Cultural Anthropology is a branch of Anthropology that studies cultures. A culture defines the ideas, values, behavior, and other similar patterns of life style shared by a specific group of people. In Anthropology the study of music in a specific cultural setting is called ethnomusicology.
Throughout the world there are numerous sub-cultures that have transpired as a direct result of different musical styles. Even though they are a part of the mainstream culture, most of these sub-cultures are in total defiance of it and have created an identity all of their own. These cultures have become prominent because they have changed their language, dress, behavior, values, beliefs etc and have become quite different from the mainstream culture. .
I have chosen the metal heads or the heavy metal culture as the focal point of my research paper. One of the main reasons for doing so involves my own familiarity with the heavy metal culture and its concepts. The main purpose of this paper is define the culture and to dispel the belief that listening to heavy metal makes a person violent or immoral and to stress that heavy metal culture is not necessarily wrong; just defiant.
I have used many resources where data collection/ field work is concerned. I've used case studies and conducted interviews and taken guidelines from previously conducted research. The most pertinent information that I've included in this paper was collected by and large through participation and observation. The people I've observed generally include my peers and other students on and off campus.
Heavy metal, a sub-genre of rock music that is immensely popular world wide has had a significant influence on cultural tastes and styles of its many fans. Not all heavy metal bands are Satanic as believed, but they maintain an image, an appearance which is a connotation of Satanism. Recently, in Morocco, a number of heavy metal fans stood on trial because people believed that they were Satanic.
On Monday, November 25, 2013, I went to a jazz performance called "A Jazz Combo Showcase." It was" presented by the UCLA Herb Albert School of Music, Department of Ethnomusicology. The performance took place at Schoenberg Fall at 7:00pm. It featured student combo ensembles directed by Kenny Burrell,...
America, of all the western countries, had unknowingly become the most eager participant in the development of gamelan outside of Indonesia thanks to pioneering composers and the newly formed field of study called ethnomusicology. Jaap Kunst is known by many as the father of ethnomusicology, be he actually never studied gamelan. ... McPhee joined the ethnomusicology department at UCLA in the late 50's, which he was largely responsible for starting, and remained there until his death in 1964. ...
1 Uganda is a country located in Eastern Africa that is bordered by five different countries. These countries are Sudan, DRC, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Kenya. Much of Uganda can be classified as a plateau, with numerous small hills and valleys and extensive savanna plains. Se...
Early Influences of Math in American Music: A Comparison Music is a process. The creation, interpretation, and performance of music create a complete environment of music. Reduced, this environment can be seen in raw mathematical forms. Math has been essential to music since the beginning of civi...
According to Ingrid Byerly, a former professor of ethnomusicology at Duke University, music, "served the purpose of mobilizing social change, whether with the more concrete intentions of invoking peace or threatening war, or with the more abstract intentions of recovering or reflecting a past, suggesting or establishing a present, and projecting or prophesying a future."" ...
