Music and Society have always been intimately related. Throughout the years‚ music has had the power to influence the behavior of individuals and societies. Music has been thought of as a very powerful medium within social groups because it can facilitate communication beyond strictly words. Music has multiple meanings which can promote the development of individual‚ cultural and national identities. Today‚ music has been criticized for corrupting youth. For example‚ Rap music has been blamed for
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Ethnomusicological Themes a.) Music in transitional change as affected by contemporary life Over the years‚ country music has changed. From Appalachian music to Hillbilly music to officially calling itself country music. It went to pop‚ jazz and blues. Change is affected largely by consumer demand‚ country music changed rapidly from 1972 to 1977. Due to this demand‚ lyrical themes focused more exclusively on love problems and were more explicit in discussing various sorts of deviant behavior. Chord
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I have never thought that music alone without lyrics can have certain meaning and create some kind of emotion. As both of my parents don’t have a special like on music‚ I am growing up without familiarity with all different types of music. I just used to listen to songs which have pretty melody and lyrics. To be honest‚ I have never paid much attention to rhythm‚ beat and rests because I feel like lyrics and melody are the only things that make me to like certain song. Before I take this class and
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could be black and white as well‚ and it also tells a story. (“Types of Comic Books). As crazy as it may seem‚ music videos also have the same characteristics. If you think about it‚ music videos can be very graphic‚ animated‚ colorful or black and white‚ and they tell a story also. Music videos can be divided into three major genres according to the mood‚ style‚ and the fanzines‚ which usually refer to- essentially if you break it down-fans. (“Types of Comic Books). The most known type of music videos
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A music player is a media player that can only play audio files. People use it to listen to music for them to feel and think differently. Not only can music influence different ideas in the society‚ but it can also be used for therapeutic purposes for it can trigger the emotion pool of a person. It also has an ability to manipulate the way a person think. This must be the reason why a lot of people listen to music beside the aspect of creativity‚ art and the feeling of being related to the songs
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Costen’s In spirit and in truth: the music of African American worship basically explains how African Traditional Religions are the anchor for music in African American Liturgy. Costen starts her book by explicitly describing the ways of life of the African people. Africans live segregated within their respective clans or tribes‚ and each tribe has its own religious values and traditions. Although there is diversity within and between African communities‚ Africans remain united in terms of both their
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composed the ’Ode on a Grecian Urn’‚ based on a sonnet written by Wordsworth in 1811. The theme of transience and permanence‚ which struck Keats in Wordsworth’s poetry‚ forms the leading theme in the Odes. The ode‚ ’To Autumn’‚ may be seen as a temporary ’bridge’ in the debate between the two states‚ in this case symbolised by the seasons. A reprieve is achieved‚ although the problem is not solved‚ "Where are the songs of Spring Ay‚ Where are they? Think not of them..." In ’Ode to a Nightingale’
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The Music and Culture of the Masai People Of the numerous tribes who have remained attached to their traditional lifestyles and cultures in Africa‚ the Masai are indefinitely amongst some of the most well known. The Masai occupy the lands between Kenya and Tanzania – their name for these seemingly infinite plains is the Serengeti. They have successfully maintained a pastoral and nomadic lifestyle structured around their herds of cattle; the Masai’s relationship to their cattle is unprecedented in
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.....................................................................................3 Population‚ Demographics‚ and Employment ............................................................................................................4 Marion County and Salem Oregon ..........................................................................................................................4 Target Service Area ....................................................................................
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pop music a type of music‚ usually played on electronic instruments‚ that is popular with many people because it consists of short songs with a strong beat and simple tunes that are easy to remember. Pop music is often simply called pop. rock ’n’ roll a type of music that was popular in the 1950s and combined simple blues structures played on guitars with strong regular beats soul music a type of African-American music that developed in the 1960s‚ combining r & b with pop‚
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