… controversial music there has ever been. Stanley Crouch concludes that rap “encourage young people toward illiteracy, brutishness, hatred of women, whorishness and mindless materialism,” while Authur Lawrence Cribbs, Jr. claims that gangster rap is…

… decades in American history music has led the way in its influence of pop culture. The major types that have paved the way for other forms of music have been Rap or Hip-Hop, Rock, as well as Pop. These three have certainly left their mark on today’s…

… the lesson: The purpose of the lesson is for the children to be aware of the similarities and differences between themselves and children of different cultures. The children will also learn the words and tune to a song that describes the differences…

… Alessio Bax. Accompanying the piano was the Meadows Symphony Orchestra of SMU, conducted by Paul Phillips. The first movement is performed allegro non troppo e molto maestroso, and opens with several bars of pensive, ominous, horn dominated melody.…

… April 20, 1999, two teenagers killed 12 of their peers, a teacher, and themselves at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. The Littleton killers idolized shock-rocker Marilyn Manson, The facts of these and other instances of youth violence parallel…

… beat. The same beat brings hands flying through the sky and make bodies shake. A video screen plays a scene of a black and white swirl, rippling to the tempo of the music, bending the minds of all who stand still enough to watch. The scene is a rave,…

… medieval music. It may seem illogical, but it is actually quite true. Some music in America even has routes from medieval times in the western world. Modes, notation, polyphony music, and other musical ideas of this sort date back to these times.…

… are powerful tools that tattoo human minds with images that shape a person's attitude. Throughout the twentieth century, music videos have influenced various perceptions on the images of women. No matter what the women in the music videos are…

… came, not from my parent's psychedelic stories, but from the Sunday comics. To me Woodstock was nothing more than Snoopy's birdie buddy that couldn't fly a straight line from his nest to the top of the doghouse if his life depended on it. Woodstock…

… and everlasting appearance at the Lyceum in London. Marley and “the Wailers” sung their way into the hearts of many people, with their peaceful, fun-loving messages. Bob Marley promoted a peaceful Utopia, where people weren’t separated by differing…