CMNS 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pete Seeger, Protest Song, Musicology

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMNS 321
• Professor: Vincent Andrisani

Document Summary

C mns 321 lecture notes week 1. The s tudy o f p o p ular mus ic : fr o m p e r s o nal tas te to c o lle c tive. E x p e r ie nc e. Often times, popular music is though of as itself a genre by attractive teens or 20-somethings: the idea of (cid:498)pop music(cid:499) s that it"s comprised of catchy, 3 minute tunes, sung, but it"s more than just that . Often upbeat, danceable, include themes that resonate with youthful audiences. His to r y o f the s tudy o f p o p mus ic. Tv, internet, and through dedicated audio media (cds, lps, etc. ) This view is not only elitist and ethnocentric, but it is also illogical. At first, pop music captured the attention from academics working in the discipline.