Thursday 23 November 2017

PAST DISSERTATION QUESTIONS

1. To what extent, and for what reasons, are Jamaica and Reggae music attacked for being homophobic?

2. To what extent did Dance music help equality in society during the late 1970s to the early 1990s?

3. How did politics in the 1960s affect the development of Psychedelia?

4. What is the effect of authoritarian governments on music?

5. How did the government influence the hip-hop movement in the 1990s?

6. Has the media affected gender imbalance in the performance of Indie music?

7. Is Lo-fi aiding or undermining the idea of progression in western contemporary society?

8. How did the commercialisation of hip-hop affect the genre?

9. How does commercialism's relationship to Vaporwave challenge the idea of the artist as originator?

10. How did Blues music affect the society/culture of the African-Americans from the 1920s in the USA?

11. How did Dancehall affect the LGBT community in the 1970s?

12. Does the media's portrayal of Trap affect the success of UK Trap musicians?

13. How did rock  music affect public opinions of the LGBT+ community in the UK?

14. How did New Orleans Jazz challenge inequalities in the south of America in the early/mid 1900s?

15. How did the birth of Bashment in the late 1970s affect the portrayal of Jamaican society?

A link to a website that has some useful stuff to say about choosing a dissertation title.





Monday 20 November 2017

THIS WEEK'S SONG - INTO THE 90s WE GO WITH -

MASSIVE ATTACK - "TEARDROP" (1998)



Monday 13 November 2017

Tuesday 7 November 2017

LEVEL 3 YEAR 2
STYLE WORKSHOP - EFFECTS-DRIVEN POP / 'SHOEGAZE'

We'll be working on this song - "Heaven Or Las Vegas" by Cocteau Twins (1990):







Another key song of the genre - "Soon" by My Bloody Valentine (1992):





Obscure but influential group - A.R. Kane's "Green Hazed Daze" (1988):


Monday 6 November 2017

LEVEL 3 Yr 1 - TUESDAY

STEVIE WONDER - "SUPERSTITION" (1972)

Here's the original version from Talking Book:


And here's a live version from 1973 - note the backing vocals covering the horn section!

Thursday 2 November 2017

FRIDAY LEVEL 3 YEAR 1 GROUPS!

SONGWRITING GROUP:

Thomas
Melika
Monet
Sifa
Kenia
Ashley
Lilla
Alfie
Daniel
Paulo
Minjoo
Omar
Ujwal
Muszino
William
Elikem
Nathan

10:00 Keith in 148B
11:00 Olly in 148A

REMIX GROUP:

Brodie
Krystal
Charlotte
Sia Soqweé
Josh
Peter
Leonard
Jaidon
Lee
Taylor
Kamila
Charlie

09:00 Keith in 148B
10:00 Olly in 148A

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTION/ COMPOSITION:

Juan
Joe
Keanu
Kai
George
Alex
Zeph
Jack
Michael
Joseph
Jimi
Dean
Bruno

09:00 Olly in 148A
11:00 Keith in 148B