So, today was the first day of class and I was thinking about what my research project should be about, and as a worship musician who plays in a Christian church on Sunday mornings, I find it interesting that we use many forms and techniques pioneered by popular music, rather than the traditional religious music from preceding centuries. I figure this is an interesting question (why) and thought "let's do it!".
by the way, this was about three minutes before Prof. Powers used the EXACT SAME EXAMPLE.
Well, there are many good topics, so I'll look around some more for a less obvious and more interesting topic. Maybe how racism led to the rise of Mumford and Sons- (paraphrasing of course).
Hah, great minds think alike. Of course, I suppose weak minds think alike too. Meh, we'll sail on hoping we're the former. That would be a good topic I think—lots to think about there, and, of course you already have a way in to discuss it with members the community.
ReplyDeleteLater on we'll be reading an article on an ethnomusicologist and gospel music, but you might wish to get to it earlier. It is on DAR:
Burnim, Mellonee. 1985. “Culture Bearer and Tradition Bearer: An Ethnomusicologist’s Research on Gospel Music.” Ethnomusicology 29:432-447
Um, paraphrasing who?—that's where you need a citation or a link or something like that, capice? Oh, and you, and everyone else, can call me Ben.
I guess I should have been clearer, I was paraphrasing my own thoughts(about how banjos became popular through minstrel shows to degrade the black character, then became a staple of bluegrass and mountain music, usu. populated by white segregationists in the early 20th century) but that is just speculative musings about the project, nothing more.
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