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*Students will understand the mechanics and politics of music establishments such as Spotify. | *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 the influences business practices and societal pressures have on songwriting. | ||
*Students will be familiar with intellectual property law, including copyright, licensing and royalties. | |||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
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* [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.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==== | ====Listening or Videos==== | ||
*[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/ Frontline: “The Merchants of Cool”] | *[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== | ==Class Activities== | ||
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==Assignments== | ==Assignments== | ||
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* 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== | ==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
- The Independent: “The Rembrandts: ‘So no one told me it was going to be this way’”
- Graham, “Justin Timberlake’s Two-Part Complementary Forms”
- Negus, “Authorship and the Popular Song”
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
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.