Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
InthisprojectIwillinvestigatehowmusicinfluencesandreflectssocialchangefrom
CivilRightsMovementstothetheproblemsfacingoursocietytoday.Musicisan
emotionalandpowerfulformofartthatcanspeaktoitsaudience,teaching,inspiring,
andrealizing.Althoughsomemusicisaboutenjoyablereflectionorwishfulthinking,
mostmusichastodowiththeproblemsintheartistslifeorinthosewhosurround
them.Theinjusticesspokenaboutcanbetruestoriesoraconcoctionoftheimagination
butnomatterwhethertheyaretrueornot,positiveornegative,itisinfluencing
someone.
Ichosethiseventbecauseofmyinterestinmusichistoryandmypersonalexperience
withmusic.Ihavealwayswonderedhowmusicaffectsthemindandhowcertainnotes,
beats,andlyricsbringoutemotionintheaudience.
Essentialresearchquestion
Howdoestheartofmusicinfluencesocialchange?
Whatisthedifferencebetweensongsthatprovokeemotionandsongsthat
dont?
Whohavebeensomeofthemostculturallyinfluentialartiststhroughoutthelast
century?
Howismusicinfluencingsocietytoday?
Howcanmusicbeusedtopositivelychangesocietyinthefuture?
Howhasmusicthroughouthistorybecomemoreinfluential?
MyindependentstudyrelatestotheessentialquestionofwhatIbelieveandwhy.
Inmyproject,IwillstudythepeopleIlookupto,themusicIlookupto,andthesetof
moralswhichIdliketofollow.
Thisprojectwillalsoteachmeaboutjusticeandwhattherightthingtodois.Through
thestudyofmusic,Iwillputmyselfintotheshoesofboththeartistandtheaudience,
observingtheirjusticesandinjusticesandobservingmyemotionalreactiontothelyrics.
Afterlookingathowmusichaschangedsociety,Iwilllookintohowasanindividual,I
andothers,canhelptocreatepositivechange.
ReadingList
Talkin''BoutaRevolution:MusicandSocialChangeinAmerica(Book)
,by
DickWeissman.
Acomprehensiveguidetomusicandsocialchangeinthe20th
century.Analyzingthesongsofnativeamericans,africanamericans,spanish
speakingcommunities,andmore.Howsocialeventsimpactmusicandhow
musicimpactssocialevents.
LETFREEDOMSING.
Adocumentaryabouthowmusicinspiredthecivilrights
movement.ThisdocumentarydiscusseshowAmericanculturecametoa
crossroadswheremusicandcultureintersected.Thecollaborationofblackand
whiteartistsandtheinspirationofallartistspromotingCivilRightsreformpulled
usawayfromsegregationandintointegration.
MusicforSocialChange,byBelaShah.
AnarticleaboutviolinistDavidFrance
andhowhismusicorganizationisprovidingaplatformforsocialchange.David
FrancefoundedamusicschoolinBostonwhichprovidesfreemusiclessonsand
opportunitytokidsoflowerincomefamilies.Thisopportunityforlessprivileged
childrenhelpsthemtogainselfconfidence,findmeaning,andlearntosucceed
inallaspectsoflife.
Listofprimaryandsecondarysourcespertainingtomusicandsocial
change:
Thisisacompletelistcontainingmanyprimaryandsecondarysources
relatedtomusicandsocialchange.Thesesourcesincludesongs,writtenletters,
andpersonaltestimonies.
http://www.uncg.edu/his/documents/syllabi/Spring14/33001Filene.pdf
QuestionsThatAroseDuringResearch
1. Howwillrapmusicchangeculturallyoverthenextdecade?
2. Willclassicalmusicemergeinthefutureasadominantformofmedia?
3. DuringthetimeofourCivilRightsMovement,wereothercountriesintegrating
differentracesandethnicitiesthroughmusic?
4. Howdohappysongsversussadsongsaffectpeoplesmoodsineverydaylife?
5. DoestheKluKluxKlanstillproduceanymusicinspiringhatred?
6. Whocanwepredicttobethemostinfluentialartistsofthenextdecade?
7. Inthefuture,willmusicbeasinfluentialuponsocietyasithasbeeninthepast?
8. In100years,howdifferentwillourmusicbeorwillweevenstillbelisteningto
music?
9. WhatkindofprogramcouldbeputinplaceinDurangotohelpencouragesocial
changethroughmusic?
10. HowcouldAnimasHighSchoolusemusictoimproveourschoolculture?