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Next Week

Wanted Levitin

Openness to cultural

Cross

More on Culture

Specifically on human evolution

Anthropological connections

Human adaptation

Auditory cheesecake

Levitin on same

Interviews

Convinced that music adaptive

 
 

From Last Week

Acoustic terminology

Notice connections

Timbre

Descriptions

Genres

Methodology

Applied acoustics

Culture and sound

 
 

Methods

Cognitive science

Cognitive ethnomusicology

Experimentation

Stimuli

Observer effect

Bias

Interest in music genre

Knowledge of music-culture

Ethnography

Exploration

Acoustic analysis

Walk the Line

Objectivity

Universalism

Etic and measured

Perception as causal connection

Subjectivity

Perception

Emic and functional

Meaning as arbitrary association

Heavy as comparative term

 
 

Noisy

Noise as technical term

Noise as aesthetic boundary

Harmonics

Formants

Timbre

 
 

Noise aesthetics

Obscure fundamental frequency (pitch)

Opposed to WAM

Amplification technology

 
 

Music industry

Sales

Charts

Popularity

Reaction

Nostalgia?

Opposition to music industry

Subversion

 
 

Music genres

Genre and personal style

Clothing

Hair

Identity

Primary identity?

Social group

Social class

Working-class aesthetic

Ethnic background

How identify genre

Musical characteristics

Melody

Scales

Modes

Harmony

Rhythm

Compositional technique

Improvisation

Instrumentation

Timbre

Ensemble composition

Recognise people

Influences

Lyrics

Context

Origin

Timbre

Back to soul and throat lozenges

Sound vs. rhythm, melody, etc.

Genre recognition

Know it when hear it

Named genres

Key figures

Artist/band

Discussed genre history

Influences

 
 

Genre classfication

Taxonomy

Russian dolls

"Folksonomy"

Tagging?

Metal meets ska meets bluegrass

Recognise feature

Fusion cuisine

 
 

AMG Metal in Hard Rock

http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:655

http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=73:20

Metal

Death, Black, Christian, Speed, Alternative, British, Industrial, Rap-, Progressive, Neo-Classical, Pop-, New Wave of British Heavy, Punk, Stoner, Scandinavian, Goth, Doom, Symphonic Black, Sludge, Power, Hair

Rock

Detroit, Rap-, Aussie-, Album-, Boogie, Arena, Glam, Southern, Hard, Blues-

Others

Glitter, Guitar Virtuoso, Grindcore, Thrash

 
 

Virtuosity

Display of skill

Speed

Guitar

Guitar heroes

Guitar hero game

Air guitar

Other instruments

Bass

Drums

Vocal

Synth as pop

Genre parallels

Bebop

 
 

Characteristics of metalheads?

Headbangers

Hair

Males

Working-class?

European-American

Living Colour

Relatively little influence "abroad" (in "non-Western")?

Younger generation?

Generation Y and older

 
 

Genre's development

Evolution?

Agree on increased heaviness?

Historical periods

Links to social events?

 
 

Attitude

Machismo

Arrogance

Insolence

Anger

Gloom and doom

Gravitas

Seriousness

Playfulness?

Drama

Loudness

 
 

Nina Fales

Perceptual dimensions

Auditory illusions

Ethnography and acoustics

 
 

Harry Berger

Heavy Metal

Phenomenology

Italian promenade

 
 

Opinionated Rock critics

Failed musicians?

Music geeks

Knowledge

Historical developments

Qualify music

Adjectives and adjective-like expressions

Codifying musical taste

Power of suggestion

Vids

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dVUgd8ot6BE

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PRRjUcg8lKA

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1aSUA0isj8o

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ObwjioytHdE

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gJHXTfixkNo

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=y4tidPqz9GY