Today was another informative class regarding music as I learned that different flavors of music emphasize different beats. The European tradition accents the first and third beat, and Afro-New World tend to accent the second and fourth. I’m not sure what sounds better, but listening to “Havana,” it seemed off, like it was incorrect. I’d like to compare the different accents of beats with more songs because that was the more entertaining part of the class. Also, it wasn’t a surprise that the U.S. doesn’t have a national type of music like Brazil does with samba. The U.S. is multicultural but it’s never really had a defining type because it’s never had its own anything…it’s habitually stolen from other cultures. Lastly, I liked finally learning what the habanero beat was called because I find myself tapping to that beat just about every day. It’s frequently found in music today which is probably part of the reason it’s on repeat in my head! It’s not as bad as it sounds, though.