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Thursday 7/21

Objectives:
1. James Brown Movie
2. James Brown Examples
Assignments:
 Evolution of a Genre DUE TUESDAY

Evolution Of a Genre ; Assignment

Yesterday We examined and did research on how the blues genre has changed substantially over the last 100 years since it has been recorded.

Today in the video and with examples after we saw how a sings Artist's Style changed over the course of his multi decade recording career.  

It is true that for most genres , be it Country, Hip Hop, Pop, Swing, Jazz, Rock, the music at the beginning sounds different than the music toward to end or more modern examples (example early delta blues vs. John Mayor). In other words there is an evolution to the life of the music. 

For this assignment you will pick a genre, research examples, and with analysis and interpretation discuss how this genre has changed throughout the course of its life.  
Step 1 :  Choose a Genre
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Give some background on the genre. This should include things like:
-Approximate year of when the genre started
-A couple of the first songs/recordings of the genre
-Some Important or influential artists within that genre
- Some modern / present artists within that genre

You may choose any genre, but Remember to make things as easy as possible on yourself. 
******** The more the genre has changed over the course of it's life, the more differences you will have to talk about******
***** Stick to larger, broader genres - example "house" music would be a sub genre of "electronic dance music" *****
Step 2:  Choose Recordings

Pick THREE SONGS (single songs not albums) from within your genre

You may pick any songs from within your genre with one requirement
 You must pick:
1 from EARLY in your genre's 'life'
1 from the MIDDLE of your genre's 'life'
1 from LATE in your genres 

 Example: 
Rock:
 Life =  1950's   -   Present
Early ; 50-60          Middle ;  80 - 90        Late  ;  2010 - present

Jazz:
Life - 1920's - Present 
Early ; 20's        Middle ; 60-70        Late;  20-pres


Step 3: Analysis and Examination
For each example, provide a brief but detailed analysis - Lisen to your examples a few times and try t come up with as many of the musical characteristics and components as possible. These could include, but are not limited to:

Repetition, Originality,  Instrumentation, Artist Background**,  Recording Quality,
Texture (thick/thin) , Consonance/Dissonance, Possible uses, Familiarity/Contrast,
Mental Association, Pictures it paints in your head , Memories it reminds you of,
Melody - Delivery, What/who is providing it, their vocal qualities,subject matter, lyrics/word choice,
Rhythm - Delivery, What is providing it, Explicit/Implicit
Observations about the bassline


*******This should be in Paragraph form*****
Step 4: Interpretation

Write a couple paragraphs (1-2 pages dbl. Spaced)  giving and opinion about the changes. 

These are some questions you should answer, however you are not limited to these: 

​Summarize / give a brief synopsis of the evolution/changes that have occurred in the genre
What do you think has been the biggest change in the genre?  
What were some EVENTS and PEOPLE that were instrumental to the Evolution of the Genre? 
What is your idea of the "true" genre? The Early examples or the Modern Examples? Why? 
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