music discussion

Choose one of the questions from the list below. 

1)      Reflect on the question by writing a 2-3 paragraph response.

2)      Include the reference (APA Formate) to an educational website other than Wikipedia that helped you to form your response, with a 2-3 sentence description of how this website enhanced your learning for the week.

3)      Select and add an image to your post that reflects your learning, including the specific reasons you chose the image.

Questions are:

• Research and discuss other instances in which popular music and politics have intersected in impactful ways, as happened when Cui Jian performed at Tiananmen Square in 1989.
• Use Internet keywords searches such as Chinese rock or Chinese punk to research the contemporary music scene in mainland China. Write a report chronicling your findings. Conclude with some general remarks applying what you have learned about historical processes of tradition and transformation in Chinese music to your assessment of current musical trends and directions in China.

• Research and write a report on Chinese American/Asian American rock, pop, jazz, or hip-hop. Describe how traditional Asian elements are combined with other musical elements, instruments, and styles in the examples you encounter.

• Compare the Republican and initial Communist eras of conservatory-based solo zheng traditions in mainland China. How did the roles of conservatories change, and what happened to the status of the zheng?

• The relationship between musical developments and political movements in Chinese history is a major issue. Relationships between music and politics run deep in societies throughout the world. Where do you see instances of music being used in political context in your own society? Are the political uses of music which you are aware explict or implict, obvious or subtle? Why do you think you think music has been closely alighted with so many political regimes and institutions in so many societies throughout history?

• Research and write a report on Chinese American/Asian American rock, pop, jazz, or hip-hop.  Describe how traditional Asian elements are combined with other musical elements, instruments, and styles in the examples you encounter.

• How have Zen Buddhist ideas influenced music for shakuhachi?

• Do you think that Japanese or Chinese traditional musical culture is more open to women’s participation? Why do you think so?  What challenges do both Chinese and Japanese women musicians face?  What unique challenges do women musicians from each country face?