MUS 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Communication Studies, Socalled, Ethnomusicology
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Rock music in academic studies ***lectures online: canvas, course page, on left side menu there is lectures online and all the things said and presented in class are recorded*** Music to study and survey rather than music to listen to. Transcendent (meaningful to humanity; endures throughout time) transcends time and culture. Serious music is what gets large amounts of state patronage o o. Serious = art = cultivated= worthy of money. Music in the tradition of leonin, perotin, vivaldi, bach, mozart, The problem: rock music has been regarded as a sort of societal disease; a pestilence on humanity o o. Deleterious to health (associated with illicit drug use and indiscriminate sexual behavior) In extreme cases, can lead to insanity or at least to hearing loss. Ex: after 9/11, imagine was requested to not be played on radio; preached peace and understanding, govmt looking to create an enemy.
