MUSC 2150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Thirty-Two-Bar Form, Rolling Stone, Simple Verse
10 Oct 2017
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Only focus on entertainment and can be skewed and unreliable. Little is known about how they have been put together, making scholars suspicious of manipulation. They are not good measurements for measuring a song or album"s success. Riaa record industry association of america (awards gold record for sales) 4 themes: social, political, and cultural issues, race, class, and gender issues, the development of the music business, the development of technology. Example the rise of punk from a small underground scene to mainstream pop culture and its subsequent retreat. Considered the first rock and roll song. Breaks down songs into sections and lists them according to music timings. Repeats a single section of music eight times. Each group of 4 beats is called a measure. Can also be referred to as bar of music. Common structural pattern found in rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and many styles of jazz.
