Holly Clarke

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

@HannahE08797092 I agree live concerts are more about the spectacle and being in the same place as your favourite artist than the music. This is quite different from when live music was all about experiencing the music in its true form #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

@Quantuminsanit1 I agree pop music is more heavily produced and harder to recreate live so to see good pop live is expensive but other genres like folk music are simple and much better and cheaper live #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

New technologies in sound mixing and auto-tune make it difficult for artists to recreate today's pop music without large-scale production support. This leads to disappointment when songs sound different live, and people prefer the sound they are used to on recordings #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

@Madison79665429 I dissagree. A cover sold and marketed as an original song without giving royalties and credit to the creator is definitely theft. When the goal is to take a cultural song and repackage it in a "white friendly" way without permision, that is cultural appropriation #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

@HannahE08797092 I agree that music changes with time and covers have a place, but when talking about the covers of the 40s and 50s, music was white washed and stolen to appeal to a segregated audience. Looking back, we should acknowledge preference were sckewd and originals overlooked #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

White musicians releasing covers were guilty of cultural theft as they released songs without permission from the cultures the song originated from. Covers during the 1940-50s may not be Schlock based on listenability but because they lack respect for the roots/meaning #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

@Juliewilliams0 I like your point about how the breaking voice shows vulnerability. I think listeners can see the vulnerability and humanity in his music which makes it so captivating and different from other styles #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

@zachary_b_593 I agree these "imperfections" make the song more relatable and allow listeners to connect with the story. I think Ray Charles and other artists who use this style know to give off authentic emotions, they need to embrace being human, which means imperfections #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

Ray Charles seems to use a breaking voice to add dynamics and emotion to his music. When listing to his songs, the breaks on the high notes portray how passionate he is about the story he is singing, which makes me more invested in the song as a whole. #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

@samfollettnl @Bose I definitely agree personal identity is fluid which is why music can have such a big influence. New tech changes what type, how often, and in what capacity people have access to music, which can influence them. It is not the tech itself but what it provides. #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

@rmcritch_mun I agree brands are valued as status symbols, and knock-offs of similar quality are looked down on. Another social divide from new tech is streaming service pricing compared to when it was popular to burn CDs; again easier but less accessible #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

Growing up, I listened to Radio and CDs which limited my exposure to music. With streaming, I gained access to music from all over. Hearing songs about different ways of life when you are used to a limited worldview changes how people see the world and themselves #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

@PriyanshGajjar0 I definitely agree, the amount of marketing put into a song to try to make it the next trend forces listeners to hear songs that are only one catchy line just because it is trending on some app and if it is trendy we "need" to listen #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

@AdamJewer2001 I agree. It is a double-edged sword as artists need to form to fit the "popular box", in turn, listeners must listen to what was deemed popular by some algorithm. The need to fit in has always existed, but pop music profits from it. #W23POPMUS

[Holly Clarke @HollyCschool]

#W23POPMUS “Dumbed-down music” forgets the purpose of music: to invoke emotions. People listen to pop music because it makes them feel the way they want. The content/happy feeling from pop music is different than what one may get from orchestral scores but no less important.