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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’”] | ||
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*[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”] | ||
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*[https://dealsim.createos.app Create/OS: Record Deal Simulator] | |||
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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.