CMNS 321 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Soul Music, Country Music, Soundscape
9 Oct 2014
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It is made up of 10 multiple choices, 10 true/false, 4 fill in the blanks, and 1 short answer = 25% It should take about an hour to finish the exam. Week 1: studying the cultural production of popular music. Musicology academic study of music that focusses on musical notations works well for classical music but not popular music. After bob dylan, popular music began to focus primary on lyrics, which means to separate lyrics and the music itself. Look at extra-textual elements of music in order to locate popular music within broader socio-political/cultural trends. 4 social functions of music: creation of identity ourselves, and our place in society. Allow us to answer questions about our own identity, to define: management of feelings private emotional lives. Help us manage relationship between our public and. Pop love songs make our own feelings more richer and convincing that we can make them appear in our own words: organization of time.
