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== Objectives ==
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* Students will be familiar with various elements of the the record industry.
* Students will understand the mechanics and politics of music establishments such as Spotify.


== Resources ==
==Objectives==
* [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/ Frontline: “The Merchants of Cool”]


== Class Activities ==
*Students will be familiar with various elements of the the record industry.
* Discussion and exploration of the record industry and the various roles played within it
*Students will understand the mechanics and politics of music establishments such as Spotify.
*Students will be familiar with the influences business practices and societal pressures have on songwriting.
*Students will be familiar with intellectual property law, including copyright, licensing and royalties.


== Assignments ==
==Resources==


====Readings====


== Assessments ==
*[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-rembrandts-so-no-one-told-me-it-was-going-to-be-this-way-756469.html ''The Independent:'' “The Rembrandts: ‘So no one told me it was going to be this way’”]
*[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/americanmusic.32.4.0448?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=%22max+martin%22&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FsearchType%3DfacetSearch%26amp%3Bsd%3D%26amp%3Bed%3D%26amp%3Bdisc_music-discipline_facet%3DbXVzaWMtZGlzY2lwbGluZQ%253D%253D%26amp%3BQuery%3D%2522max%2Bmartin%2522&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_SYC-5187%2Fcontrol#metadata_info_tab_contents Graham, “Justin Timberlake’s Two-Part Complementary Forms”]
*[https://www.jstor.org/stable/41418775?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=%22max+martin%22&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FsearchType%3DfacetSearch%26amp%3Bsd%3D%26amp%3Bed%3D%26amp%3Bdisc_music-discipline_facet%3DbXVzaWMtZGlzY2lwbGluZQ%253D%253D%26amp%3BQuery%3D%2522max%2Bmartin%2522&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_SYC-5187%2Fcontrol&seq=6#metadata_info_tab_contents Negus, “Authorship and the Popular Song”]


====Listening or Videos====


== Notes ==
*[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/ Frontline: “The Merchants of Cool”]
 
====Tools====
 
*[https://dealsim.createos.app Create/OS: Record Deal Simulator]
 
==Class Activities==
 
*Discussion and exploration of the record industry and the various roles played within it
*Case studies of styles and genres of artists who have moved into or away from corporate influence
 
==Assignments==
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==== Files ====
 
* Matching Industry Roles with Descriptions ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1baiJuTnl2vP9OWS1mtoVKb-OdJj0amWV/view?usp=sharing Word] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C_R15ns23nHANgNeZ0YuUB8MgjwNE6_a/view?usp=sharing Pages] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wLqJjif_5G_13y2NXiyYF8CMs4pQIw_D/view?usp=sharing PDF])
 
==Notes==
While this lesson might feel like overreach for a Music Theory class, I think it addresses an important aspect of how music is made, and reinforces the idea that music creation is more than just writing notes.
 
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 21 December 2024

This lesson is part of the Style & Compositional Techniques category.

Objectives

  • Students will be familiar with various elements of the the record industry.
  • Students will understand the mechanics and politics of music establishments such as Spotify.
  • Students will be familiar with the influences business practices and societal pressures have on songwriting.
  • Students will be familiar with intellectual property law, including copyright, licensing and royalties.

Resources

Readings

Listening or Videos

Tools

Class Activities

  • Discussion and exploration of the record industry and the various roles played within it
  • Case studies of styles and genres of artists who have moved into or away from corporate influence

Assignments


Files

  • Matching Industry Roles with Descriptions (Word | Pages | PDF)

Notes

While this lesson might feel like overreach for a Music Theory class, I think it addresses an important aspect of how music is made, and reinforces the idea that music creation is more than just writing notes.