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Music Culture
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Music Culture
Music can be a combination of tunes or beats lyrically put in a set of rhythms to pass some information. As a culture, music can be called an art introduced in ancient times for particular purposes. However, music is very complex as it is divided into different genres, representing people’s sense of choice and preference according to their personalities. The biggest reason behind the division of music into several genres is that every person seems interested in music related to their nature and character. What makes one person happy might not create another one happy too, whereby the same fact applies to music where people will listen to different genres based on how they are feeling, exposure, or the environment one grew up in. This paper has explained facts about the originality of different genres of music and how the culture affects the standard way of living, whether positive or negative.
Music has a lot of advantages, the most important one being about inspiring others. For centuries, music has been used as the motivation to the listeners as these artists also speak to their fans either directly or indirectly (Kruse, 40). As said earlier, music passes massage to the people, thus being used as a tool that generally influences the listeners’ lifestyle, hence proving that music affects the mind.
Society is controlled and defined by the culture in it. At the same time, music happens to be a culture accepted by all communities globally, hence being a unique one. Research done by Dr. Shaw shows that music provides both peaceful states of mind and is involved in sharing ideas, thoughts, or feelings, which influences how an artist feels about an issue in the community. Every artist sings what they think will make the listeners happy or relaxed. Other kinds of songs bring a state of loneliness or sorrow, which happen to be loved by some people.
Music culture relates to the listener’s behavior, meaning that the kind of music a person listens to defines a lot on the type of personality one has (Cook, 39). It is proven that the choice of music is connected to the functioning of the mind, where it is used as an activity so that one can exercise the brain to think out clearly. Again, music is a culture that keeps on updating itself, meaning that most listeners stay updated. Artists are now focusing on what is happening now as a way of capturing attention from their listeners. Music comes in hand with some advantages, which define the role the culture plays in society.
In our daily lives, we plan different kinds of celebrations where we meet and enjoy. Music in this matter happens to be the only determinant that decides whether the festival will be a success or not. By listening to music, the feeling makes most people happy, thus making it easy for them to celebrate and be excited. Occasions such as weddings are always cheered up by listening to music; hence it has become normality for almost every individual in the world. Again, passing information may be different from expressing oneself (Blacking, Bruno 24). Music can be used as a tool where the artist explains how they feel about themself, thus allowing the listeners to compare their situations with those of the artists.
Dancing brings happiness, burns calories, and makes the body fit. Music is defined by beats and rhythm set by the producer, whereby the artists use the moments to create movements that people use to dance. Dancing changes the mood of an individual while introducing a feeling of relaxation and happiness. Every genre has particular activities or dance styles, which are strictly followed by the fans. For example, people who listen to hip-hop tend to have a unique way of flexing their music, where they dance differently from people who listen to reggae or African music.
New trends come up every day, forcing people to switch from old to modern times (Bennett, 46). Music as a culture is considered a flexible sector, where music is being transformed into contemporary music. Unlike the ancient times, some artists are graduates who sing differently from local people, meaning that the kind of music they sing is highly upgraded and is covering the new era. Music is compared to art or can be termed as an art as people express their ability in thinking and other skills such as dancing. Art keeps on changing, meaning that music changes as time goes on.
Communication is done through music. Artists pass important messages to their listeners through music, expecting them to understand whatever the song says and abide by it (Kruse, 33). People express their feelings differently, meaning that a group of people will speak out directly; others will write notes or poems while others write songs to speak out for themselves. For example, J. Cole, a pop artist widely known for singing about what is happening now, expresses his feelings with sad or emotional songs well understood by his fans. On the other hand, King Von, a hip-hop artist, speaks his love to people who love violence or show off their riches. The two artists have special massages to their listeners, confirming that music is a form of communication.
Lastly, music is a culture that offers intimacy. Intimacy applies to both the listener and the singer, where each has a chance to quietly make decisions on what they feel and express themselves privately. People who cannot speak directly to others are highly favored by music, whereby artists express their deep feelings and other emotions to the people without fear (Cook, 38). Relatively, the listeners get private chances to listen to the music in their own time, where they compare their lives with what is being sung and make decisions out of it. Songs also act as a channel where people communicate with others privately as they always convey messages to different kinds of personalities possessed by human beings.
Works Cited
Bennett, Andy. Popular music and youth culture: Music, identity and place. Macmillan Press Ltd., 2000: 40-53
Blacking, John, and Bruno Nettl. Music, culture, and experience: Selected papers of John Blacking. University of Chicago Press, 1995: 20-45
Cook, Nicholas. Music, imagination, and culture. Clarendon Press, 1990: 36-40
Kruse, Holly. “Subcultural identity in alternative music culture.” Popular music 12.1 (1993): 33-41.
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The last music concert that I attended was in June 12, 2012 when the RNB singer and songwriter, Ne-Yo, released his 2nd single Let me Love You of his new album R.E.D which was later released in November 6, 2012. The concert took place at The Park at Fourteenth, 920 14th Street NW in Washington DC. The album R.E.D is an acronym for Realizing Every Dream and is Ne-Yo’s 5th album. The album received better reception than his previous album Libra Scale released in 2010 which was very disappointing.
The concert was lively as one can expect in most of the singer’s live performances. The park was full to the throne with a majority being young college students who danced their hearts out and could not miss to sing the lyrics of the song along with the RNB star. The performance began at around 9 PM when the singer together with his band made to the stage. This was accompanied with shouts, applauds and ululations from the thousands of the fans majority who were ardent Ne-Yo fans me included. The album R.E.D was well liked by the fans at the concert and in the public since it sold nearly 113,000 copies in its 1st week of release in the US. The album ranked at number 1 in its debut on the UK R&B rankings.
The most interesting things at the concert were the dances by the dancers. The moves were breathtaking and intriguing as they were lovely to watch. The chorus of the song was equally powerful and sentimental giving the messages and themes of the song a sense of realism. The song unlike the other R&B songs is a fusion of R&B and pop music specifically Euro pop. The song is a club song with an up-tempo rhythm making it the people’s favorite at the concert. The song was co-written by Sia Furler who is an Australian song writer.
The lyrics of the song as explained by Ne-Yo are not solely on the relationship between a man and a woman. The song is about letting one to be close to you so that he can teach you how to love yourself. The song therefore urges people to relate with others closely so that they can share their problems in order to get help from their friends. This song particularly targets those with low self-esteem and who do not love themselves. The theme of the song as a result, is love but not love between a man and a woman, but self-love or love foe oneself.
The most evident characteristic of the song is the dance pop& R&B fusion that makes the song unique and a microcosm of a new generation of music of current periods. This is evident clearly at the closing stages of the song as dance pop becomes the most evident dancing style. The song is not energetic and consequently characterized by slow jams. To connect with the characteristics of the song, the performance was not high-tempo but mid-tempo. The performance is not fast and is accompanied by emotional gestures and body language to bring out the theme of love.
Apart from the song Let me Love You, the song Lazy Love, which was the 1st single of the album, was also performed. This song is a prime example of R&B unlike the 2nd single and it divulges on the sexual desires between a couple that makes stay in bed way past morning. The two songs performed were heavily influenced to the overall theme of love and by Ne-Yo’s strong admiration to women in general.
Characteristics of a Highly Effective Team
Characteristics of a Highly Effective Team
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Characteristics of a Highly Effective Team
A highly effective team is vital for the success of an organization because it allows team members to perform tasks without interfering with personal space and achieve the organization’s objectives. Under a highly effective team, Team players can communicate efficiently, make meaningful connections, and be more engaged in their work and the relationship with their colleagues (Shuffler et al., 2018). In most cases, such teams align with the organization’s values, leaders, and peers in the working space. A highly effective team is characterized by specific aspects that make it a success and contribute to the enhanced performance of an organization. Having clear roles and responsibilities for each team member is one of the characteristics of a highly effective team. The team leaders should prepare a well-laid and detailed plan showing the roles of each team member to avoid conflicts and confusion regarding tasks assigned.
Additionally, practical communication skills are critical in any team working towards a specific goal. It allows team members to openly express their opinions and concerns, creating a pool of ideas and otherwise helping the organization tackle issues and provide solutions to challenges in the tasks at hand (Baker et al., 2006). Other essential characteristics include but are not limited to trust and respect among team members, prioritizing urgent tasks and projects, practicing continuous learning, recognizing contributions, learning from mistakes, and celebrating success
Some of the barriers to teamwork include team size, lack of trust and proper communication among team members, objective confusion, poor decision-making, ineffective leadership, and poor conflict resolution techniques (Etherington et al., 2021). All these barriers bar a team from achieving its effectiveness and facilitating improvement in the organization.
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Baker, D. P., Day, R., & Salas, E. (2006). Teamwork as an essential component of high-reliability organizations. Health services research, 41(4 Pt 2), 1576–1598. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00566.xEtherington, C., Burns, J. K., Kitto, S., Brehaut, J. C., Britton, M., Singh, S., & Boet, S. (2021). Barriers and enablers to effective interprofessional teamwork in the operating room: A qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework. PloS one, 16(4), e0249576. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249576
Shuffler, M. L., Diazgranados, D., Maynard, M. T., & Salas, E. (2018). DEVELOPING, SUSTAINING, AND MAXIMIZING TEAM EFFECTIVENESS: AN INTEGRATIVE, DYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS. The Academy of Management annals, 12(2), 688–724. https://doi.org/10.5465/annals.2016.0045