Music is a universal language that reflects the cultural, social, and technological shifts of each era. From ancient melodies to modern genres, the evolution of music mirrors the evolution of human expression. This essay embarks on a melodic journey through time, exploring how music has...
The Power of Taylor Swift's Brand In contrast to Sam Smith and Liam Gallagher, who adhere to conventional marketing and publicity campaigns (Music Week), Taylor Swift has ascended to the status of an iconic legend, boasting an impressive track record of five #1 singles as...
Introduction Music is one of the most important art that connects people’s feelings and emotions through its melodies and lyrics. Many artists have tried their best to write and produce a perfect song for their fans to listen to and capture the meanings of it....
Introduction I decided to choose the songwriting duo: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller as my songwriter profile because I feel as though these two were the most influential in writing and composing 50’s Rock/Blues songs. I mainly listen to the Hard Rock and even Metal...
The artist I have chosen to write about is Jhene Aiko who is categorized in the R&B and Hip-Hop genre. Jhene Aiko is a popular singer who writes her music under the influence of cannibis, under the influence of therapeutic instruments and while having a...
There has been a long history of sexism in popular music, which is an issue that few people pay attention to even to this day. There are many prominent women in the music industry, but a large number of them are overshadowed by their male...
Medieval Europe (500–1500 AD) saw many changes emerge in England and Europe as society went out of the Dark Ages. Some ancient influences of the Dark Ages stayed, such as pagan dance and music-related rituals, but this gave way to church-owned music. Travel, inspired by...
Goodwin (2019) states music theatre is a type of stage performance using music from various forms such as ballets, operas, cabarets, and contemporary music. Musical theatre uses different techniques (e.g. music, dance, songs, acting as well as spoken dialogue) to tell a story to the...
Introduction Ever since their introduction on MTV in 1981, music videos, through their visual experience, have provided a more intimate way for artists to communicate their individual visual storytelling of music to their fans. Unlike regular music streaming, music videos grab attention - giving fans...
What would life be without music? Everyone experiences music from the moment they are born through the lullabies sung by their parents, they also here it throughout their childhood from singing nursery rhymes at school and for some and hymns at church every Sunday as...
Most people these days find music to be a form of art or an expression of emotions through harmonic rhythms. However, music is also a form of entertainment that puts sounds together in a way that people find interesting or make them want to dance...
Throughout the twentieth and twenty-first century, many new types of music and artists emerged. The music produced during this time period was completely different than the music of the previous centuries. During this time period, music styles such as Rock and Roll, Country, Grunge, Hip-hop...
In today's generation, music with various languages has gain traction with the international audience. One of them is Korean music, or what is often referred to as KPOP. Not knowing the language doesn't stop us from enjoying it. KPOP has become a global sensation that...
The era of Korean pop music (shortly K-pop) began in the 1990s with the rise of Seotaiji and the Boys – a hip-hop group with their hit single Nan Arayo/I Know – who brought a new audience to music: teenagers. Idols’ job is not merely...
South Korea is well-known for beautiful places, delicious foods and modern technology. However when people talk about South Korea, they will mention about K-pop as well. K-pop is an abbreviation of Korean pop, according from an encyclopedia, K-pop “is a genre of popular music originating...
“There are three things that make K-pop such a visible and unique contributor to the realm of pop music: exceptionally high-quality performance, an extremely polished aesthetic, and an “in-house” method of studio production that churns out musical hits the way assembly lines churn out cars”...
Intro Hello everyone. Today I will be discussing how the integration of social media into Kpop fandoms, particularly through video streaming platforms like Youtube, has affected fan participatory culture, by altering the interaction and behaviours of fandoms and the distribution of Korean content throughout the...
Scholars have analyzed the impact that K-pop has on its audience and listeners (Lie, 2012). The popularity of South Korean popular music (K-pop) has since spread from “Japan and Taiwan” to “the Americas and the Middle East” (p. 340). This is because of the gradual...
In 2019 remixing music seems like a perfectly normal thing and is available to everyone who is interested in doing it. All you need is basically a computer and a few songs and voila – you’re a DJ! But the law doesn’t really allow for...
When people hear heavy metal music, their first reaction is probably always shock. At least, for those who haven’t been familiarized with it and have only been hearing it the first time. But what most people don’t realize is that this genre of music does...
Addressing popularity in hip-hop: What does it take for a rap song to be a successful hit and attract popular attention? At its most rudimental form, music is meant to please. Music should stimulate past memories, augment our moods and force us to get out...
Originally derived from the offshore setups that bootlegged transmissions from rigs and boats throughout the seas, Pirate radio spread unlicensed broadcasts directly to listeners back on land. Famously, stations like Radio Caroline and Radio London – the latter of which gave the infamous John Peel...
K-pop means 'Korean pop', however this concept refers in general to the popular music industry in South Korea. It can be said that K-Pop is not a specific musical genre, but a mixture of different western musical styles such as rock, jazz, hip hop, among...
K-Pop (Korean pop music) refers to 'Korean pop music, or popular music from Korea, including dance music, modern rhythm, and blues, pop music, hip hop music.' (Wikipedia, 2019) This industry can fit in Richard Caves' seven economic properties. Firstly, in terms of A list/B list,...
The music industry is facing challenges through business perspective, the copyright of music, popular music, live music and the challenges artist face. For instance, online music sharing has prompted legal challenges and industry alliances, while raising significant concerns regarding the industry future. A study in...
Introduction Art is considered as a part of creativity and the major constituents of the art include films and music. The technology and economics have created unique challenges across segments of the entertainment industry over the past quarter century. The significant change in how business...
It was the fall of 1962, a monsoon of teenage screams swamped the 728-seat studio, and a line from 53rd Street Broadway down to 51st barricaded Manhattan. This was the night The Beatles would change American history forever. The Beatles February 9th performance on the...
The World Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year, with the 15-29 age group particularly affected. Studies show that adolescents listen to music for approximately two to three hours per day, especially when feeling distressed (Limited, 2019). Different types of...
Music helped our universe so much since it was first made. It also made a lot of people's life easier. Music helped Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence.When ever he couldn't think of anything to write down, Thomas would play the violin to get...
Heavy Metal started in Birmingham, United Kingdom in the late 60’s, early 70’s by a band known as Black Sabbath. The members of the band were industrial workers working in factories predominantly producing metal - mostly steel along with other pioneers of the Metal genre....
‘‘Electrifying’’ is a word you can use to describe the Beatles. The Beatles was one of the most popular bands of their generation if not ever. The Beatles impacted society through three significant songs, “Eleanor Rigby”, “Tomorrow Never Knows”, and “Let it be.” The Beatles...
The Lincoln Center was privileged with a free performance of Grace McLean & Them Apples on Wednesday, the 21st of January in 2015 at 7:30pm in the David Rubenstein Atrium. The band consists of Grace McLean, a singer-actress-composer-teacher, following by the bassist (Justin Goldner), percussionist...
Jass has always had a lot of controversy. Starting from the origin of the name. However, one this is certain, the influence of Jass on the American Culture in the 1900s was the greatest and the beginning of the era of popular music especially due...
In this essay I will be assessing the validity of Max Roach’s statement, researching different areas of the jazz genre and providing examples of the main influences from each of them. I will look into different jazz styles from the 1930s to the 1960s referring...
The day I started writing this article was also the day I happened to visit a book fair in my hometown. I was more than surprised when upon entering, I could hear ‘Fake Love’ by Korean boy band BTS blasting on the speakers. While I...
Managing a music world tour is a complex job. It can be challenging both mentally, and physically. Not many people think about how much work is involved in planning a successful music world tour. Planning a world tour requires a great deal of planning in...
Shows on Broadway open and close every few months. While this may be normal, many theatergoers don’t understand while their favorite shows close. Broadway is a billion-dollar-a-year-industry (2016-2017 Broadway End-of-Season Statistics), so it only makes sense that the main reason that shows close is money....
Twenty-five years from now music genres will all be a blur. There will be no rock, hip-hop, pop, country, singer songwriter, everything will be one. With a look into the history of music and todays music the future of music will be very easy to...
“Me and my monkey” is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2003 and is part of the album Escapology. The title of the song called “Me and my monkey” and there is only one way to interpret this song. Moreover, only one way it...
Vinyl records have been around for a long time and have come in and out of popularity since their invention. They had a decline once CDs gained popularity and the decline furthered whenever technology advanced and inventions such as portable MP3 players and iPods gained...
Music has a huge impact on society and has influenced many individuals today and even back in the seventies. Disco music was an uptempo form of music, which was a combination of soul, funk, latin and motown music. Disco had a strong beat, the music...
Pop culture is a unique combination of authentic cultures and a mass product. In other words, it is a diversified industry in which long-standing traditions of different nations and nationalities successfully exist, which are integrated into modern music and visual trends. Unfortunately, this musical course...
Music is a form of art. Art is originally a way of expressing human beings, which requires understanding and feeling. Most people say that they like jazz, but they typically choose a jazz style in the low-level melody, which people can generally feel comfortable and...
“Jazz is not a style or a rhythm; it’s self-expression of creativity in relation to the time we live in” Although it is unclear who actually said these exact words first, I do know that some variation of this quote has been passed through time...
Jazz is a music style that is one of a kind, complex, and charming, yet it winds up a standout amongst the most famous music sorts today. Individuals from everywhere throughout the world hear it out now, yet did you realize that it was first...
The world has many cultures trending nowadays, most of them help on shaping “the world”, what I mean is that many of these culture flow in our lives and bring impacts to our society, maybe also economic markets. One in that many cultures are becoming...
Kpop are becoming more popular in Asia especially in the Philippines more particularly on Filipino Teenagers or what we call nowadays as millennials. The influence of Kpop on Filipino teenagers is gradually increasing. The visual, music, choreography, and artistic content of Korean music and videos...
What is hip hop? Hip hop is a style of music but it’s also a culture, art, and a style for some people. Hip hop was created in 1970’s in the Bronx in New York City and ever since it has been rising and eventually...
In the last couple of decades Hip-hop has transformed into one of the most popular forms of music, as people from all across the world contribute and are entertained by this genre. What was once known as an artistic channel for the African American community...
There have been controversial debates as to whether hip hop music is influential to society or not. Some people attack the issue stating that hip hop music does not have any significant value to communities, while some defend the matter, affirming that hip hop music...
BTS, Korea boyband, arguably the biggest boyband in the world today. Maybe you've heard it, maybe you saw it at Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. A group of sweet-faced young people who took k-pop to the next level. I've written a bit about how k-pop...
The music industry has interested me from a very young age. I have always been willing to learn about the different genres of music and how music is actually made. From each project I’ve done, I’ve always worked hard to put in a lot of...
What have you learned about story telling? In this unit, we are exploring music pieces written though stories, and the outside musical meaning of the composer trying to express through music. Programmatic music played an important role in the type of storytelling music. I learned...
Beyoncé is famous for her expressive ideals, and how she uniquely describes her point of view through her music. Not only does she bring to light the struggles of living in a race war, but she eases into describing how that adversity has made her...
The song “The Farmer is the Man” criticizes the economic system of merchants and bankers. These high-end people are driving farmers into endless debt. However, at the same time the song is an anthem for farmers. It is repeatedly stating how the farmer is the...
Many people rely on music every day, to either boost their mood, relax or to simply just listen to music. For many teens, music is a big part of our lives it helps us cope with difficult situations, entertainment and as a way to relieve...
“Hip hop started out from the heart…” (Hill, 1998) as a creative channel to enable shared experiences across the nation. It made culture accessible to any marginalized group as well as placing them at the forefront of music. The musical expression has largely been focused...
For many years music videos have become more popular with only one purpose and is the representation of a visual image that demonstrate a certain event or a special meaning. The music video “Take me to Church” directed by Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson make...
Existing since 1970, Cantopop has evolved from Cantonese music blending along with Western genres like- Jazz, Rock, Blues, Rhythm, Electronic pop, etc. Most of the music created is again highly sold within Hong Kong mostly attaining its success during the 1980s. These piece of musical...
The European culture has been cut off from the rest of the world for more than three centuries due to their belief that their art was superior to all the rest. In 1889 the Paris World Exhibition was held and for the first time in...
Napster, “a Peer 2 Peer “file sharing service that was invented by college student Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker in 1999. The program allowed millions of people to openly allow users the ability to share and download music files with anyone who was connected to...
Chill crowd screams, mosh pits, drug tripping experiences, autotuned yells, and even top featured artists are only a small list of the things to look forward to when thinking of Travis Scott’s debut studio album, Rodeo. Travis Scott was born on April 30, 1992 in...
Gioachino Rossini was an Italian Opera composer, who has written many great operas, The Barber of Seville is considered one of his best work. I will discuss the SHMeRF’s of the eloquent piece of music by him which has mesmerized me. It has caught my...
As the world around us rages on, it becomes common to dream about time just standing still for a moment. The older we become and step deeper into the “real world,” we realize how stressful life can be. A genuine moment of peace is something...
In 1981 the launch of MTV “Music Television” debuted live on national television. With the anticipated launch naturally, they started out with a bang introducing the channel with the 1979 single “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles. The song was played as the...
A discourse community is defined as “A group of people who share a set of discourses, understood as basic values and assumptions, and ways of communicating about those goals. ” An easier way of wording the definition comes from Linguist John Swales and he defines...
Rap is a synonym of impact. This genre of music has been present in humanity since 1973. Rap songs are not only intended to be part of Billboard Hot 100; they have a deeper meaning, such as a way of expressing feelings, ideas, experiences, dreams,...
From 1985 to 1990 Rap is a manifesto spreading messages about the everyday life of urban ghettos such as unemployment, violence, school failure, family breakdown. By formulating suffering and misery, it gives a voice to the minorities, allows them to communicate in the most minimal...
Youtube “YouTube is a company started in 2005 by three IT entrepreneurs. In 2006, it is purchased by Google and has been running as a part of the company till date.” (My Portfolio, 2013a) Youtube is mainly used to share video content with other users....
Whether Americans realize it or not, pop culture has a large influence on how members of society views diversity. The songs they listen to, movies they watch, and their favorite television shows all portray different messages that can alter their perspectives. The song “It Pulls...
Speaker Knockerz got the lyrics and knack for making music which would have seen him dominate the American rap stage for a long time if not for his untimely death. The rapper fell in love with hip-hop music as a kid and started making his...
For my entire life i've watched groups perform watched films about band since band appears tobe fascinating. For the individuals who don't completely comprehend what walking band is, it is a period serious game. Indeed, a game attempt jazz running with a Tuba. Fortunately I...
All music post 1800’s industrialization that is in according to the taste of those in the middle class. Pop is most often shorter songs pertaining to the theme of love. “Better Now” by Post Malone. He talks about his break-up with a girl and how...
Music is a pastime that generation after generation has come to enjoy, whether it be consuming or producing. Most songs and albums come and go, fading with time, however that’s not the case for all. Take Pink Floyd’s eighth studio album, Dark Side of the...
Nathan Gray is not a Don Quixote from the Mancha district with all his carnival madness. He is not taking a noble journey of nobility with a Sancho Panza and a donkey riding named Rocinante. He was not playing with schizophrenic symptoms that were breaking...
For the music video critique I chose to analyze Meghan Trainor’s ‘All About That Bass’. This song and accompanying music video have always seemed very controversial to me. Meghan Trainor boasts that she wrote this song to promote “loving your body” including lyrics such as...
Any meaningful attempt to appreciate a piece of music must begin with the text, if it has one. Listeners, critics, analysts, and performers must all take the text as their starting point for the simple and obvious reason that that was where the composer began....
Contemporary R&B’s narrative displays the perspective of “how the artist can relate to some of the problems revolving around love that most of their audiences might encounter or the love narrative makes the audience want to look for or find love.” R&B music and music...
The Festival of Visual Music of Lanzarote is an event that in 2018 celebrated its fifteenth edition. It was Ildefonso Aguilar who created it in 1989 with the sole intention of mixing music with a surprising natural environment, thus creating a different visual experience. To...
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