Kayleigh Connors MacIsaac

School Account for MUS2011 #S22POPMUS

[Kayleigh Connors MacIsaac @Kayleigh8894]

@Kbennettt19 I agree. Autotune can be a helpful tool for artists, but if it makes that much of a difference in someone's voice that they aren't enjoyable to listen to without it, you could definitely argue that can be used excessively in some cases. #S22POPMUS

[Kayleigh Connors MacIsaac @Kayleigh8894]

@BesmahTepagende Exactly! While prerecorded tracks will of course sound much more polished and satisfying to the ear, the experience of seeing an artist you love live and the fun atmosphere of a concert is really hard to beat. #S22POPMUS

[Kayleigh Connors MacIsaac @Kayleigh8894]

I dont agree with Walds assessment that fans nowadays prefer recordings over live music.If someone is a big enough fan to go and see an artist live, i would think that just seeing them in person would be an unbeatable experience, even if they sounded a little different #S22POPMUS

[Kayleigh Connors MacIsaac @Kayleigh8894]

@UpshallJessica2 I agree that credit should always be given no matter what. However, I imagine it still must be pretty disheartening for the original artist when a cheap cover that adds virtually nothing of value outsells your original work, like what happened with "Tutti Fruitti" #S22POPMUS

[Kayleigh Connors MacIsaac @Kayleigh8894]

@BlakeZoeFrance1 I really agree with your point of using Schlock music to broaden our understanding of musical history. The cultural theft Schlock artists committed was horrible, but if we don't understand why it was so horrible then we really learnt nothing from it. #S22POPMUS

[Kayleigh Connors MacIsaac @Kayleigh8894]

Even though schlock music is guilty of cultural theft, it is still a piece of musical history. Dismissing the "ugly" parts of musical history makes it easier for the same mistakes to be repeated by artists today- schlock music should be remembered, but not praised. #S22POPMUS

[Kayleigh Connors MacIsaac @Kayleigh8894]

@HaqueTasnimah I agree! It really is mind blowing to think that we have access to millions of songs at just the click of a button! It really puts into perspective how lucky we are to be living in a time where we can access any song imaginable for free. #S22POPMUS

[Kayleigh Connors MacIsaac @Kayleigh8894]

@brianna92121112 I agree with your point on streaming services helping to develop our personal taste. Spotify's "Weekly Discover" playlists have introduced me to so many great musicians and genres I never would have found otherwise. #S22POPMUS

[Kayleigh Connors MacIsaac @Kayleigh8894]

Bluetooth technology has really changed how we listen to music in regards to convenience. Bluetooth headphones eliminate having to deal with tangled or shoddy headphone wires, making listening to music on the go that much easier. #S22POPMUS

[Kayleigh Connors MacIsaac @Kayleigh8894]

@UpshallJessica2 I agree! Art is anything that we create that holds meaning to us; there's no metric to determine if something is too dumbed down to be considered art. What may seem dumbed down to us could hold an entirely different meaning to someone else. #S22POPMUS

[Kayleigh Connors MacIsaac @Kayleigh8894]

@mr_mmercer @nareekrecrem I agree that relating to Adorno and Horkheimer's ideas may be difficult today. It feels unfair to hold today's music to the standard of a book written over 50 years ago. Culture changes and evolves significantly over just 10 years, let alone 50! #S22POPMUS

[Kayleigh Connors MacIsaac @Kayleigh8894]

Popular music is dumbed down, but not for nefarious reasons as Adorno and Horkheimer believe. Such songs are often upbeat & lack thought-provoking lyrics. This allows them to serve as effective background noise, getting them lots of air time, hence making them popular. #S22POPMUS