Download or read book Song Stories Music That Shaped Our Identities and Changed Our Lives written by Kyle Bylin and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Songs become a part of the story of our lives. Their lyrics linger inside of us. We recall those words, but what we remember isn't what they meant to the person who wrote them. It's what they mean to us. We relate their lyrics back to the events that have happened in our lives. What you'll read in this book are personal accounts of how people's lives have been impacted by specific songs. Elliott Smith's "Between the Bars" set Cortney Harding's romantic notions of adulthood, The Velvet Underground's "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" played one night at a friend's place and changed Marc Ruxin's musical tastes, and Coldplay's "Lovers in Japan" reminds Caitlin Teibloom of a college breakup and who she became through that experience. This book will deepen your understanding of music. It'll extend your interpretation of a song beyond what it means to you to how the song has been experienced by another and the meaning it has created in his or her life. Reading each story and playing the song will allow you to hear what music sounds like through ears other than your own.

Download or read book African American Musicians That Changed Music Forever written by Matthew A Carson and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, African-American musicians and singers have made a profound impact in music, they have given sound and voice through a wide variety of musical genres. Universally they have shared emotions and experiences of faith, passion, joy, comfort and injustice through songs that speaks directly to the heart and spirit.Many of these artist have the power to influence, inspire, and affect social change through their musical talent. Their personal stories and experiences have transcended time and encouraged new generations to continue down the path of singing, dancing, preaching and performing with musical instruments. Over the past two centuries these experiences have become part of a cultural identity.The incredible men and woman mention in this book are responsible for creating some of the most iconic songs ever recorded in the history of music. Their trailblazing sounds have been synonymous in the inception of the musical genres such as Gospel, Blues, Jazz, Soul, Rock & Roll, R&B, Disco and Hip-Hop, to name a few. Their timeless musical treasures continue to enrich and endure our culture, history, spirit, and soul. Recognizing that African-American musicians have played a major role in helping the country sing, dance, express their faith through song, and march against injustice, the federal government officially declared the month of June as African-American Music Appreciation Month, which originally began in June, 1979.Each year, for the month of June, the country recognizes and honors the contributions African-American artists have made throughout history, and the impact their music has made in our society and the world. The month also highlights the countless musicians, singers and composers who have influenced, shaped and contributed to every genre and style of music ever conceived.

Download or read book The Life of a Song Volume 2 written by Jan Dalley and published by Chambers. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When great songs have been written and released, they often take on a life of their own, reshaped and given new life, transcending genres. THE LIFE OF A SONG is a compilation of weekly columns written for FT Weekend, containing the biographies of 50 songs that have been born, reborn, sometimes hideously mangled, but often reinvigorated by new generations of artists. Here you will find songs that shook the world, songs that heralded the birth of a new musical movement, songs that made the journey from soul to punk and from heavy rock to hip-hop.

Download or read book Your Song Changed My Life written by Bob Boilen and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beloved host and creator of NPR’s All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts comes an essential oral history of modern music, told in the voices of iconic and up-and-coming musicians, including Dave Grohl, Jimmy Page, Michael Stipe, Carrie Brownstein, Smokey Robinson, and Jeff Tweedy, among others—published in association with NPR Music. Is there a unforgettable song that changed your life? NPR’s renowned music authority Bob Boilen posed this question to some of today’s best-loved musical legends and rising stars. In Your Song Changed My Life, Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), St. Vincent, Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Cat Power, David Byrne (Talking Heads), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Jenny Lewis, Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia, Sleater-Kinney), Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Colin Meloy (The Decemberists), Trey Anastasio (Phish), Jackson Browne, Valerie June, Philip Glass, James Blake, and other artists reflect on pivotal moments that inspired their work. For Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, it was discovering his sister’s 45 of The Byrds’ “Turn, Turn, Turn.” A young St. Vincent’s life changed the day a box of CDs literally fell off a delivery truck in front of her house. Cat Stevens was transformed when he heard John Lennon cover “Twist and Shout.” These are the momentous yet unmarked events that have shaped these and many other musical talents, and ultimately the sound of modern music. A diverse collection of personal experiences, both ordinary and extraordinary, Your Song Changed My Life illustrates the ways in which music is revived, restored, and revolutionized. It is also a testament to the power of music in our lives, and an inspiration for future artists and music lovers. Amazing contributors include: Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney, Portlandia, Wild Flag), Smokey Robinson, David Byrne (Talking Heads), St. Vincent, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), James Blake, Colin Meloy (The Decemberists), Trey Anastasio (Phish), Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Sturgill Simpson, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Cat Power, Jackson Browne, Michael Stipe (R.E.M.), Philip Glass, Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Hozier, Regina Carter, Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes, and others), Courtney Barnett, Chris Thile (Nickel Creek, Punch Brothers), Leon Bridges, Sharon Van Etten, and many more.

Download or read book Lost in the Sound written by Darwin Akwo-Mboe and published by Darwin Akwo-Mboe. This book was released on 2023-03-08 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lost in the Sound: Music and its Influence on the Suggestive Mind is a groundbreaking examination of the multifaceted and far-reaching impact of music on our lives. From the political and social to the cultural, holistic, capitalistic, and manipulative, this book explores the many ways in which music shapes our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. At the heart of this book is an exploration of the power of music to shape political and social change. With insightful analysis of iconic protest songs and their role in movements for civil rights, anti-war protests, and other social causes, Lost in the Sound offers a fresh perspective on the transformative power of music in the political sphere. But music's influence extends far beyond the political and social realms. Lost in the Sound also delves into the ways in which music can serve as a powerful voice for different cultures, connecting people across borders and fostering greater understanding and empathy. In addition, Lost in the Sound explores the holistic and therapeutic impact of music on the mind and body. With real-life stories of individuals who have found healing and connection through music, readers will gain a new appreciation for the power of music to promote mental health and well-being. Yet Lost in the Sound doesn't shy away from the darker side of music. With an unflinching look at the ways in which music can be manipulated to serve capitalistic and commercial interests, this book offers a sobering reminder of the complex and often fraught relationship between music and money. Ultimately,this is a thought-provoking and deeply insightful exploration of the power of music to shape our lives and our world. Whether you're a musician, a music lover, or simply someone interested in the ways in which culture influences our thoughts and behaviors, this book is a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the ways in which music shapes our lives.

Download or read book A Song to Sing A Life to Live written by Don Saliers and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2005 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigo Girl Emily Saliers and her father Don Saliers pen a book on the many dimensions of music in their spiritual lives. In this rich exploration of music across many settings and styles, the authors reveal their own stories and the importance of music in their lives, exploring such topics as music and justice, music and grief, music and delight, and music and hope.

Download or read book Music and Identity Politics written by Ian Biddle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together for the first time book chapters, articles and position pieces from the debates on music and identity, which seek to answer classic questions such as: how has music shaped the ways in which we understand our identities and those of others? In what ways has scholarly writing about music dealt with identity politics since the Second World War? Both classic and more recent contributions are included, as well as material on related issues such as music's role as a resource in making and performing identities and music scholarship's ambivalent relationship with scholarly activism and identity politics. The essays approach the music-identity relationship from a wide range of methodological perspectives, ranging from critical historiography and archival studies, psychoanalysis, gender and sexuality studies, to ethnography and anthropology, and social and cultural theories drawn from sociology; and from continental philosophy and Marxist theories of class to a range of globalization theories. The collection draws on the work of Anglophone scholars from all over the globe, and deals with a wide range of musics and cultures, from the Americas, Australasia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This unique collection of key texts, which deal not just with questions of gender, sexuality and race, but also with other socially-mediated identities such as social class, disability, national identity and accounts and analyses of inter-group encounters, is an invaluable resource for music scholars and researchers and those working in any discipline that deals with identity or identity politics.

Download or read book OneTrackMinds written by Kristian Brodie and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-23 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put your headphones on, close your eyes. Embrace the possibility of the life-changing power of music. And perhaps one of these songs will change your life too. Music can inspire our greatest creations, salve our deepest wounds, make us fall in – or out of – love. It can also be a window into another’s soul. Based on the popular live storytelling series, OneTrackMinds is a collection of twenty-five compelling answers to the question, ‘What was the song that changed your life?’ Featuring pieces from a stellar cast of contributors including Peter Tatchell, Inua Ellams, Cash Carraway, Rhik Samadder, Ingrid Oliver and Joe Dunthorne, alongside some of the UK’s most exciting new voices, the book compiles many of the standout stories from the live show so far. Just as rich and varied are the songs themselves, by artists ranging from Nina Simone and Joni Mitchell to Aphex Twin and the Replacements via Tupac, Prince and the Spice Girls. The result is an entertaining, enlightening musical guide to the best of what makes us human.

Download or read book My Life As a Song written by Scott Paulson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-10-05 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would it be like to live the life of a popular song? "My Life as a Song" is the story of a popular song, which takes readers on a journey that began near the end of the 19th Century, 1892 to be exact. The journey takes a reader through the history of recorded music by continuing to the present with a determined reach into the future. The main character of the story, as the title suggests, is a song. The song was much more than a century old when "My Life as a Song" was written. It was older than any living human being. While the song has witnessed many historical changes via the recording industry, it has also witnessed the many changes in music and the music business. Most of the song's experiences have been good throughout the years. However, some experiences have been very challenging. It is difficult to designate a definite literary term to the main character in "My Life as a Song." While terms such as personification and anthropomorphism come to mind, by definition, those terms do not exactly fit a story in which a song is telling the story. The reason is because a song is intangible. A more correct term for "My Life as a Song" through the eyes of its main character is an embodiment. The song, as the main character, is an embodiment turned into an anthropomorphism. An embodiment, in this instance, is a tangible form of an idea or concept. That is how the song is presented. The song telling the story is an embodiment that has become anthropomorphic because, in its tangible form, it has human characteristics. As a reader will experience, the song tells its story through a human's words and has the ability to be in different places. Most importantly, the song has human emotions, which are revealed when it reacts to its own incredible life and the life of its fictional songwriter, Charles Williamson. Through "My Life as a Song," travel through recorded music history while learning about the successes and tribulations of the song's lyricist and composer. While the story entertains as a fictional writing, it also informs factually. It gives a reader a complete history of recorded music and much more. "My Life as a Song" gives one an appreciation of lyrics and music as well as an insightful appreciation for the lyricists and composers who have created songs in the past and the lyricists and composers who still create the songs of which people enjoy performing and hearing. Appropriately, the book is dedicated to songwriters of all eras and of all musical genres. No one has ever read a story like this before. Live the incredible life of a popular song by experiencing "My Life as a Song: The History of Recorded Music," a historical fiction novel by Scott Paulson.

Download or read book Performing Rites written by Simon Frith and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998-02-06 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who's better? Billie Holiday or P. J. Harvey? Blur or Oasis? Dylan or Keats? And how many friendships have ridden on the answer? Such questions aren't merely the stuff of fanzines and idle talk; they inform our most passionate arguments, distill our most deeply held values, make meaning of our ever-changing culture. In Performing Rites, one of the most influential writers on popular music asks what we talk about when we talk about music. What's good, what's bad? What's high, what's low? Why do such distinctions matter? Instead of dismissing emotional response and personal taste as inaccessible to the academic critic, Simon Frith takes these forms of engagement as his subject--and discloses their place at the very center of the aesthetics that structure our culture and color our lives. Taking up hundreds of songs and writers, Frith insists on acts of evaluation of popular music as music. Ranging through and beyond the twentieth century, Performing Rites puts the Pet Shop Boys and Puccini, rhythm and lyric, voice and technology, into a dialogue about the undeniable impact of popular aesthetics on our lives. How we nod our heads or tap our feet, grin or grimace or flip the dial; how we determine what's sublime and what's "for real"--these are part of the way we construct our social identities, and an essential response to the performance of all music. Frith argues that listening itself is a performance, both social gesture and bodily response. From how they are made to how they are received, popular songs appear here as not only meriting aesthetic judgments but also demanding them, and shaping our understanding of what all music means.

Download or read book Musical Identities written by Raymond A. R. MacDonald and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2002-07-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music is a tremendously powerful channel through which people develop their personal and social identities. Music is used to communicate emotions, thoughts, political statements, social relationships, and physical expressions. But, just as language can mediate the construction and negotiation of developing identities, so music can also be a means of communication through which aspects of people's identities are constructed. Music can have a profound influence on our developing sense of identity, our values, and our beliefs, whether from rock music, classical music, or jazz. Different research studies in social and developmental psychology are beginning to chart the various ways in which these processes occur, and this is the first book to examine the relationship between music and identity. The first section focuses on Developing Musical Identities, and deals with the ways in which individuals involved in musical participation develop personal identities that are intrinsically musical. Chapters include: 'The self identity of young musicians', 'Musical identities and the school environment' and 'Personal identity and music: a family perspective'. The second section deals with Developing Identities Through Music and contains chapters on 'Gender identity and music', 'National identity and music' and 'Music as a catalyst for changing personal identity'. This is the first book to deal with musical identity from a psychological perspective, and will be fascinating and important reading for postgraduate and research psychologists in social, developmental, and music psychology. The book will also appeal to those within the applied fields of health and educational psychology, music education, and music therapy.

Download or read book Ethnic and Cultural Identity in Music and Song Lyrics written by Victor Kennedy and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethnic and Cultural Identity in Music and Song Lyrics looks at a variety of popular and folk music from around the world, with examples of British, Slovene, Chinese and American songs, poems and musicals. Charles Taylor says that “it is through story that we find or devise ways of living bearably in time”; one can make the same claim for music. Inexorably tied to time, to the measure of the beat, but freed from time by the polysemous potential of the words, song rapidly becomes “our” song, helping to cement memory and community, to make the past comprehensible and the present bearable. The authors of the fifteen chapters in this volume demonstrate how lyrics set to music can reflect, express and construct collective identities, both traditional and contemporary.

Download or read book Praxial Music Education written by David J Elliot and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-06 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praxial Music Education is a collection of essays by nineteen internationally recognized scholars in music education. Each essay offers critical reflections on a key topic in contemporary music education. The starting point of each essay, and the unifying thread of this collection, is the "praxial" philosophy of music education explained in Elliott's Music Matters: A New Philosophy of Music Education (OUP, 1995). This philosophy argues for a socially and artistically grounded concept of music and music education, challenging the field's traditional "absolutist" foundations. Praxial Music Education is both a critical companion to Music Matters, and an independent text on contemporary issues in music education. Among the themes discussed are multicultural music education, the nature of musical understanding, early childhood music education, the nature and teaching of music listening, music curriculum development, and musical creativity. Praxial music education is a living theory. This unique collection will not only enrich discussions that already use Music Matters as their core, but will globalize current discussions and applications of the praxial philosophy and emphasize the positive and practical values of collaborative efforts in music education.

Download or read book The Sound of Being Human written by Jude Rogers and published by White Rabbit. This book was released on 2023-02-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Too often we treat popular music as wallpaper surrounding us as we live our lives. Jude Rogers shows the emotional and cerebral heft such music can have. It's a personal journey which becomes universal. Fascinating' Ian Rankin 'Moving and absorbing, The Sound of Being Human mixes memoir, analysis, anecdote and personal chronicle into a mosaic that evokes what music means to the individual and the human tribe. A candid, beautiful read' Stuart Maconie The Sound of Being Human explores, in detail, why music plays such a deep-rooted role in so many lives, from before we are born to our last days. At its heart is Jude's own story: how songs helped her wrestle with the grief of losing her father at age five; concoct her own sense of self as a lonely adolescent; sky-rocket her relationships, both real and imagined, in the flushes of early womanhood, propel her own journey into working life, adulthood and parenthood, and look to the future. Shaped around twelve songs, ranging from ABBA's 'Super Trouper' to Neneh Cherry's 'Buffalo Stance', Kraftwerk's 'Radioactivity' to Martha Reeves and the Vandellas' 'Heat Wave', the book combines memoir and historical, scientific and cultural enquiry to show how music can shape different versions of ourselves; how we rely upon music for comfort, for epiphanies, and for sexual and physical connection; how we grow with songs, and songs grow inside us, helping us come to terms with grief, getting older and powerful memories. It is about music's power to help us tell our own stories, whatever they are, and make them sing.

Download or read book Music and Memory Exploring the Link Between Songs and Stories written by Harry Tekell and published by Richards Education. This book was released on with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Music and Memory: Exploring the Link Between Songs and Stories" delves into the fascinating intersection of music, memory, and human experience. This comprehensive book explores how music shapes and is shaped by our memories, emotions, and identities across various stages of life and cultural contexts. Through scientific insights, personal stories, and cultural analyses, it unveils the profound impact of music on our cognitive and emotional landscapes. Whether you are a music enthusiast, a researcher, or someone seeking to understand the deep connection between songs and stories, this book provides a rich tapestry of knowledge and inspiration. Journey through the history, psychology, and future of music and memory, and discover how the melodies we cherish become the soundtrack of our lives.

Download or read book My Kind of Sound written by Enrique Encabo and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the importance and significance that music has in our lives. The relationship between music and identity is based on conceptions about meanings and identification, especially powerful when connected with youth and popular music. We narrate ourselves in a musical way and we must study ‘music as culture’ rather than ‘music in culture’. The contributions to this book attend to emerging phenomena such as the rise of the Reggaeton music around the world, the importance of music in anime media, and music industry changes and uncertainties in the new millennium. Music is art, but it is also an industry and a business, and the two are intertwined: through the sale of tickets, original formulas are obtained and, in the same way, products (not just musical, but multimedia) are born from alternative culture, eventually becoming mainstream. In addition, this book also takes into account iconic artists such as Nirvana, David Bowie or Miley Cyrus, and the important contribution of music to the narrative and success of popular TV series, analysing cases such as Babylon Berlin and Vikings. From Blade Runner (1982) to current television mainstream productions, the music-image alliance does not only satisfy and distract us, but also challenges us and forces us to rethink our view of the world.

Download or read book Handbook of Musical Identities written by Raymond MacDonald and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 897 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music is a tremendously powerful channel through which people develop their personal and social identities. Music is used to communicate emotions, thoughts, political statements, social relationships, and physical expressions. But, just as language can mediate the construction and negotiation of developing identities, so music can also be a means of communication through which aspects of people's identities are constructed. Music can have a profound influence on our developing sense of identity, our values, and our beliefs, be it from rock music, classical music, or jazz. Musical identities (MacDonald, Hargreaves and Miell, 2002) was unique in being in being one of the first books to explore this fascinating topic. This new book documents the remarkable expansion and growth in the study of musical identities since the publication of the earlier work. The editors identify three main features of current psychological approaches to musical identities, which concern their definition, development, and the identification of individual differences, as well as four main real-life contexts in which musical identities have been investigated, namely in music and musical institutions; specific geographical communities; education; and in health and well-being. This conceptual framework provides the rationale for the structure of the Handbook. The book is divided into seven main sections. The first, 'Sociological, discursive and narrative approaches', includes several general theoretical accounts of musical identities from this perspective, as well as some more specific investigations. The second and third main sections deal in depth with two of the three psychological topics described above, namely the development of and individual differences in musical identities. The fourth, fifth and sixth main sections pursue three of the real-life contexts identified above, namely 'Musical institutions and practitioners', 'Education', and 'Health and well-being'. The seventh and final main section of the Handbook - 'Case studies' - includes chapters which look at particular musical identities in specific times, places, or contexts. The multidisciplinary range and breadth of the Handbook's contents reflect the rapid changes that are taking place in music, in digital technology, and in their role in society as a whole, such that the study of musical identity is likely to proliferate even further in the future.