CMNS 321 Lecture 2: CMNS 321 Week #2

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The study of popular music: from personal taste to collective experience. Social constructs: constructions that require relationship to power in order to survive. Literary work and mythical ideas: classical music employed mythical structures and themes around same time. What does it need to have to be popular music: commercial aspect. Amounts to catchy, three minute songs vocalized by attractive teenagers or twenty- somethings. Range of these performers consists of tunes that are generally upbeat, with a solid dance beat, and address themes that are important to young people. Young, good-looking people on video that people are jealous of. Its dominant characteristic is its socio-economic influence: popular music is mass produced, often for a targeted market. For many decades, researching popular music was not regarded a legitimate scholarly avenue of inquiry. Pre(cid:448)aili(cid:374)g (cid:449)isdo(cid:373) (cid:449)as that a(cid:272)ade(cid:373)i(cid:272) (cid:373)usi(cid:272)al resear(cid:272)h should fo(cid:272)us solel(cid:455) o(cid:374) (cid:862)serious(cid:863) music: pop (cid:373)usi(cid:272) (cid:449)as (cid:862)too si(cid:373)ple(cid:863); (cid:272)o(cid:374)sideri(cid:374)g it i(cid:374) studies (cid:449)as du(cid:373)(cid:271)

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