Term Papers on The Art Of Rock And Roll By Charles Brown

Term Paper Title	The Art Of Rock And Roll By Charles Brown
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The Art of Rock and Roll by Charles Brown

     The book “The Art of Rock and Roll” by Charles T. Brown basically
proposes methods for analyzing music and anyone who reads the books should be
able to develop techniques for listening to music and making legitimate
statements about it.  It treats rock and roll as a serious art form and traces
it cultural roots throughout the book.
     Chapter one discusses the elements of rock and makes four assumptions.
Assumption one states that  rock is a legitimate art form.  An art form is
defined as a creative act that springs from the artist's experience as it
reflects or reacts against society. It then states that acculturation, a process
by which a certain people are influenced by a foreign culture, changed the Afro-
Americans from their original culture to one that was a mixture of U.S.
influences and African roots which played a large part in the way rock and roll
sounds today.  Brown proves rock is a legitimate art form by talking about its
audience and  its lasting power.
     Assumption  two states that  rocks roots are in folk, jazz, and pop
music. Musicians who first started rock and roll must have had something to base
their music on which turned out to be primarily folk, jazz, and pop.  They
simple changed the pattern and style of that music and started forming rock.
       Assumption three states that it is just as valid to study rock and
roll as European classical music.  Rock will prove to be a valid means of
producing competent musicians and that it demands the same type of performance
as in any musical form.  Since it is a valid way in which to study music in
general it is just as valid to start with rock as starting anywhere else.
      Assumption four states that simple musical analysis of selected
compositions is a primary tool for understanding musical evolution.  Through
musical analysis we are able to generalize and say that rock from a certain era
has common characteristics.  By doing this we are able to see what influences
lead rock to where it is today.
     The chapter then goes on to discuss the elements of music which are
nonverbal communication, melody, rhythm, harmony, lyrics, and performance.
Music is nonverbal in that it communicates through organized sound and is
difficult to translate, the other elements are what make the sound organized and
meaningful.  Melody is an organized set of notes consisting of different pitches.
It is basically the up and down motion of the lead singer.  Rhythm is those
beat of patterns that underlie most forms of communications.  It is made up of
pulsations that follow a consistent pattern.  It will sometimes show us the
emotional feel of a song.  Harmony is the simultaneous sounding of two or more
notes at the same time.  It provides a texture for the total song.  Lyrics are
the words used in the song and usually tell us what the song and mood of the
song is about.  Performance tells us the purpose, function, and impact of a
certain song.
     Music generally reflects the value of society.  By using the elements of
music you can begin to make assumptions about how rock and roll reflects its
society.  It quickly took on an attitude of rebellion and eventually became a
symbol of independence for youths
     Chapter two discusses the listening skill needed to better understand
music. Through listening we can define the social impact of a rock group and its
musical style. This purpose of this chapter is to outline ways in which the
individual can create his or her own system of analysis.  The chapter then goes
on describing what you need to do while listening to music to better analyze it.
First you need concentration, you need to change your attitude towards the music
you hear everyday and block out any interference, we must treat it seriously and
analyze it fairly even if we we don't like it.  Then you need to dissect what
your hearing.  You have to decide what to use for a reference point and listen
to the song more than once.  Your first time listening to it you should get a
general idea of w...

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