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Semesterlongmultiomodalinquiryproject
Semesterlongmultiomodalinquiryproject
Semesterlongmultiomodalinquiryproject
NikiAvgerinos
ProfessorRaymond
UWRT1103E01
October2,2015
ChangesinMusic:CountryandRock
Oursemesterlongprojectisaboutthechangesinmusicovertheyearsincertaingenres.
ThesegenresincludesCountryandRock.Wewillapproachthisprojectbycreatingsubgenres
fromthegenrecategorieschosenandexpandinginthesubgenresinordertogetaccurateand
interestinginformation.Bycreatingsubgenresinourtwogenresofmusic,wewillbeable
expandourfocusintohowmusichaschangedandinwhatdecadeshasitchangeddramatically.
Wewillbreakdownouroursubgenresinordertoexplainourcollectedinformationcorrectly.
OurplanistousePowerPointinordertodisplayourinformationandmakeiteasyto
readandunderstand.Wewillalsoputinsoundeffectssuchassongexamplesandhavepictures
intheslidestodescribethechangesinmusicthathaveoccurredandaffectedthemusicworld.
Thisprojectwillbedesignedsothateverychangeinmusicordecadethattherewaschangewill
haveitsownslidesothatitiseasytounderstandwhythechangeoccurredandhowithas
affectedthemusicinthefuture.Wewillgainaccesstomediaassetsbyresearchingourgenresto
seeifwehaveanyinformationatourhouseoronourphonesthatcouldhelpuswithresearching
thesongsormusicvideoswewilluse.Thesongswechoosewillbeinfluencedbythechangein
thatgenresmusicandwillshowifitwasagoodorbadchangeforthatgenreinthoseyears.
Technologiesthatwillbeusedareiphones,computers,andtvs.Thesetechnologieswillgiveusa
goodideaofhowthemusichasinfluencedeverythingthathashappenedtomusicandhowthe
musicwelistentotodayhasbeenaffectedbythesechanges.
Thisplanforourprojectisappropriateforourtopicofchangesinmusicbecauseitwill
showthegradualchangesthathaveoccurredandwillexplainwhyeachchangehasoccurred.
Thesechangesinmusichavenotjustaffectedmusic,theyhasalsoaffectedmanyotherthings
thatcanberelatedtomusic.Ouraudienceshouldcareaboutourtopicbecauseitaffectsthem
today.Italsohasaffectedhowwehavebeenraisedandhowithasaffectedourliteracyand
education.Musicisrelatedtomanythingstodaythathaveorstilldoaffectourlives.Music
wouldnotbethesamethingitistodayifitwasntforthesechangesthattookplaceyearsago.
Therolesandresponsibilitiesofthisprojectwillbesplitupbetweenthetwoofus.
MelissaisgoingtoberesearchingthegenreofCountrymusicandNikiwillberesearchingthe
genreofRockmusic.Wewilleachresearchourtopicsandgetindepthinformationaboutthem
andtrytoconnectthemtoeachotherifthatispossibleinanyway.Thesetopicshavechangeda
lotovertheyears.Willcombineourinformationthatwehaveresearchedtogethertocreatethe
powerpointaboutchangesinmusicinthegenresofcountryandrock.Whenwecombineour
information,wewillbeabletoseeifthereareanyconnectionsbetweenthetwooriftheyare
completeoppositesincomparisontotheirchangesovertheyears.
WehaveestimatedthatbythemiddletoendofOctober,allofourseparateresearchwill
bedonesowewillbeabletocombineourinformationtogetherinapowerpointattheendof
Octobersowewillhavetimetosearchforsongs,etc.,toputinthepowerpointthatsupportsour
informationaboutthechanges.Combiningourinformationwillnottakeverylongsooncewedo
ourseparateresearchwecancombineinformationandputthepowerpointtogetherandgetout
presentationready.