CI5472 Teaching Film, Television, and Media

 

Module 9

Popular Music and Radio

Objectives

From studying this module, you will learn to:

  • understand the value and appeal of studying popular music as a type of media

  • know the history and evolution of popular rock music related to larger social and cultural forces

  • understand changes in production formats and how those changes influenced participation with music

  • understand and define characteristics of different music genres and the evolution of those particular genres

  • understand how the music industry influences musical tastes through its control of distribution and promotion of certain musicians

  • understand different types of radio stations and how radio shapes and influences tastes and preferences in music

  • understand how radio news differs from television news

The Value of Studying Popular Music

Purposes for Studying Popular Music as Media

Development of Recorded Popular Music

Different Music Genres

Rock

Jazz

Soul/Motown

Blues

Hip Hop/Rap

Punk

Folk

Country

Cajun/Zydeco

The Music of Protest

Music Videos

Film Music

The Economics of the Popular Music Industry

Studying Radio

Teaching Activity

References


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