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Music and Protest Conference Day 2: University of Limerick
Due to simple lack of time today, I will not be posting any real detail about the conference today – but I have had time to include some brief notes below Firstly, the conference opened with a reading by … Continue reading
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Tagged bill grundy, brazil, damien dempsey, Famine, folkways records, Irish Famine, newspapers, paul carr, protest music, Sinead O' Connor, the sex pistols
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Frank Zappa Musicological Analysis
Here is a lecture on Frank Zappa I gave to students as part of a musicology class this week. Comments Welcome! <div style=”margin-bottom:5px”> <strong> <a href=”http://www.slideshare.net/carrp/session-7-zappa-final-presentation” title=”Session 7 zappa final presentation” target=”_blank”>Session 7 zappa final presentation</a> </strong> from <strong><a href=”http://www.slideshare.net/carrp” … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, Frank Zappa, music analysis, musicology, paul carr
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The Relationship of the Elements of Music to Form
This weeks musicology session focused on the relationship of the Elements of Music to Musical Form. I have asked students to consider the following questions – Examples of pieces of music with unusual bar numbers between sections Examples of how … Continue reading
Zappa and the And: Zappa and the Freaks: Recording Wild Man Fischer
Chapter 9 of the Zappa book is by David Sanjek – who sadly passed away only 2-3 weeks after sending me the finished chapter. David was an outstanding academic with an encyclopaedic knowledge of popular music. I am really proud … Continue reading
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Live Music For Free: Even during the Olympics!!
Well, it seems ironic that during the week of submitting my report to the Higher Education Academy on the relationships of live Music and Higher Education – a new Facebook Group has been created : a group whose purpose I … Continue reading
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Tagged free, free music, live music, live music research, olympic games, paul carr
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Frank Zappa and the And: Chapter 7 – Zappa and the Story Song
Chaper 7 of Frank Zappa and the And is by Geoff Wills. Geoff’s chapter covers loads of interesting cross references that influenced Zappa’s musical idiolect.I have copied the first few hundred words below to give you a feel for the … Continue reading
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When the Light Gets In: Lets Have More Music Debate Next Year
I have managed to find time to see several events at the Hay Festival fringe event this week – How The Light Get’s In. I have to say I have been impressed – so much so that I have not … Continue reading
Two Conferences in a Week: Time for Marking
Well, it is the time of year where everything is put on hold – so I can wade through dozens of student essays and creative projects. However, last week, I took a break from marking madness and presented two at … Continue reading
Chapter 3 of Frank Zappa and And: Zappa and Religion
When I put the call out for contributors to the Zappa book, one of the areas I wanted authors to explore was described as ‘Zappa and God’. Although most Zappa fans probably find this relationship problematic, I have always found … Continue reading
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Tagged catholic, christian fundamentalism, frank zappa and the and, god, kevin seal, pandora, paul carr, zappa and god
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Online Content: Does it encourage students to miss lectures?
The musicology session I taught today was another step in the direction of using technology to assist with module delivery. Using Panopto, I have recorded one of my sessions for the first time. Although not edited in anyway – what … Continue reading
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