07:700:235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Chord Progression
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Canonization - the process of inclusion where a group of artists/works/etc is used to reinforce an idea and can be used to be judged against. In terms of modern day popular music, canonization is done through record sales, mass media critics, and fans. The line is fuzzy according to everett. In the early nineteenth century, the music industry started out as theaters and music halls. Music touring groups were based out of major cities and went around to different theaters around the country. Records became a huge business in the early 1920s. Race was an issue for music production and record producers weren"t sure if people would purchase records made by black musicians. 12 bar blues is a 12 measure repeating chord progression that"s appears to be the base of many popular american music. 32 bar song form is a repeating song form that originated from tin pan alley music which consisted of 4 to 8 measure phrases.
