Censorship in music is a topic that has brought about much controversy in the past two decades. There have been many different arguments on the topic‚ however the question still remains as if it should be censored or it should not be censored. Before one can form an opinion on this‚ one must hear both sides of the argument. Some believe that music should be censored so all audiences can hear it without it containing any controversial lyrics. Others believe it should not be censored and musical artists
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P a g e | 361 Chapter 6 Music From Social Networking to Stardom Figure 6.1. P a g e | 362 In 2006‚ Californian vocalist Colbie Caillat was an aspiring singer-songwriter. Although her audio engineer father‚ Ken Caillat‚ coproduced one of the biggest selling albums of all time‚ Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours‚ Colbie had never considered booking a studio‚ much less campaigning for a record deal. She considered her music to be a hobby rather than a career choice. 1 Fast-forward a year later and
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Joan Sebastian‚ a Mexican singer‚ has been an influential figure in the music world with his passionate ranchera songs. His CD‚ Joan Sebastian con Mariachi‚ features various songs that deal with the theme of lost and unrequited love. In Peter Manuel’s Popular Music of the Non-Western World‚ he observes that a large number of Mexican music originates from other countries when he says‚ “the vast majority of the popular music produced in Mexico has been and continues to be based on imported styles”
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Musical Repertoire is a collection of music pieces played by an individual musician or ensemble‚ or composed for a particular instrument or group of instruments‚ voice or choir (Wikipedia). Founded by Berry Gordy Jr‚ Motown is a record company in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ United States that was incorporated on April 14‚ 1960. With a variety of genres incorporated within the record company‚ from 1961 to 1971‚ Motown had 110 top 10 hits. Motown acts were enjoying a widespread popularity among black/white
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The word music comes from the Greek mousikê (tekhnê) by way of the Latin musica. It is ultimately derived from mousa‚ the Greek word for muse. In ancient Greece‚ the word mousike was used to mean any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses. Later‚ in Rome‚ ars musica embraced poetry as well as instrument-oriented music. In the European Middle Ages‚ musica was part of the mathematical quadrivium: arithmetics‚ geometry‚ astronomy and musica. The concept of musica was split into four major kinds
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Jack Peluso-Hoffman 24 : 101 : 37 10/10/07 Music Day Music affects people in various ways. Ones reaction to music differs from person to person. It can evoke emotions of both joy and happiness. Music can stir up old memories of different times‚ places‚ and people. In the U.S. a major part of life is music‚ as stated by Natalie Guice Adams and Pamela J. Bettis‚ “ American institution that can tell us something about ourselves‚ like jazz‚ baseball‚ and cheerleading‚ are also not static but
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the most influential thing in a child and or a teenagers life is music. Whether it be Reggae‚ Hip Hop‚ Gangster Rap‚ R&B‚ Oldies Rock‚ Latin‚ or Heavy Metal it still has a way to overpower a persons mind no matter how old they are. Right now pretty much everybody that I talk to when I am on the Internet like Rap. I don’t understand how people could listen to non-stop cursing and fast-paced lyrics. Even though my opinion of the music isn’t so great the singers have to get some credit for being able
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rap music‚ some define it as poetry in the form of music. Even though rap music is thought of as a form of art‚ it is highly debated as a controversial social issue. Author Sid Kirchheimer from " Does rap put teens at risk" makes a claim that rap music is a detriment to our youth. He believes that negative behaviors is the outcome of people watching and listening to rap music. Author Curtis Aron from "Rap Music: Is It As Bad As Some People Think?" Thinks otherwise and claims that rap music is
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sparingly‚ but starting in the late 18th century‚ Italian terms for volume (dynamics) started to be widely used by composers regardless of their nationality. It is important to remember that dynamics can refer to the overall loudness or softness of music‚ as well as to the process of gradual change between volume levels. Volume‚ therefore‚ not only covers the loudness or softness of sound at a particular point in time‚ but more importantly‚ also refers to the infinitely subtle shadings that are possible
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Arrrggghhhh‚ I ’m A Music Pirate How do you know you are not a thief? Downloading free music from the internet without permission from the copyright holder constitutes stealing. In the last six years record sales have dropped and illegal downloads have increased significantly. There are two different organizations that are actively participating in the solution to this problem. There are people in the music industry who stand on both sides of the fence. Some say that downloading music without permission
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