Essays on Music Industry

Gender roles are what society believes are acceptable actions or beliefs for a person to have based on their gender. There are gender roles in every community everywhere in the world. For example, it is socially acceptable for women to wear skirts and dresses but...

We always wonder why bad things happen, maybe the answer is right in front of us but we’re just too blind or na?ve to see it. Most would like to think that all people know the difference between right and wrong. The problem is we...

Often in a good movie, people will look first at the directors and writers, and then the actors. At the Academy Awards, all spotlights are concentrated on the best movie and the best actor/actress. Nobody mentions the importance of soundtracks but in a good movie,...

Reading Music: Print versus Screens I’m sure everyone has seen the comic strip theme about the younger generation forgetting how physical books work. Technology users laugh it off and think it’s the old people turning the tables because they don’t know how technology works and...

One of the simplest songs created by Ralph Ralph Vaughan Williams|composer} is Riders to the ocean. Riders to the ocean is first performed in Nursing opera written in one act, with music composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams. He wrote his own playscript for the opera...

What is music? When looking for the definition of music you’ll stumble across a lot of different definitions, everyone has their own definition of what music is to them. A better question to ask probably would’ve been what is the meaning to be found in...

My career goal is to have a role, or even multiple roles, in some aspect in music technology or audio production. Many factors need consideration for this career path in particular since there are a few fields in the creative industries that I could enter...

In “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff, he discusses his view on intellectualism by describing it through the lens of a sports fanatic, arguing that intellectualism is found in other places rather than only in academics. He goes on to explain that through sports such as...

South Korea is one of the most named countries at the moment either because of its political news of agreements with its complicated neighbors, its great advance in technology or, most importantly, the impact that music has of that country globally. In these times it...

What is K-pop? To put it simply, it’s South Korean Pop music. The majority of K-pop artists consist of boy groups and girl groups, (similar to NSYNC and Destiny’s Child) followed by solo artists, bands, duo groups, etc. of which they are called “Idols”. K-pop...

The Korean Wave, which they called Hallyu is an idea that South Korea’s culture and popular cultures such as TV dramas and movies become a major global cultural. And the most important Hallyu is K-pop, which means Korean Pop music. K-pop is becoming one of...

On Sunday, February 17, 2019, I attended the “Endings” classical music concert performed by the Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale. This concert took place at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center Rea-Greathouse Recital Hall. The amount of time I spent at the concert was about an...

On April 14, 2019, I went to Pasadena Public Library which had a “Second Sunday Concert” free concert. The concert on that day was classical music, especially trumpet, tuba, and piano. There were totally five musicians performed three melodies. It was my first time to...

On Tuesday, November 12th, I attended the Faculty Chamber Music Concert, which consisted of pieces from four influential music composers. This concert took place in the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values. This location was ideal for this performance because it sets the...

On Sunday, October 20, 2019, I attended a faculty music recital at 3 pm. It was in the Recital Hall at the Center for the Performing Arts building located at Prince George’s Community College. The faculty recital featured faculty performers such as Nakia Verner, Richard...

“Imagine” presents the argument by Lennon that world peace is a necessity. This song has become a large part of pop culture, Lennon proves his argument through the use of several different examples of throughout history. He uses rhetorical strategies like ethos, pathos, and logos....

The early 1950s was a remarkable time for the last revival and comeback for the country blues. At this point of time, country blues was heavily overthrown by urban blues (and jazz) of the 1930s and 1940s. By 1950, the country blues returned channeling the...

With recent viral feminist movements such as #metoo and #imwithher, it is evident that gender inequality is an issue world-wide that is trying to be addressed. In regard to the general music industry, and in particular indie/alternative pop artists, female musicians are no exception. Although...

The Middle Ages paved the way for musical creation. The music began simple in its form, simple in melody and harmonies, or combination of musical sounds being played at the same time. The first form of music was the Gregorian Chant. It was very simple...