Terry Funk

Please allow me to say, it was a pleasure for the opportunity to discuss the success of the BVA Mentorship Program with you yesterday. As I was reading all the information you sent yesterday, I was immediately drawn to everyone on the “to” line. After seeing the Senior Leadership on the “to” line, it is evident the support needed to make this program a success is there. The power point from Melanie is very impressive, and hit some great points. The Meeting Notes/ Brainstorming notes provided…

As the 60’s, or more specifically 1968, was the time of activism, and protests, and significant people stepping up to express their political values and what they thought should be changes. There were many varying factors in how the public fought for their stance so, it would be easier to pick simply one. Music is complex yet a powerful and popular tool in self expression. Not only does it bring people together but, it can bring others to change. It is a form of art that is used just about…

In my opinion, music has changed a lot in the recent years. Music before had more meaningful lyrics and original music. Today, most of the music genres has gone in the wrong direction, of course there still some musicians who are devoted and still producing an outstanding work. For example, many singer of Rap and Hip Hop music are including meaningless words and contents such as cars, wealth, sex, and other related things to their music and forgetting the important issues in life like hunger and…

Rock Music Socially Impacted People in the Late 20th Century Rock N’ Roll took a big part of the late 1900s, specifically the 1980s. Rock music was an escape to the youth of people that have been through struggles in their life. Rock music was a genre that blew up overnight and was more appreciated with the connections of fans and artists as a whole. Rock N’ Roll influenced fashion and social attitudes of the 1980s. 1980s music was focused on rock songs, singers, and bands who reshaped the music…

The first reading mentions that most think that there are a lot of rock songs with political themes and rock songs that are essentially protest songs, and goes on to say that this doesn’t actually hold up. However, it mentions that there are a lot of songs with themes that are against some sort of authority or power. This seemed slightly contradictory and could easily be discussed in class. In addition to this, some people may view certain songs as protest songs, whereas other might just hear…

Sara Kotwicki History of Jazz Jazz is defined as “a type of music of black American origin characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm, emerging at the beginning of the 20th century”. () Jazz incorporates two major aspects of both African and European music. The instruments, like the trumpet, piano, or saxophone, are taken directly from European influence. However, the most important aspects of Jazz, including, rhythm, feel, and the extension of…

Popular Music 1950-1980 Throughout America’s history, the pattern of popular music has been quite divergent. As trends altered, so did the music people commonly listened to. However, during the timespan between 1950 and 1980, there were four genres that seemed to be more popular than others. These four included Tin Pan Alley, country music, music with strong African American influence, and contemporary styles. Without these popular music categories, this time period would not be the same.…

Music beat, lyrics and harmonizing are used in many different forms and ways to catch the attention of the audience. With all these different genres we are going to focus on one today and that on is Hip Hop. Hip Hop was created by Clive Campbell, also known as Kool Dj Herc. But many people want to know more than who made it. They want to know “How is it made?”,”Why is it popular?” ,”How has it evolved?” and “How is it relatable?”. Clive Campbell, also known as Kool DJ Herc, was born and raised…

Hip-hop is a genre of music associated with rap and others that conveys more a serious or upbeat tone about real life situations or personas. Hip-hop shows portray feeling and emotions towards a way of life or people and can be taken just as a song to dance to while also another person has taken it as a certain message to them or their feelings and beliefs. Myself, I grew up listening to Biggie Smalls, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre in the back of my dad's car. But as just a child I didn't think…

Music comes in many different genres. Each type of music is made to suit people’s different tastes. Music is a way of expression: It can also be a way a person can express their feelings. A problem that is seen in some genre of music, primarily hip hop, is the amount of profanity that is used. This can either be the use of explicit language, sexual content, or visual images in music videos. Most important is how easily accessible it is to minors due to the fact that minor tend to idolize many…