Review Questions 1. What is popular music? Popular music is any music since the mid-1800s that is popular with the preferences of anyone from a teen to a mid-aged adult. 2. What theme does pop music typically use in the lyrics? Describe one pop song that uses this theme. Why is this theme such a popular one? Pop music typically uses the theme of love and relationships in the lyrics. One pop song that uses this theme is the song “Marry Me” by Jason Derulo. Some of the lyrics are “…And if I
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extent is popular music an effective medium of political discourse? It is almost impossible to imagine a life without music. We listen to music for various reasons but most of us listen to it for one simple reason: entertainment. Rhythm and the melody give us great pleasure. Even sometimes we think that certain songs describes our lives and us. When we think deeper about music and its impacts in social life‚ we realize that music has more functions than entertaining people. Music has been
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Korean Popular Music‚ the Culture Industry‚ and National Identity John Lie* In the early 2010’s‚ the expansion of South Korean popular culture around the world is led by popular music‚ usually known as Kpop. In this paper I seek to answer two questions. First‚ what are the sources of its success beyond the South Korean national border? Secondly‚ what does it say about contemporary South Korean society and culture? Key Words: K-pop‚ Korean Wave‚ Hallyu‚ South Korean Popular Culture‚ Popular Music
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Riane Lisnock Ms. Hilton ENC 1101 8 November 2012 Music Lyrics When getting into the car‚ a parent typically follows the process of buckling in his or her child and then turning on the radio to the preferred station. Though this might seem like a harmless habit‚ one rarely ever stops to decipher the connotation of the popular songs being played. While an adult might mindlessly sing along to the Top 40‚ a listening child may easily grasp the immoral principles the songs distribute. Some people
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Exploring Popular Music What is popular music? Popular music is defined as "any genre of music having wide appeal but usually only for a short time."(Popular music) My definition of popular music is music mostly by one hit wonders or well established artists appealing widely for a short time. Popular music differs from other genres of music because with other genres of music they are constrained to that genre meaning that have to fit that group and really venture outside that box and still be
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States and across the globe. In this essay‚ I hope to elaborate and argue about their somewhat controversial music that united an ample black audience under the common theme of black power and the fight to completely end racial oppression. Rap and hip hop music‚ both have been related and linked to black music but has the term ‘black music’ been used correctly or should the term ‘black music’ even exist? According to Philip Tagg‚ he argues that blackness is often characterized as ‘blue notes’‚ ‘call-and-response
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Popular Kinds of Music The word “Mucis” derives from Greek “mousike” which means art of the Muses. Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies. To many people in many cultures‚music is an important part of their way of life. With 20th-century‚rock music‚electronic music and R&B music are become popular for teenagers. Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in 1950s
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There are many reasons why people would rather listen to song parodies rather than their original counterparts. Song parodies give people who are either not informed on current mainstream music‚ or people who do not enjoy trending popular songs ways to enjoy the music without the original artist and lyrics‚ while also giving the audience that enjoys the original versions a humorous alternative. Musical artists create song parodies because they are not meant to be taken as a genuine piece of work
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1. Summary of Popular Article The article “Why Clingy People Feel Colder” by Maia Szalavitz focuses on how different people perceive temperature in certain situations. A group of volunteers were gathered and asked to complete an attachment style test to evaluate their level of clinginess before they could participate in the study. After these volunteers were tested they were either asked to think about a previous split between romantic partners or an unemotional ordinary event. With their memory
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1. Popular music is typically music that is in touch with the middle class originating in the mid-1800’s. 2. Pop music lyrics based on love and relationship. 3. Disco was developed in the 1970s. Disco began outside of mainstream America. Mixing vocals with a beat that encouraged dancing‚ disco became the dance music of the decade. The music often had 100 to 130 beats per minute. 4. In the 1960s Briish bands began to copy American bands particularly in the areas of producing recordings and touring
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