Music and Communication Paper

Instructions attached.

Write a 4-5 page paper (excluding cover sheet and bibliography) that addresses the following questions and contexts.

 

Explore the relationship of music to each decade from the 1960’s through 2000-2010.  Your paper should discuss high profile events or movements that happened in each decade and for each decade pick a song that personifies or represents the “mood” of the decade.   In the essay:

1. identify events in each decade

2. explain how events are connected to what the song represents

3. explain how media outlets aided the song’s popularity or representation of the decades events

4. show how lyrics are used in the messaging (if full lyrics are used in the paper, they must be attached as an appendix and do not count in the 4-5 total pages)

5. help justify your opinions with 1-3 outside sources other than the textbook

6. utilize terminology from the Vivian text when applicable

7. show how technology and social media influenced the listener’s reactions

The summary portion of the essay (at least 1 page of the entire essay) should draw connections between the decades and synthesize your findings.  What are commonalities of movements and people who are represented?   Are these songs anthems for each decade or do they stand the test of time with other generations?

 

Use:

· 12 point font Times New Roman, Ariel or Calibri

· double spacing

· MLA formatting (footnotes not required but proper source citations are required in text)

· Bibliography page

· Title page