MUAR 392 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Essentialism, Duple And Quadruple Metre, Race Record
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Rise in popularity of country music: late 30s: if you were a musician and wanted to get paid, had to belong to an organization that secured royalties. For instance, ascap (american society for composers and. In the late 30s, rules held by organizations for securing royalties became less strict. Bmi (broadcast music incorporated) had looser guidelines for who gets to count as an acceptable composer. In many-but not all-genres, sincerity relies on the audience identifying with the performer: the audience identifies with the music in different ways. Think of authenticity as a religious system explore the value systems of the believers, what criteria do they follow to believe something is religious or not. Think of what the audience cares about and what the artist is selling. The emphasis should be placed on audiences, not on you: hank williams" fans were looking for this ___ and he told them __, and this is why he was successful.