Class Debate: Digital Music

Class Debate: Digital Music

The topic for the debate in class is as follows: All coercive forms of preventing the free circulation of music, whether by technological or legal…

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Reflection on Musical Culture in Toronto

Reflection on Musical Culture in Toronto

Transportation In the Greater Toronto Area, the current modes of transportation are effective but still severely limit the convenience and efficiency of people’s movement to…

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Class Follow-Up: Presentation on Noise in Toronto

Class Follow-Up: Presentation on Noise in Toronto

As promised, here is a link to the slides from my presentation on noise in Toronto.  COMN 4729 _ Noise   Also, I located the…

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Class Follow-Up: Kanye West Interview Story

Class Follow-Up: Kanye West Interview Story

Here’s a dialogue between two web editors that was just published on The Atlantic. They rehearse many of the same points that we discussed in class, and also…

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Questions for Studying Popular Music

Questions for Studying Popular Music

Music as “Works” Song Structure: MelodiesLyricsLengthGenre Music as “performance” InstrumentationSound (sonic)Celebrity PersonaGenre Music as “experience” Lyrical IntrepretationSocial Practice Music as “technology”Technologies of production (recording, composing.)Carrier format…

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