind frequently, though, was - when you work
with such a diverse group, how do you prevent arguments and clashes of opinion? Another
query would be - Since the musicians are in this ‘interdisciplinary’ blend, do they ever feel like
they might lose a sense of uniqueness as they adapt to each other?
Questions
1.
Can you remember of a time when you had an experience relating to Interdisciplinary
Inquiry?
2.
Which character from the film did you like the most and why?
3.
Do you Interdisciplinary Inquiry can help you in your professional field?
Class notes:
This was the second day of class for this course. Unlike my regular classes this was very
different, and more discussion based rather than orthodox textbook material studying. This was
a new experience, and, in my opinion, I got to experience Interdisciplinary Inquiry in real life
form properly since the class itself is so diverse and contains people from many diverse
backgrounds with varying opinions. I also got to know about the movie ‘Lemonade Mouth’ and
watched it!
