MUSIC103 Study Guide - Folk Rock, African-American Music, Django Reinhardt
20 Aug 2013
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Different types of experiences: constructive experiences and deconstructive experiences. To grasp truth content is to be engaged in criticism. adorno, aesthetic theory pg. 40 art is the manifestation of sense (and criticism) Casual listening: listening to a sound to gather information about it"s cause/source. Semantic listening: listening for the codes of language, it"s message. Reduced listening: listening to the sound and rhythm, not the message or to gather info. Prof macdonald does not value memorization, this is not trivial pursuit. Semantic connections are made by the individual, not the artist. The invention of the phonograph meant that people could listen to music that isn"t live. First jobs in the music industry consisted of songwriting. The music industry was interested in selling sheet music to performers to perform the songs. If the performer was good, then they"d get a profit back. After the invention of the phonograph, people were interested in buying.
