3. Two B loc ks from th e E dg e
• Ne xt Two We e ks
– Atta li (de ns e )
– S toke s (lig h t)
• La s t We e k
– S ing ing S tre a m
4. Wra p-Up Th re a ds
• “E xa m pre pa ra tion”
• Th e m e s / s ue s c a m e b a c k re pe a te dly
is
• Linking with s pe c ific we e ks / a ding s
re
5. Wra p-Up Th re a ds
• Ta lking a b out m us ic
• De fining m us ic
• Mus ic pa rtic ipa tion
• Me a ning unive rs a l/ rtic ula r
pa
• Mus ic c om m unic a tion
• S oc ia l org a nis a tion a nd m us ic (As ke w, B e c ke r)
• Ab s olute m us ic (King s b ury, F a le s / e rg e r)
B
• Appropria te c onte xts for m us ic
7. B e c ke r Th e me s
• Mus ic ia ns vs . a udie nc e
– E xc lus ive g roup
• S e lf-m a rg ina lis a tion
• S ub c ulture s
• C om m e rc ia lis a tion, s e lling out
• “J a z z ” produc e d w/ re f. de m a nds outs ide rs
o
• S q ua re s
• S e xua l s a tis fa c tion to wom a n
– With rh yth m
• Th e G ift
9. Mus ic S pe c ia lis a tion
• Am a te ur m us ic ke r/ profe s s iona l m us ic ia n
• R e lig ious pa ra lle ls
• Tim e s pe nt
• S ta tus
• Mus ic -th inking
• C re a tivity
• Individua lis m
10. Wh a t a re mus ic ia ns like ?
• Ling o
• P a s s iona te
• P e rfe c tionis t
• Cre a tive
• Ope n-minde d, ope n to ne w ide a s , c ulture s
• Coc ky/ ”a ttitude ”
• Ego
– S e lf-a g g ra n diz a tion , b ra g g in g
– C re a to r’s c on de s c e n s ion
• Coolne s s (dre s s , s tyle )
• Unc onve ntiona l
• E xc e ntric
• S e pa ra te from “re g ula r”
– P e rc e p tio n of
– Ma rg in a liz a tio n
11. B e c ke r on Mus ic ia ns
• Mus ic a s g ift (pa ra lle l King s b ury)
• C re a tivity vs . fina nc ia l we ll-b e ing
• S ub ve rs ion/ a c tion towa rd b roa de r
re
s oc ie ty
• “S e x, Drug s , a nd R oc k ’n’ R oll”
12. E uro-Am e ric a n C onc e ptions of
Mus ic ia ns
• He donis m
• Mone y
• S pe c ia lis a tion
• P e rform a nc e
• P urity (“Art for Art’s S a ke ”)
13. R oc ks ta r
• He a vily s e xua liz e d
• Anti-inte lle c tua l
• E m otiona l
• Virile
• Re be l
• Working c la s s
• De via nt
14. S te re otypic a l portra it of WAM
m us ic ia n
• P ro
• G e e k, Ne rd
• B ra iny
• B ourg e ois
• R e a c tiona ry
• E ffe m ina te
• As e xua l
• Te c h nic a lly profic ie nt
15. Oth e r Ac tors
• P rom ote rs
• Ve nue owne rs
• Ma na g e rs
• VJ s
• Mus ic c ritic s
• Mus ic ke rs
• “Th e P ub lic ”
16. Ta ra nte lla Ne a polita n
B e e r B a rre l P olka Mitc h Mille r
On th e S unny S ide of th e Dia na Kra ll
S tre e t
G ia nt S te ps J o h n C oltra ne
R a ndo m Ab s tra c t (Diddle - Th e B ra nford Ma rs a lis
It) Qua rte t
F irs t Th ing In Th e Morning Ore g on
Witc h i-Ta i-To Ore g on
Le m on Inc e s t S e rg e G a ins b ourg
J 'a ura is Voulu ê tre Un S ta rm a nia
Artis te n a m i c onda m né
P our u Dia ne Dufre s ne
Dre a m e r S upe rtra m p
17. B e c ke r Th e me s
• Th e G ift
• Mus ic ia ns vs . a udie nc e
– E xc lus ive g roup
• S e xua l s a tis fa c tion to wom a n
– With rh yth m
• “J a z z ” produc e d w/ re f. de m a nds outs ide rs
o
• S q ua re s
• C om m e rc ia lis a tion, s e lling out
• S e lf-m a rg ina lis a tion
• S ub c ulture s
