... Jones traces the influence of what he calls "negro music" on white America - not only in the context of music and pop culture but also in terms of the values and perspectives passed on through the music. In tracing the music, he brilliantly illuminates the influence of ... African Americans on American culture and history. The White Negro is a 9,000 word essay by Norman Mailer that recorded a number of young white people in the 1920 ... 's, 1930's and 1940's who liked jazz and swing music so much that they adopted black culture as their own. The "white Negroes" adopted black clothing st...

• Word Count: 530
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... History of Rock class questioning each student's three favorite songs and three least-favorite songs. Each survey also asked several questions pertaining to physical qualities such as eye color, height, culture, birthplace, gender, and occupation. After the results had been tabulated a raw data table was composed to show each category of information. Eye color, height, birthplace and ... culture were among the factors that I analyzed. Several consistencies connecting these factors to musical preference were found. Lists were made, choices were graphed, and general conclusions were forme...

• Word Count: 1054
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... other, much younger genres of music experience varying waves of popularity, classical music, as old as it is, still remains a part of our culture. Classical music can be broken down into six distinct musical periods (there are a few periods that have been omitted in order to remain succinct): ... unrestricted feeling led to the Romantic era. One of the reasons that attributes to classical music's "staying power" is because unlike pop music, where songs can be easily replaced by the next big hit, classical music cannot be replaced. In composer and musician, Aaron Gervais' ... article, "C...

• Word Count: 1848
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... musical category. "World music", the author points out, is an extremely vague term that fails to capture the incredible diversity of music that exists throughout the world outside of western pop culture. As an example we are told: "Albums by Selena, Ricky Martin and Los Del Rio, artists who sell millions of records in the United States alone, are racked next to ... of production volume and the various types of music, as opposed to an obscure branch of miscellaneous sounds largely ignored by western consumers. To restrict your listening to English language pop is, according to the author...

• Word Count: 387
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... but in other streams around the world. African popular music can be an expression of resistance because it is an umbrella which encompasses all originating or influenced culture of musical cultures in Africa. African pop music gave birth to a series of expressions that are closely linked to the history of slavery and the triangular trade since the sixteenth hundreds. These Africans that ... suffered brought features of their culture to the new world and told stories, danced, sung and kept rhythms alive of their homeland. Their rhythms already found their way into ... hymns of the world...

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... exist in the United States includes Western European "classical" music (art music) and a number of "popular" music styles derived largely from Western European ways of making music. These styles include pop, folk, country, and rock. Other styles, including jazz, blues, and various ethnic music, are the result of a blending of cultures and traditions. All these styles constitute an important part of ... and their cultures. The musical languages, styles, and functions have differed considerably and therefore, people in different cultures value for different reasons. For example, music wil...

• Word Count: 863
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... exist in the United States includes Western European "classical" music (art music) and a number of "popular" music styles derived largely from Western European ways of making music. These styles include pop, folk, country, and rock. Other styles, including jazz, blues, and various ethnic music, are the result of a blending of cultures and traditions. All these styles constitute an important part of ... and their cultures. The musical languages, styles, and functions have differed considerably and therefore, people in different cultures value for different reasons. For example, music wil...

• Word Count: 853
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the range of a learning or poor musician, killing local traditions of music using native non-mass-produced instruments. This is combined with the relentless global marketing machine marketing glittering western pop music to the world. This global homogenisation of music was illustrated in a recent Reuters article ion which South African musicologist Andrew Tracey said that, " Globalisation is a big threat to traditional ... African Music-3 and that, " in cities and the more developed regions such as South Africa, modern music and imported culture are overwhelming tradition. The prolifer...

• Word Count: 1272
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate