A common theme in our past few group meetings has been a lack of relevancy: we all feel so caught up in current events that are taking place a mere hour from our school and therefore have been struggling to feel invested in research on something so far away, both geographically and time-wise. Elena, our angelic silkworm, was able to synthesize this uneasy sentiment and proposed a solution in last night’s meeting: what if we worked on the music and ritual of the Karakorum region right now and then worked backwards into history from there? Up until now we have been confusedly sifting out certain chunks of information because we felt like they weren’t relevant or weren’t the right era, but this way we can include any valuable items of interest. I think that this change will allow us to feel more directly connected to our research, and it will make Youtube a more relevant resource for us: we can actually watch current musical rituals online.