...Research Memo Date: October 16, 2013 To: Prof. Hastings From: Riki Kotaka Subject: How do music companies address the issue the music sales has been declining? Introduction Music is essential for our lives, however it is difficult for those who get involved with music industry to make a profit. Music industry has been shrinking since 1999 when Napster, pioneering music file share service, was founded [1 McCormick]. In 1990’s when the music sales were at the peak, the total global music revenue was around $30 billion, but the one in 2012 was only $16.5 billion [2 Pfanner]. I did summer internship at Sony Music Entertainment in Tokyo for a month. I’ve participated in some meetings to consider marketing plans for musicians. One main reason of the sales declination is an illegal downloading. Although laws prohibit illegal downloading, there are still massive illegal downloading websites on the Internet. However, global music sales in 2012 increased for the first time since 1999, and the number of songs downloaded illegally was declined to 210 million in comparison to 1.2 billion in 2008. [3 Sherwin] It seems that music companies finally found some efficient ideas to overcome illegal downloaders. Do music companies actually increase their profits? And how did music companies start adjusting the situation? The purpose of the research paper is to figure out the main reasons why music sales finally increased, any differences to market music products and if the situation...
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...Playing a Musical Instrument Effects the Brain Throughout history, many musicians have been born and some have acquired fame through playing musical instruments and creating compositions. Humans have not stopped playing music because of war. Kurt Weill, a German composer active from the 1920s to the end of his life, performed and toured during World War II. Humans continue to bring the art of music to life even when going through hardship –like Ludwig Van Beethoven, who aside from composing the well-known Fur Elise and Moonlight Sonata, was completely deaf for the last quarter of his life. It is common-sense knowledge that music is not only for the listeners, it is for the performers as well. Why a musician chooses to play music and why one might desire to listen to music is centred in the human brain. In another words, playing a musical instrument benefits the human brain. This research paper will support this thesis by discussing the brain development of a musical child, how playing music helps retain memory and hearing in aging adults, and lastly, how music relieves stress. Although Mozart may have been a musical prodigy, science now has evidence that any individual can benefit from...
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...After my long research on twentieth century art, Picasso’s Art has caught my eye the most. Picasso's Three Musicians is by far my favorite piece by him http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Picasso_three_musicians_moma_2006.jpg This painting is considered to be Sythetic Cubist style because of the broken up and reassembled pieces to represent the subject in a greater text. What I mean in my terms is that the odd shapes are reassembled to still keep a clear image, in this case I mean the three men in the picture. The Three Muscians is a great example of Cubist style in the Twentieth century. Pablo Picasso was a spanish painter who spent most of his lifetime in France. He is known to this very day as the greatest and most influential artist of the 20th century. Picasso demonstrated artistic talent in his early years, painting realistic manner through his childhood experiences. Aside from the anti-war paintings that he created Picasso remained neutral during World War I, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II, refusing to join the armed forces for any side or country. Picasso's work is often categorized in periods, The Blue Period (1901-1904), The Rose Period (1905-1907), the African-Influenced Period (1908-1909), Analytic Cubism (1909-1912), and Synthetic Cubism (1912-1919). The Three Musicians is so unique and considered cubism because of its cut paper fragments from a newspaper or from wallpaper were pasted into compositions, creating the first use of collage in fine art. ...
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...This study selected young kids, ages 3 and 4, who are taking a musical program and later will perform in two concerts as research participants. This study used a self-report survey, a questionnaire given to parents, a testing on Cortisol secretion, and a lesson observation as research measures. The study argued that music performance anxiety (MPA) for child performers could be affected both by acquired and inborn nature. Results showed that first, stress and MPA exists among child performers. Second, the more prior experience of performing, the less anticipatory anxiety will occur. Third, young children receiving more prior experience of performing also have higher Cortisol levels. Fourth, the quality of performance can be improved if child performers are more familiar with their performance location, venue, and environment. Fifth, children performed better in the second concert than in the first one. Finally, increasing experience of performing may reduce the level of stress and anxiety....
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...Master Louis Armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of all time. He dazzled audiences with his stunning high notes, gorgeous melodies and soul-stirring rhythms. Ground-breaking recordings such as “West End Blues” changed the face of music. But by all accounts, his live performances were even more amazing. Both as a trumpet player and a singer, Armstrong routinely performed musical feats that no other musician could match. His charismatic stage presence and daring improvisations cemented his status as an American master (Robbins 23). His recordings with the Hot Fives and Hot Sevens are considered the most important in jazz history (The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings, Remastered). In this research paper, I attempt to trace the history of Louis Armstrong’s musical development, beginning with his early years in New Orleans, on through to his life on the road as a traveling musician, and, finally, to his last years in New York. Childhood in New Orleans Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans in 1901. His family was extremely poor, so poor that young Louis had to work from a very early age in order to help put food on the table. [Add more about Louis Armstrong’s early life in New Orleans.] First Cornet Young Louis was surrounded by music in New Orleans. Dance halls and street parades featured a host of talented musicians, from which he could learn a great deal. However, he might not have become a truly disciplined musician without the guidance of several teachers he...
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...Leadership Individual Paper: The Leadership of Hartley Peavey Hesston L. Johnson William Woods University Abstract During the beginning years of blues, a southern Mississippi man emerged to become the founder and CEO of one of the worlds leading musical product manufacturers. As a young man, Hartley Peavey desired to be a musician. With his father unable to afford a guitar, Hartley Peavey built his own and started what would become a long line of products that he would soon have to offer at Peavey Electronics. After some advice from a store manager, Peavey began to take off. Hartley built his legacy on a great product at a great price. Today, Peavey still operates as one of the only independently-owned music product companies and does so on a global scale. This result came through leadership styles such as: achievement leadership, participative leadership, consultative leadership, and entrepreneurial leadership. With strong leadership styles such as these, Hartley has led an organization that continues to be a leader in the industry by developing new products, implementing new practices and ideas to set the standard. His leadership creates an environment that fosters growth, teamwork and leads to a bright future for the Peavey team. The Leadership of Hartley Peavey The History and Birth of Peavey After 46 years of innovation, one man’s dream has become transformed into a world leading corporation in musical products. Today, Peavey Electronics...
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...arts on the wall on the all the corners, the stage with five empty sits each with a microphone and a music stand at its front. Watching the performance and at the same time taking a note for my paper was also the only to do list for me. When time arrives, A young lady arrived a stage with a piece of paper and made a brief announcement about the concert and what they do, other notice like no photo graphs and others. Then Marrakech Express band arrived the stage with a full band instruments and after gaining the stage and awaiting the crowd’s silence, Samir El Yesfi begins picking the ‘ûd or lute which is what is called guitar in West accompanied by violin by Sandra Wong, Darbûka, the Moroccan bendir by Brett Bowen, and clarinet by Dexter Payne. After playing music for while Samir started singing “lama bada yatathana” which later I found on a YouTube being...
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...aspect that involves the combination of the original resuscitation systems of the organizations that are merging into a unit with such newly combined systems of operations. This process of joining two or more organizations to form a single unit of the organization involves a number of organizational systems, which include people, resources, as well as tasks. The process of combining all these systems is referred to as integration. Integration is an aspect that fits within the life cycle of an organization or that of specific business mergers and acquisitions cycle in which enterprises buy, integrate and eventually dispose of other businesses (Barrett, 1973). One major thing that one should never forget is to acquire the various business papers [http://businesswritingservices.org/business/custom-business-writing-services] of the company it wants to merge with. Bill Bailey, chairperson of the board of the Utah Opera Organization might use the “ME-I” Theory of Organization Consolidation: Avoiding Merger-Encouraged-Individualism to support the merger. According to this theory, mergers and acquisitions provide organizations with synergistic opportunities for the share market and improvements, economies of scope through vertical integration as well as technological advancement (Barrett, 1973 p. 43). This move also provides employees with gains and benefits, which include the attainment of skills, expansion of the market knowledge, as well as the career opportunities. Organizational...
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...Connect your Facebook account to check out what your friends are sharing on SlideShare Connect × SlideShare Upload Browse Go PRO Login Signup Email Favorite Save file Flag Embed ‹› /9 Related More Upload your own Senior project research paper Article. a model_for_mt_with_students_with_emotional_and_behavioral_disorders_20… Senior project essay Music Therapy-MMR Benefits of music Music in schools wider still, and wider VH1's Save the Music Foundation Research paper 21st Century Skills In Music The Psychology of Music Did you know for music Music And Exercise Research Summary Music In Education Music education2 Music Education Music Education National Music Plan and Music Edhubs 49233144 music Senior Project Research Paper Rachel McFarland 2011-2012 Severson Pecha kucha project Senior project pictures Senior Project Work Log Senior Project Speech Brandon Ferrell 0 inShare Wordpress + Follow Music Education Research Paper by Brandonjferrell on Apr 18, 2012 292 views More… No comments yet Subscribe to commentsPost Comment Music Education Research Paper — Document Transcript 1. Ferrell 1Brandon FerrellMrs. TilleryAP Literature15 November 2011 Music Education “Music is the universal language of mankind.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’srevelation about the universality of music applies even today in the education system ofAmerica. Over the last several years, funding for music education and even...
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...excited when I was assigned a research paper on The Who; a band who I really knew nothing about before American Popular Music. In the following paper, I will provide details about The Who’s individual band members’ lives, as well as information in relation to the band in general. The Who had four main members: Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon. In addition to being the band’s guitarist, Pete Townshend took on the roll as the primary song writer. The most interesting fact I found about Townshend, is that he owns his own book publishing company. He actually published a book of his own called “Horse’s Neck” which consisted of a variety of short stories. Townshend has maintained a musical interest throughout his life, even after The Who broke up in 1983 (The Who Official Band Website). Roger Daltrey has always been a passionate musician; to the point where he even designed many of the bands guitars (The Who Official Band Website). Recently, Daltrey’s passion for music resurfaced. According to Mayer Nissim, a reporter for Digital Spy, “Roger Daltrey has confirmed that he is to tour The Who's 1969 album Tommy in full.” This article is from April 27th, 2011. Through further research, I found that the band had joined again in 2006 and released their first album in twenty-four years (The Who Official Band Website). The upcoming tour will be made up of former band members Townshend and Daltrey, as well as five additional musicians, including Simon Townshend...
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...occasional recruitment of these musical clerics ceased to satisfy the needs of the sovereign and a more permanent, concrete set of musical retainers were selected; a self-contained department of the household called the capella regis, which included chaplains, clerks and choristers. Beginning during the reigns of Edward I and Edward II (1272-1327), a specialized body of liturgical musicians called the “Chapel Royal” began to take shape. The Chapel Royal were a special group of musically inclined personnel maintained by sovereigns of England within the royal household, to perform divine service in the monarch’s presence. The Chapel Royal were in constant attendance to the sovereign and travelled with the royal household and discharged its duties in the chapel of whatever place the king then happened to reside. From these modest beginnings, the chapel eventually developed into one of the foremost secular liturgical choirs in Europe with kings maintaining 40-50 voices in the choir to project the king’s image and conspicuous display of his wealth, resources and creative talent. From this talented tool of musicians came some of the pre-reformation composers of England. From 1558 on, the Chapel Royal went through several periods of ups and downs depending upon the interests of the then current sovereign. For...
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...they will perform much better academically. Using the science of music to our advantage, we could kill two birds with one stone. With our music program’s reputation getting better, furthermore with our school’s reputation getting better due to higher test scores. Lautzenheiser writes about the importance of having musicians in the world by saying that, “ Being a musician maps the human mind for success; success in all avenues of life(Lautzenheiser).” The author is explaining that the world needs music. Our school will have a fine conservatory of music to produce that next line of genius musicians to lead the world to a better place. Furthermore, we will gain a good reputation by taking the responsibility to train and teach young students about the sound of music. Although some may say, with sports, there could be a use of drugs, such as steroids, along with the music programs spreading illegal substances around the school. But research on the 4th Amendment in the Constitution of the United States suggest otherwise. In the historical document written by the Founding Fathers of America, it states that “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause”. (Founding Fathers and paragraph number).” What the authors of the constitution are saying is that everyone has the right to have privacy by not being unreasonably searched. But with...
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...persons. PART 1: Research Background Research the selected brand using both its Web site and articles in the AIU Library's full-text databases, and address the following: What does the brand mean in today's market? How has it evolved over time? What is the target market(s) for the brand? Has that changed from the past? How is the competition positioned? This section of the assignment requires the use of articles from the AIU Library's full-text databases. Articles are found in periodicals. These are not to be confused with eBooks or reference books. The most popular databases in marketing are: ABI Inform Global, Academic Search Premier, and Business Source Premier. This section of the paper should be at least 2 pages in length. PART 2: Application Marketing is not all serious research involving scholarly, statistical, and practitioner resources; it is also about trends, buzz, and pop culture of the day. Actors, models, musicians, athletes, and reality stars of the moment are hounded by the press. Their lives unfold in the media, and many are seen wearing, carrying, eating, or driving a particular brand. For this section, you may research the following in any media outlet: What celebrities endorse your brand? Why are they a good fit? To what target market do they connect? What other famous characters could be connected to your brand? Explain why. What about the competition? What kind of endorsers do they use? This section of the paper should be at...
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...| Utah Symphony and Opera Merger | Organizational Management | Assignment 1 | | . | Abstract The purpose of this merger is to combine the skills and resources of Utah Symphony and Opera Merger for better productivity and success. In this merger, focus will be given to the fundamental changes that will be conclusive for the smooth running of business operations for both the companies. With this analysis, Ann Ewers, the General Director of Utah Opera has to decide whether the merger will be viable or not. The analysis will contain motivational theories necessary in the merger process along with a discussion of different power types, and ways to deal with these different power types during decision making, the skill to employ various influences in creating additional support systems and the negative consequences of such mergers. The need for this merger rises because of financial difficulties faced by Utah Symphony (USO) and Utah Opera (UOS). Due to the financial difficulties, both the companies are eager to merge into one organization. A1. Bill Bailey Mr. Bailey could make use of McClelland’s Need Theory for Utah Opera. The Need Theory is about power, affiliation and achievement. McClelland opines that the needs of an individual form over a period of time through experiences. It is because of these needs that an individual expresses desire for power, affiliation and achievement, and these three factors affect the actions of people from a managerial point...
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...Jacalan, Tristan A. POLISCI Final Paper Term 1, AY 2013 - 2014 The State of Music Today In my opinion, most of today’s music has no soul. Although opinions may differ, this statement holds true to many people. The music industry is slowly destroying music. It is a sad irony, but it true. Music has always been a lucrative way to make money. Music has always been a business. People paid to hear talented musicians play their music. People pay very large amounts, sometimes too extravagant, sums of money to watch their favorite bands or artists perform at live concerts. People constantly every release of their favorite band or artists. The fact is that, people spend money on music. Where there is money, there is greed. This is an inevitable fact. Everyone wants money and more money. Our lives revolve around money. This is where everything went wrong for the music industry. The business overpowered the music. The major record companies sign ‘hot acts’ or popular musicians to make money off them. It used to be that record companies were vessels in which the musician can use to let people hear their music. The true objective of a record company is to distribute the music of the artist and fairly pay the artist what they are rightly due. Record companies are not supposed to be bigger than the music, they are supposed to be about the music. They are supposed to support the artist and give the artist the means to make their music and then distribute that music to the fans. Popular...
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