Musical Magazine Essays and Term Papers
451 Essays on Musical Magazine. Documents 326 - 350
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Music Censorship
MUSIC CENSORSHIP, 1950 till now 1952 The Weavers are blacklisted due to the leftist political beliefs and associations of several members. In 1953 six counties in South Carolina pass legislation outlawing jukebox operation anytime when within hearing distance of a church. During 1954 Stephen Foster songs are edited for radio to remove words such as "massa" and "darky." For radio airplay the perceived drug reference "I get no kick from cocaine," is changed to
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The Music Industry
1. Terms of reference This is preliminary report written by____, employd by the consultancy company X, with a purpose to evaluate the situation in the music retail industry and how it affects the client Helix Sounds. Additionally, the report is going to provide Helix with recommendations for their marketing strategy, based on the present situation in music industry. 2. Procedures The report was made by a primary research. The information used is based on articles
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Can the Music Industry Change Its Tune
“A critical evaluation of the impact of change factors and strategic management initiatives on Banking Industry.” Today banking plays a vital role in our society and economy - the scale of transactions ranging from ordinary, individual customers writing cheques or using bank credit cards in shops and restaurants to enormous and complex payments by multinational companies across the world's great banking centres. The Internet banking is changing the banking industry and is having the major
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Mobile Music: Digital Music Distribution over Mobile Networks
MOBILE MUSIC: DIGITAL MUSIC DISTRIBUTION OVER MOBILE NETWORKS Abstract The transition from physical to digital music distribution is bound to have profound implications on the music industry. So far, most of the activity related to digital music distribution has been centred on the fixed Internet. In the meantime, mobile operators have been making significant investments in extending their network capabilities to support data services. This paper includes an analysis of the current situation of music
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History of Rap Music
There’s always been a connection between sex & music, but a new generation has been triggering assaults, rapes, & homicides all over the world. Black teens have been tricked into sex with older celebrities by empty promises of fame, fortune, & record deals. Teens take music videos & the actions of the superstar for what is out-of-control behavior. Some mothers & fathers have virtually pushed their young kids into the arms of “stars” for
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Music-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I chose Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It is from Folk Art, Art Music and All That Jazz: Clarinet Concerto in A Major. I chose this because this piece of music reminds me how I feel on Sunday evenings when it is stormy outside and when the storm quits and after uncomfortable conditions I get some kind of grey peace inside, a kind of grey which won’t get lighter with sunrise tomorrow. Grey is not a bad
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The Race and Gender Differences in Country Music Videos to Rap Music Videos
The Race and Gender Differences in Country Music Videos to Rap Music Videos Country Videos: Tim McGraw – Live Like You Were Dying Blake Shelton – Austin Shaniah Twain – That Don’t Impress Me Much Rap Videos: 50 Cent – I Get Money Sir Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back Snoop Dogg – Ain’t Nuthin’ but a G Thing The differences in the portrayal of both artist and race in the rap videos vs. the country
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Music and Need for Access
Access Art College of Performing and Visual Arts As the foremost comprehensive collegiate arts program in all the arts in the State of _, public or private, the College of Performing and Visual Arts at _ offers majors in art, design, music, theatre, and dance. The College also offers teacher licensure curricula in art, music, and theatre. With a full-time faculty of over sixty artist/teachers and a student body of over thirteen-hundred enrolled in
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Ethical to Download Music
Is it ethical to buy illegal copies of music CD's and movies from street vendors. Especially when you know that by buying these copies, the record companies, movie production companies, actors, artists and others involved in their production do not get a profit from the sale. This is the dilemma I had as weather or not I should buy bootlegged products because while they are cheaper, it is depriving the legitimate profits that companies who
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Music Education: A Source for Brain Power
Music Education: A Source For Brain Power In today’s society, people are constantly looking for new ways to have students produce more from their public education. Some argue that more funding is the answer, while others say that better learning facilities will help. Studies recently conducted show that a simple change in the curriculum will produce the outcome that people are searching for. The simple change is music education. Music education has been shown to
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A View on Censorship in Music and the Government
The censorship of music and other forms of entertainment by the government have long been the topic of discussion among social and political circles. Some forms of censorship such as warning labels for parents can be helpful. However the censorship of music is just not right, and the government has no right to do so. All too often the government gets this self righteous feeling and thinks that it has the right to control what
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Thought on the Music Industry
With the stunning global success of Apple’s iPod music player and iTunes online music store, some have called for Apple to “open” the digital rights management (DRM) system that Apple uses to protect its music against theft, so that music purchased from iTunes can be played on digital devices purchased from other companies, and protected music purchased from other online music stores can play on iPods. Let’s examine the current situation and how we got
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Can the Music Industry Change Its Tune?
Group task report- Dollar General Background: Dollar General is... Question 1: Describe Dollar General’s business strategy. Why has the company been so successful? Whilst Dollar General is unable to keep up with Wal-Mart in terms of total revenue, it makes its mark in earning a greater percentage of revenue on each dollar of sales. Dollar Generals revenue per dollar of sales for the last year was 4.3 cents, compared to 3.5 cents for Wal-Mart. There
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Gospel Music
Gospel Music Gospel music is considered to have begun in the United States, sometime in the nineteenth century. The first time that appeared in print was in 1874. The English term “gospel” translates to the meaning of good news, or a joyous message. This is a form of American religious music. A lot of its origin is from the Christian conversions of West Africans who were enslaved in the American south. Gospel music gradually developed
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Music
From the beginning of time, musicians have played a popular part of our history. Music can be the rapid flowing adrenaline in your vanes, or it can be the soothing melody to put the mind to rest. Music has made positive contributions to peoples lives, the more someone listens and enjoys their music; the more they become potentially influenced. Overall, there is a lot of positive music and good musicians that impact society. The
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Rap Music
Back in the days, all you heard in the radio was west coast rap. Now a days all you hear are music from the south like crunk, finger snap, and chopped and served. Crunk music is a style of music that you go to a club and have a good time dancing while while hearing the bass himble through your body. All this crunk music style started when a producer named Lil John came
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The Driving Force Behind Popular Music
The Driving Force behind Popular Music By Brian Wojcik English 101 March 9th, 2005 The Driving Force behind Popular Music: Music is the universal constant of self expression. In many cases, the shaping of society evolves around music. To break down, but not restrict the branches of music, the following will be discussed; Psychology through Music, Music and the Church, the Education of Music, as well as Music as Entertainment. The analysis of these subjects
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Expression Through Music
Expression through Music Music genres are distinctively categorized by the tone and feel of the lyrics they portray. Three popular types of music are rap, pop, and country. These three genres have been competing on the American Billboard charts for years which show the respect they have earned from their loyal listeners. Each genre has created a strong base because its characteristics are determined by the artists themselves and are an artwork of personal and
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Indie Music
I heard the term "indie" bounced around a lot these days and I wonder what the definition of indie is. I think of it as a reference to a musician, small record label or film company without an affiliation with a major corporation. I read this article by Bob Baker, the author of "Branding Yourself Online: How to Use the Internet to Become a Celebrity or Expert in Your Field" and the "Guerrilla Music Marketing
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Jimi Hendrix: A True Legend of Music
Jimi Hendrix: A true legend of music Jimi Hendrix, the greatest guitarist in rock history, revolutionized the sound of rock. In 1967, the Jimi Hendrix Experience rocked the nation with their first album, Are You Experienced?. Hendrix's life was cut short by the tragedy of drugs in 1970, when he was only twenty seven years old. In these three years the sound of rock changed greatly, and Hendrix's guitar playing was a major influence.
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G.G. Music Essay
2-3-05 G.G. Music Project F Block In my project I chose a variety of songs. I have fast paste songs and some slow paste songs. I chose these songs because they want to make jump and some may even make you down to earth and very relaxed. My choice of songs date back from the swinging 30’s to the banging music of today. Jitter Bug by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is most likely the
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Music as a Business (dj)
Disc Jockey The term disk jockey was first used to describe radio announcers who would introduce and play popular records. These records, also called discs by those in the music industry (radio), were jockeyed by the radio announcers, hence the name disk jockey, which soon enough was shortened to DJ. Today, there are a number of factors, including the selected music, the intended audience, the performance setting, and the dj’s style of mixing that have
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Spirit of Music
I thought that the song Ў°Where is the LoveЎ± by the Black Eyed Peas was a perfect song to demonstrate spirituality and ethics. The whole song is about the title itself; they are questioning where all of the love has gone on this earth. There is so much anger and negativity everywhere that it really does leave us questioning where all the love for one another has gone. With the many wars (which are mainly
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Us Music Industry
Industry brief: Music recording In the music business is one is a set of recording companies that produce over 20,000 new recordings each year, The object of the recording companies is to get these titles on the shelves of retailers and then to get them off the shelves into the hands of the public. These shelves are very full. And not only are recordings in every type of music contending for shelf space, but they
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Music: Is It All Bad?
Albums with explicit lyrics or content started having black and white parental advisories on them in 1994 (http://www.riaa.org/Parents-Advisory-4.cfm). Are these labels necessary? Is controversial music molding our society and causing teenagers to turn to drugs? Is censorship necessary to protect the youth of our nation. Generally, younger people are against censorship on this issue. Music is an outlet and even an anti-drug for many teens -- however, parents and society feel differently. Should parents censor
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