Music

Overview: Paper 3 is an Academic Argument Essay of 6-8 pages using at least three exhibit sources (musical or other examples) and at least three argument sources. The final version of the paper should be a polished piece of academic prose.    Thematic Background: Art seldom if ever develops in a vacuum, and Jazz is no exception. Throughout the semester, we have encountered various genres of Jazz that arose during distinct periods in history. In order to understand Jazz (or, for that matter, any subject) more deeply, it can be very illuminating to identify the cultural, political, and social forces that were at work during the given period. Indeed, much of the research done in academia involves making connections among disparate disciplines in order to gain new insights. Paper 3 offers you the opportunity to conduct research that places recent Jazz in a cultural and social context.   Time Frame: Jazz in recent times, from ca. 1950 until today. Exhibits to use: “(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue,” performed by Louis Armstrong and His All Stars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LDPUfbXRLM. Note that sometimes Armstrong varies the lyrics. This video was recorded in 1965, but the song was written in 1929. “Strange Fruit,” performed by Billie Holiday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Web007rzSOI Holiday first recorded the song in 1939. “Driva Man,” performed by Abbey Lincoln (vocals) and Max Roach (drums), with Coleridge Perkinson (piano), Eddie Kahn (bass), and Clifford Jordan (tenor sax): https://www.facebook.com/keepingjazzvisible/videos/abbey-lincoln-max-roach-driva-man-featuring-clifford-jordan-a-live-performance-o/10155808198559136/. The album was released in 1960.  “Mississippi Goddam,” performed by Nina Simone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ25-U3jNWM. The video is from a 1965 concert, but Simone first recorded this song in 1964. Other sources to use: “Black Protest Is Music. Learning The Melody Isn’t Enough,” by Terence Blanchard (Jazz trumpet player). NPR.org, June 18, 2020: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/18/879663904/opinion-terence-blanchard-black-protest-marvin-gaye-melody  “A Cri de Coeur From Jazz Musicians in a Black Lives Matter Age,” by Nate Chinen. The New York Times, August 7, 2016: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/08/arts/music/terence-blanchard-jazz-protest.html  BLACK LIVES MATTER – Over 3,000 ‘Woke’ Rap, R&B, and Jazz Videos for Activism: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6A7D204236F68CD6  Black Lives Matter at Berklee College of Music: https://www.berklee.edu/jazz-gender-justice/black-lives-matter    Major Jazz Genres: These include; Cool Jazz and West Coast Jazz; Hard Bop, Soul Music, and Funk; Third Stream, Modal Jazz, and Bossa Nova; Free Jazz and the Avant-Garde; Jazz-Rock Fusion; Traditionalism, Postmodernism, and Acid Jazz; etc.    Assignment: In Paper 3 you will develop your own academic argument to analyze (objectively) and interpret (subjectively) at least three exhibits with special reference to the time period and musical, social, and/or cultural context in which they were created, with the help of at least three other argument sources.    Essential Steps: To execute this assignment successfully, you must (1) advance a position or claim of your own; (2) summarize the situation, argument, or position to which you are responding; and (3) support your position or claim through analysis and interpretation of particular exhibit sources (musical or other examples). Length of Final Version: 6-8 pages, not counting the Annotated Bibliography.   Annotated Bibliography: You should always think carefully about each source that you use and choose only those sources that are reliable, of high quality, and that truly help you prove the claim made in your thesis statement. In order to encourage you to do this, you will be asked to create an Annotated Bibliography. An Annotated Bibliography starts out like a Works Cited page, but after each source that you list, you will add several sentences to explain why this source is important, and how it is relevant to your thesis.

Disscussion Points: – The genre, band/singer, and their historicization within the greater cultural milieu. – Choreography ~ Concert stage, rehearsal footage.  – Communication to/with audience ~ Live concert, in the news, interviews. – Place/importance of the artist/band in the history of its genre. *THIS SHOULD BE 70% OF THE PAPER* Other Discussion Points: -The performers ~ Musicality, commitment, and “into the music,” how inspired and inspiring you find them. – The acting, script, integrity of the screen characters. – Anything else that you find interesting, unusual, and either pleasantly or unpleasantly unexpected. *ALL MOVIES CAN BE FOUND ON NETFLIX, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, OR HBO.* *YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MOVIES TO WATCH AND WRITE THE REPORT ON.* 1.Bohemian Rhapsody ?- Queen 2.Chasing Trane ?- John Coltrane 3.Keith Richards: Under the Influence 4.Gaga: Five Foot Two ?- Lady Gaga 5.Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 6.What Happened, Miss Simone? ?- Nina Simone 8.Tricky Dick and the Man in Black: A Johnny Cash Story 9.No Direction Home: Bob Dylan 10.Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison 11.Miss Americana: Taylor Swift 12.Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation 13.John and Yoko: Above Us Only Sky ?- John Lennon and Yoko Ono 14.Who Shot the Sheriff? A Bob Marley Story 15.Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé 16.Everybody’s Everything ?- Lil Peep 17.Echo in the Canyon ?- 1960’s pop 18.Amy ?- Amy Winehouse

Research Paper For this assignment, choose a topic from the items listed below that interest you and write a research paper. The point of the paper is for you to show how well you understand the concepts in the readings and our discussions in the online environment, and how these concepts relate to the topic you have chosen. A successful paper will not only carefully research the topic, but will demonstrate how the topic relates to the framework of this course. The paper will be evaluated on the quality of your research, the clarity of your information and the extent to which your are able to integrate concepts of the course with your topic. Remember the research paper will count for 100 points towards your grade in this course so do a good job and do not miss the assignment submission deadline. Topic choices: The social use of music in contemporary American society. How technology will effect the way we listen to music. Paper Requirements: 1000 words in length, excluding the title and works cited page Typed in Microsoft Word Double spaced, one-inch margins and a font size of 11 or 12 Title Page Works Cited page with at least 3 sources. Use any standard form, Just be sure to include: author, date of publication, title of article or book chapter or paper in quotation marks, title of book or journal in italics (or underlined), volume and month for journals, and page numbers (first and last). For web sites, list the site name, author, date and give the complete web address.

Discuss the relationship between music and your major field. Give thought to how music can persuade, communicate, manipulate, impact, or otherwise influence outcomes in your major area. We’re looking for specifics, that is, for substantive ways that music intersects your major so this will not be just a reflection! You’ll need to back up your ideas by citing research, studies, or data

This is a freshman music class. The concert attended may be of any genre, and may be either a live orrecorded event. Students are encouraged to seek out genres with which they are less familiar.The focal-point of the event must be ?listening? to the music, i.e. not background entertainment.Genre; what style was heard??Instrumentation; which instruments were used??Did different instruments play simultaneously or separately??Describe tempo, dynamics, and overall mood?Personal reactions to the music (positive or negative, and why)?Biographical information on one (1) composer or performer from the program (pleaseonly list elements relevant to a musical career, such as education, concertizing,compositions, etc.)

This research paper will have multiple elements. 1. Share in detail, the primary aspects of the Concert Promotion and Touring business as it relates to the music industry. (This info will primarily be found in the slides provided and in the resources found here: Billboard.com, MusicBizWorldwide.com, IEBA.org, DigitalMusicNews.com, MusicRow.com, MusicBiz.org) 2. . Include a section in your paper that addresses the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the touring industry and how it has specifically impacted touring artists, road crews, concert buyers and venue operators. 3. Include information below from audio interview with Booking Manager. Should be written in essay format, not Q & A. (This audio file of interview has been attached). -Include among other things, who they are, what their title/role is, what they do, and how their work interacts/intersects with all of the other primary people (the artist, tour manager, personal manager, booking agent, etc.) working on the concert promotion and touring side of the industry. – Also include: 1. What are the functions of the person you’re interviewing? What’s a “Day in the Life” like for them today? What is typical under normal circumstances. 2. Describe the relationship between them and the other people they work with? 3. In your Interview… find out how they got started in the business; their educational background; their work experience; how long they’ve been doing what they do (including how long it took them to get to the level they’re at); and any other relevant information regarding their job. 4. Ask their opinion on the “state of the music industry” as a whole, and the “state of the touring business” specifically.

A 1,000-word (±10%) literature review of the topic should then be created, culminating with an informed conclusion. The aim of a literature review is to show your reader (your lecturer) that you have read and have formed a good grasp of the main published work concerning a particular topic or question in your field. It is very important to note that your review should not be simply a description of what others have published in the form of a set of summaries, but should take the form of a critical discussion, showing insight and an awareness of differing arguments, theories and approaches. It should be a synthesis and critique of the relevant published work, linked at all times to your own purpose and rationale. It is recommended that you use a reference manager in order to deploy appropriate intext citation , and the submission should terminate with a reference list (which is not included in the word count). You might also wish to include a bibliography (again out with word count). The literature review must include a number of different types of sources. These should include at least one reference from each of these categories: • Books from an academic press, • E-books or PhD dissertations (typically available online from sites like www.academia.edu or www.proquest.com), • Academic journal articles or essays in edited collections, • Audio or video interviews, • Conference papers, • Authoritative websites. Two of these references must be direct quotations.2 All of these sources should either be academic or by professional practitioners writing for a professional audience. The text must be written following this structure: INTRO: The music industry and how developed thanks to new approaches and technologies WOMEN STEPPING UP ON MUSIC MAKING: more women stepping up in the studio and making records via free music sofwares, DAW (digital audio workstations) and studios WOMEN STEPPING UP IN LIVE PERFORMANCES: the industry is facing not only male djs but talented females likewise CONCLUSION: it’s impressive how women are still contribuiting with their creativity within the music industry, this brought lots of incomes, visibility and reestablished the balance on gender inequalities.

Write a short research paper (minimum 2 pages, maximum 4 pages) on an individual artist who you think points toward what the future of music is going to look and sound like. Connect that figure to one of the historical figures we have learned about during this course. Id like the research done on the Beetles http://beatlesnumber9.com/beatles.html

Twentieth-century music often sounds unlike anything we have heard previously. Through your study of the text, and especially the listening, explain what has changed in the style of music in the twentieth century compared to previous periods. Give one or two examples. Below are some of the examples from the Twentieth-century music. Select one video and find one interesting fact about the work presented. Share with the class. Why did you make that selection? 1. Maurice Ravel, Piano Concerto in G Minor (Feel free to sample each movement) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7jXn_NS5rM 2. Bela Bartok, Violin Concerto No.2 (Likewise, feel free to sample through the work) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbC-G6oAIac 3. Alban Berg, opera Lulu (excerpt) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umSTfVHPWH8 4. Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No.7 “Leningrad,” movement 1 (excerpt) (This is the invasion theme) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGnv23IRDvM 5. Arvo Pärt – Fratres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk0cAciEuIY 6. Kaija Saariaho, opera L’amour De Loin (excerpt) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOKVlV3pYy0 7. Louis Andriessen, Hout (“Wood”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGeTSM284_c

A 1,000-word (±10%) literature review of the topic should then be created, culminating with an informed conclusion. The aim of a literature review is to show your reader (your lecturer) that you have read and have formed a good grasp of the main published work concerning a particular topic or question in your field. It is very important to note that your review should not be simply a description of what others have published in the form of a set of summaries, but should take the form of a critical discussion, showing insight and an awareness of differing arguments, theories and approaches. It should be a synthesis and critique of the relevant published work, linked at all times to your own purpose and rationale. It is recommended that you use a reference manager in order to deploy appropriate intext citation , and the submission should terminate with a reference list (which is not included in the word count). You might also wish to include a bibliography (again out with word count). The literature review must include a number of different types of sources. These should include at least one reference from each of these categories: • Books from an academic press, • E-books or PhD dissertations (typically available online from sites like www.academia.edu or www.proquest.com), • Academic journal articles or essays in edited collections, • Audio or video interviews, • Conference papers, • Authoritative websites. Two of these references must be direct quotations.2 All of these sources should either be academic or by professional practitioners writing for a professional audience.