Many peoples are more interested about and focusing on the classical music, blues, and country music, also jazz which from African Americans. The trend of American music still influences the people; however, the mainstream of the music has been changed. In nowadays world, the Korean pop music (K-pop) is getting famous and spread to the globe. K-pop including electronic music, hip-hop, R&B and more, that is under the term Korean Wave which also known as Hallyu that in Korean language. (Desideri, 2013) It became the latest trend that lets many peoples are paying attention and have the interest on Hallyu, especially the younger generation.
For personal integrative, I think music helps with identity development. My preferences of music helps me to identify my attitude when it comes to my culture, ethnic , gender identity, regional and national issues. Similarly, for social integration, the preference of music helps identify which stage of development I am in. Since I am in my adulthood, I tend to listen to music that relaxes me or increase my confidences. In addition, my generation listens to a different variety of music than the previous generations did.
Although many had different opinions people our older generation understands why it exists today. This new sound created history in go –go music. The brash style changed the way people danced and partied to go-go music. This new sound evolved go-go music into a generation that most people from the DMV area were brought up on. This new sound of go-go replicated the changing opinions and values of a new street culture.
Music is one of the most important aspects to culture. Music is the glue that holds society together. Music changes constantly to fit the vision of new artists. Although music is always changing, it is often influenced by past artists or events. Many decades left a mark on musical history .
The Reason music at this time in history or any point in history remains to be would be hard to say, is to Genre, you had so many different people that all listed to different stuff. The way you would choice your music would have to do with the upbringing, and what your parents were listening to, and in your life at the time is going to have a huge impact on music influences. The Biggest Influence that music had in the 80s’ on society as a whole was the introduction of MTV. Allowed people to watch their favorite musicians or groups portray their favorite songs. It enabled them to begin to idolize their favorite artists, it helped them to have new Ideas of what was going on in pop culture in other areas around the nation, and the world etc.
The stylistic diversity in the works from Claude Debussy to Maurice Ravel and Igor Stravinsky were a continuation and intensification of the diversity found within the 20th century. Also, during this time there was a sudden emergence of technology used for making recording and distributing music much easier for the common person. There was no longer only a sacred/secular divide; music was divided into many different genres, ranging from classical to electronic music, where each category had many subcategories. Composers searched for new means of musical expression during this time. For example, John Cage, a leader in experimental music, stated that “all sound is music,” and wrote the song 4:33 where the musicians do not play a single note, but listened to the natural noise, to reflect upon the music that is everywhere.
And it is not just about the evolution of music. Technological advancement has helped instant sharing of music, global presence, and contact between fans and artists has much harm just as it has done well. It is with this technology that some musicians have grown lazy and only sample other peoples songs or re-mix them instead of creating new music. Take them back to the 80’s and they will just be wannabes. Is it a wonder that the best selling album of all time comes this same decade?
The Americans, on the other hand, influenced the Philippine music scene by introducing pop and rock, eventually leading to the creation of “Pinoy pop”, which included a wide variety of forms like dance tunes, ballads, rock n’ roll, disco, jazz, and rap. From this, it can be said that to Filipinos, music is more than just a means of entertainment; it is a way to communicate emotions, to tell stories, and to express feelings. This is especially the case in times of crisis, the most significant instance being during the Martial Law period in the 1970s. This dissertation aims to discuss the role of music during this period. In particular, how was music used as a vehicle to supplement change in this period?
Different people like different types of music. People say many different things about music.Music tells you a lot about someone's personality, how they act and where they're going in life. In Spinditty .com article 10 reasons why I love music there are quotes that people say about music, one of them said ¨Music not only changes our mood, but it also changes the way we think and our perception of the world.” And this quote is absolutely true. There is also another one that is kind of hard to understand at first, but once you think about it, I think it will make sense to you after a minute of thinking about what it actually means this quote is ¨Music is the voice of the soul.¨ To me this quote means that when you don't feel like talking and speaking of how you feel that music can do that for you it all depends on what mood you are in and want to
Globalization has played a major role in the flow of various cultures around the world, and has played a crucial role in the spread of Hindu culture in America. This however, has left the Hindu culture exposed to cultural appropriation. Cultural appropriation has been defined by Young (2010) as “the adoption or use of the elements of one culture by members of another culture. The term Cultural appropriation might be thought to incorporate the utilization of artistic styles unique to the cultural groups by members outside the culture (Matthes,2016). In today’s context, cultural appropriation of Hindu fashion is prominent in America’s entertainment industry, and has caused upset in the Hindu community on more than one occasion.