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This will be a presentation on a popular music topic of your choice.
Listed below are some interesting topics to get you started. You DO NOT have to choose one of these topics, but you may.
by no means an exhaustive list, but a point of departure
The Political Power of ____ Music (could be folk, rap, rock, country, etc.)
Rock (or country) Stars Who Were Classically Trained (how that affected their music)
The Role of the Lyricist in Popular Music
A Day in the Life of a Mississippi Delta Blues Musician
Same Song - Different Styles (treatment of one song covered by different genres)
Rock Music on TV Commercials (how and why it works)
Dick Clark and Rock and Roll (his impact and influence) (or Sam Phillips, or another non-musician)
The Effect of Music Videos on Popular Music
Country Music Hooks
Covers You Didn't Know Were Covers (and does it matter?)
The Blues Are Everywhere (the influence of the blues in popular music)
Classical Music used in Popular Songs
Is Rap Music?
Social Statements in Popular Music Styles
What is Real Country Music?
The Subject of _____ in American Popular Music (could be love, war, infidelity, horses, cars . . . )
Early Women Rock Stars
The Music Genome Project (Pandora)
New Artists - Old Styles
What the Top 10 Singers (singles/groups/albums) Have in Common
A History of Lip-syncing
Rock (country/pop/blues/rap) Song Parodies (their purposes and results)
Is It Country or Rock?
Singers Who Think They Can Act (or Actors Who Think They Can Sing)
Improvisation in Popular Music
Is Music an Aphrodisiac?
The Psychology of Popular Music (Why we like what we like)
Popular Music in Movies (or television or commercials)
Dance Crazes in Popular Music (their cause and effect)
New Directions in _______ (pick any genre or a particular instrument, record company, radio format . . .)
Copyright Laws Are Our Friends (or Are Not Our Friends)
The "Crossover" Phenomena
Do Rockers Have to Be Unstable?
Music That Scares Our Parents
Does Music Promote Violence?
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