And now for my next trick… March 13, 2007
Posted by norwood in : Uncategorized , trackbackOkay, great work today guys! What a challenge it was to remember the work of six days ago! Some really great potential work with song, but you’re going to have to get over the ‘but i can’t sing’ routine and explore this convention much, much more. We’ll have to have a jamboree or something! (what’s a jamboree again?) The even bigger challenge now is working out how this work might link in with the ensemble topic - remember, we’re looking at how music that carried social and political messages different to the norms of the time influenced popular culture, beleifs, values and changed society for good. Which artists, bands, styles have you started thinking of that have had this type of impact - it migh tnot have been political, but perhaps encouraged social freedoms and ideals. Kendall mentioned Bob Dylan yesterday - his anti-war protest songs and political undertones were potentially some of the most influential of the last century.
But, have you considered things such as The Wiggles (this ocuntry’s richest music export!) and the generation of children who have a brighter childhood becuase of them - imagine a world without the Wiggles! It might be a little left field, but this topic is so open!
Instead of waiting to be asked to respond to a question, why not just blog your thoughts on your work, where you can take it and how it relates to the topic. Add thoughts about other ideas you’ve got (don’t be shy to share!) and think about what you’d like to research more. What’s one thing you’d like to know more about or a question you want answered now that you’ve started to open up the topic a bit more?
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