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==Resources==
==Resources==


==== Reading ====
====Reading====


* Johnson, “#genre."
*Johnson, “#genre."
** [https://tom-johnson.net/2017/08/04/genre-part-i/ Part 1]
**[https://tom-johnson.net/2017/08/04/genre-part-i/ Part 1]
** [https://tom-johnson.net/2017/10/09/genre-part-2-genre-tags/ Part 2]
**[https://tom-johnson.net/2017/10/09/genre-part-2-genre-tags/ Part 2]


====Tools====
====Tools====
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*Comparison between selected genres ([https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2016/01/14/meet-the-man-classifying-every-genre-of-music-on-spotify-all-1387-of-them.html this article] has some good possibilities)
*Comparison between selected genres ([https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2016/01/14/meet-the-man-classifying-every-genre-of-music-on-spotify-all-1387-of-them.html this article] has some good possibilities)
*Explorations of some of the links at the bottom of everynoise.com: compare & explain geographic trends, etc.
*Explorations of some of the links at the bottom of everynoise.com: compare & explain geographic trends, etc.
==== Files ====
* Genre Assignment ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D_ZUmcYqLnFtO4wf0Eu4HgU6TaZUDGUQ/view?usp=sharing Word] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U_PtO4XZqcr9OwSA16ld1AUeDLwBrzoy/view?usp=sharing Pages] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xejzBspT-1IKj7bbqSiFI1VqXXkz5vuS/view?usp=sharing PDF])


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 19:09, 20 July 2020

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

Objectives

  • Students will be familiar with the concept of genre from academic and marketing perspectives.
  • Students will explore the definitions and membership of different genres.

Resources

Reading

Tools

Class Activities

  • Discussion of the concept of genre from the point of view of record industry, recording artist, and listener
  • Analysis of a one or more specific genres, including genre definitions and inter-genre variety

Assignments

  • Report or questionnaire on a selected genre
  • Comparison between selected genres (this article has some good possibilities)
  • Explorations of some of the links at the bottom of everynoise.com: compare & explain geographic trends, etc.

Files

Notes