Vocal Styles (spring '23) - Olivia Wheeler by Olivia https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s singy songs (pop/rock's version) - influence musical artists - songs in the top charts - historical events - vocal quality of the music - fashion - other notable elements of the style en-us 2023-01-17 17:17:56 UTC 2023-05-02 16:30:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Intro to Pop/Rock Styles omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2447222289 2023-01-17 17:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2447222289 Notes on industry that don't really apply to historical notes required for this padlet but I want to remember: omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2447226663 - doesn't really matter if the song is from the period, just matters if your aud song SOUNDS like the show you're auditioning for. 
- ]]> 2023-01-17 17:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2447226663 Tips when singing pop/rock (as an actor) omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2447261976 - not intended to be acted :/ 
- hard to tell a story in the verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/chorus structure. 
- same amount of research as traditional MT--just different research: the research is the pop culture of the time! 
- you are playing yourself in the world of the pop/rock song. What would you be like if you lived in this style/time/world? 
- (unless you are auditioning/playing a jukebox musical character.) 
- listen listen listen. this is how you fully embody the styles. 
- Jenna suggests having a simple, emotionally-connected riff per song. 
- find the groove. don't be afraid to move in your body. 
- for the performance days: dress like an authentic human who lives in the world you're auditioning for. 
- if you want to accompany yourself or use recorded tracks for class, feel free! 
- audition cuts: leave them wanting more. tell a simple story. have a beginning, middle, end. 
- piano accompaniment: may be weird. ]]> 2023-01-17 17:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2447261976 Talking to the accompanist: (different w pop/rock) omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2447262636 - don't whisper lol. greet them! 
- give the feeling, not the tempo. show the groove in your body. LOOK at them. 
- start with the hook (the part everyone knows, the catchy part) 
- intro the song: "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse (or say the version you are singing) 
- if the sheet music has the melody, tell them not to play the melody. 
- if you plan on back phrasing: tell them! ]]> 2023-01-17 17:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2447262636 cut structure ideas: omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2447263700 - verse & chorus
- bridge & chorus
- bridge & verse
- short verse, bridge, & chorus]]> 2023-01-17 17:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2447263700 MOTOWN omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2447308150 2023-01-17 18:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2447308150 List of notable Motown Alumni omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450023496 https://www.motownmuseum.org/legacy/motown-alumni/]]> 2023-01-19 16:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450023496 The Four Tops - notable artists omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450026749 "The Four Tops started their musical career as the Four Aims at a house party in Detroit in 1954.
Their breakthrough hit, “Baby I Need Your Loving,” was produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland in 1964, and was followed by greater success with “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)” in 1965, the Tops’ first #1 hit.
The quartet performed together for more than forty years, without a single personnel change, separated only by the death of group member Lawrence Payton in 1997.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, the Tops also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and were ranked #79 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time."

source: https://www.motownmuseum.org/artist/the-four-tops/

]]> 2023-01-19 16:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450026749 omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450032017 "Martha appointed herself his [Motown’s Artists & Repertoire Director William “Mickey” Stevenson] secretary and worked for weeks without pay, hoping to get her foot in the door. 

When solo star Mary Wells failed to show up for a recording session, Martha stepped in, backed up by the Del-Phis. 

Shortly after signing with the company, the group recorded Holland-Dozier-Holland’s “Come and Get These Memories” in 1963. The single reached #29 on the Top 40 pop and #6 on the R&B charts.

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas secured Motown’s first Grammy Award nomination in 1964 for “(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave”. For their many contributions to R&B, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, only the second female group to receive that honor."

source: https://www.motownmuseum.org/artist/martha-and-the-vandellas/]]> 2023-01-19 16:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450032017 Marvin Gaye - notable artists omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450035201 "Marvin Gaye joined Motown as a drummer, after a stint with Harvey and the Moonglows in the 1950s. He did it all: balladeer, musician, one-half of the most famous vocal duo in R&B history (with Tammi Terrell), and, finally, an artist who used his music to address the serious issues of his day.

His first Motown hit, “Stubborn Kind of Fellow,” was released in 1961.

Marvin Gaye’s 1968 recording of “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” sold four million copies.

During the early 1970s, Marvin assumed greater creative control over his career, starting with 1971’s What’s Going On. Described in Rolling Stone, the album was heralded as “the most important and passionate record to come out of soul music, delivered by one of its finest voices.”

Nominated for twelve Grammy Awards over the course of his career, Marvin won two in 1982 for the single “Sexual Healing.” Marvin is ranked sixth by Rolling Stone magazine on its list of the Greatest Singers of All Time and 18th among the Greatest Artists of All Time. He was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. "

source: https://www.motownmuseum.org/artist/marvin-gaye/]]> 2023-01-19 16:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450035201 The origins of Motown - historical events omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450038589 "Founded in 1959, Motown Records is one of the single most influential record companies in American history. Signing acts like the Supremes, the Temptations, Mary Wells, Martha and the Vandellas, and more. The label’s founder, Berry Gordy, was a master of the biz — with a decades-long career full of influence and impeccable networking. Gordy’s business savvy would lead the label to a relocation to L.A. in the early 70s, with international expansion following soon after. Gordy’s formula was simple and undeniably effective: make soul music accessible to a wider public. The days of Southern African American blues were over (only to be confined to smaller labels), at least for the greater part of the 60s, and black and white artists alike began producing songs about heartbreak, love, and dancin’."

source: https://medium.com/@adrienneluther/lets-talk-motown-fashion-pt-1-960f45d9126f]]> 2023-01-19 16:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450038589 Motown Fashion omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450050939 "Stagewear was influenced by the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement and other events during the ‘60s and early ‘70s. Musical icons’ dress codes were often an exaggerated, theatrical depiction of fashion trends at the time. When stage outfits weren’t representing current attire, they were defining it.


The early 60s was heavily influenced by European Modernists, which brought striking color blocking, as seen in the women’s bold makeup and Florence’s magenta and violet dress. The early 60s had a peculiar fixation on youth, as seen in the style of dress — mini skirts and dresses’ high hemlines and colorful tights were reminiscent of the playful fashion of young women… like, really young. This style is commonly referred to as “Dolly Girl.” Space age was also very trendy, as the United States took on the moon and the Cold War."

source: https://medium.com/@adrienneluther/lets-talk-motown-fashion-pt-1-960f45d9126f]]> 2023-01-19 16:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450050939 Top Songs omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450054838 source: https://classic.motown.com/story/motowns-top-10-number-ones/]]> 2023-01-19 16:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450054838 Vocal Quality of Motown omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450057836 "all tambourines, driving bass lines, and gospel-influenced vocal harmonies...
  • A strong, steady four-beat drum tempo
  • Frequent use of strings and horns
  • Pop vocal stylings embellished with gospel-influenced chorals
  • Complex chord changes and sophisticated melodies

To enhance this sound, Motown producers would use such studio trickery as two drummers instead of one, as many as four guitars, and frequent overdubbing of both vocals and instruments, plus mixing that emphasized treble for a crisp sound over AM radio."

source: https://www.liveabout.com/what-is-the-motown-sound-2850870

]]> 2023-01-19 16:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450057836 Motown's Founder, Berry Gordy, Jr. omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450074213 "Moving from Georgia to Detroit, Gordy’s family was part of the massive migration of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the South during and after World War I, lured largely by the promise of work in Northern manufacturing industries such as Detroit’s auto plants."

source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Motown]]> 2023-01-19 16:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450074213 Motown Class Notes omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450156418 General notes:
- Basically all songs mid-50s to mid-60s. 
- (Vietnam war changed songs--the 70s folk songs are reactive to Vietnam War, etc. historical events.)
- music COMPLETELY changed in late 60s due to US involved in Vietnam War.
- Motown = Detroit, where this music came from. Called "Motor City."
- Tamla Records (founded in 1959) produced and distributed soul music; they eventually incorporated into Motown Records in 1960.

Styles of Motown
- Romantic jazz ("The Rat Pack")
- 50s style rock n roll (Jerry lee Lewis)
- Rockabilly (Buddy Holly, Elvis)
- Doo-wop (Frankie Lymon
- Motown Proper (Diana Ross, The Supremes)
- Sixties style pop (Connie Francis)
- The British Invasion (the beatles)
- Northern soul 

Pop/rock musicals are organized by the STYLE or era the show takes place in. NOT when it was written. (Ex: Little Shop was written in 1982, but is based in the style of Doo-Wop.) 
Don't need to stay in the decade; needs to SOUND the style.

History:
- economic boom in 1950s (from WWII) in the US. Ave America spending more $ than ever.
- Music was marketed for adults, not for teens (which is what it is marketed for now.)
- Music industry capitalized on disposable income & passion for music. (And the WHOLE household listened to the same music.)
- 1949-1969: TV stations in US rose from 69 to 566! (Post WWII, ~every household was able to afford a TV set.)
- Popular shows: Leave it to Beaver, The honeymooners, Howdy Doody, variety shows; Teens watched dance shows like American Bandstand.
- This time was very wholesome, conservative, and little differentiation--bc people were getting the same media. 
- Pop trends: hula hoop, Barbie, drive-in movies. 
- After the assassination of Prez Kennedy (Nov 1963), people latched onto the youthful idealism of The Beatles. 
- Beatles intro'd US to a rock group (guitar, bass, drums). 
- conservative culture interested in morality; no public displays of "intimate things" in culture, TV, or public. 
- Lucille Ball was the first pregnant woman on TV. 
- People were polite, pristine, poised, and emotionally contained. (They never showed Elvis below the waist on TV.)

Gender roles
- traditional, clear cut
- women few ops: housewives, stay at home moms.
- single women were supposed to be virgins
- men were breadwinners if married
- single men were rascals or playboys. 
- acting or feeling different from the social norm was considered a sign of emotional disturbance. (brutal time for queer people, etc. Electric shock, lobotomies.) 

Civil Rights Movement
- segregation. 
- Berry Gordy founded Motown label in 1959 Detroit to allow  Black performers to sing their own music. 
- Intro'd black music to mainstream music. 

Vocal style
- vibrato is in the middle of each musical phrase. straight tone at end, or let phrase drop off.
- Glottal onsets. 
- treat your voice like a drum--not a lot of legato. (Speak the lyrics of the song. then add the pitches w/o thinking about singing.)
- over-articulated speech & rhythm. 
- The singer is part of the groove. the rhythm is just as important as the melody. 
- Riff only when emotionally moved. Simple, few, not big. 

Body
- MOVE YOUR BODY! This is dance music! (Jenna recs learning the dance of the time)
- Dance: pony, the slop, twist, stroll, mashed potato, watusi.
- BUT don't choreograph! feel it!
- dance moves are crisp and clean.

Acting
- you are playing yourself
- think less about the lyrics and more about living in the world of the music.
- created a character for your aud based on YOU during this time period. 

Fashion / what to wear to auds
-  nod to 50s and 60s
- conservative
- don't worry about matching the gender
- skirts below knee, no cleavage
- express your personality! 
- crisp and clean


]]> 2023-01-19 17:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450156418 Listening to Motown in class - what I hear omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450193883 "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes
- A groove! 
- strong drum
- accompaniment still as strong as vocals
- i know exactly what she's saying
- little vibrato, only on "baby"
- back up singers "doo-wop"
- speech-like; loud but not abrasive
- violin 
- about the music, not about the text. 

"I Was Made to Love Her by Stevie Wonder
- big instrumentals 
- gROOVE! 
- music volume balanced again
- speaking on pitch
- offsets drop off; riffs drop off.
- little vibrato
- back up vocals
- loud but not abrasive
- about the music, not about the text. 

"Tell Mama" by Etta James
- Driving brass
- dropping off
- speaking on pitch
- loud but not abrasive
- repeating trumpet riff
- small growl 
- strong repeating bass line]]> 2023-01-19 18:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2450193883 History omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475366283 - Sexual revolution and free love]]> 2023-02-09 17:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475366283 Vocal omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475370921 - Rock music = deeper, more poetic
- No interested in light, formulaic rhythm
- expressing the pain of the times = music became thematically darker
- voices became more grounded: raw, director emotion
- for most part--no dancing
- musical phrases often begin with a "cry"; vibrato should be used for emotional release.
- lots of breathiness
- vibrato drops off at the end 
- nothing is supposed to be purposefully pretty about this style! supposed to be very truthful and emotional.
- this genre is meant to be recorded, not live. 
- mics get better so the singing and music can become more subtle]]> 2023-02-09 17:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475370921 Notable artists! omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475376947 - Joni Mitchell!!!!!!
- Simon & Garfunkel ]]> 2023-02-09 17:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475376947 Listening to 70s folk/rock in class - what I hear omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475384164 Joni Mitchell, "All I Want"
- little bit of yodel
- very breathy, upper register
- little diction, sounds very speech-like
- just a guitar

Simon & Garfunkel, "Sound of Silence"
- tight harmonies
- poetic lyrics--poetry to music
- haunting vocal quality: echo, tight harmonies, soft strumming guitar
- trail off at end of phrases
- very little vibrato, if any
- sounds very earthy: if simon and Garfunkel were benders they would be earth benders
- high notes generally always have a cry
- notes of yodel


]]> 2023-02-09 17:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475384164 body movement omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475390606 - clothes loosened and fabric softened
- bodies were free
- freestyle dancing
- loose, free, and nonlinear movements
- let the vibe affect your movement
- Vietnam-era songs should be grounded]]> 2023-02-09 17:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475390606 Acting these songs omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475393444 - express your feeling fully and live in those feelings!
- more about emotional environment: what does this song do to me emotionally?
- so maybe...think about what emotional environment we are living in NOW, as our time now is similar to what happened in the 70s. 
- these songs are about healing what is hurt.]]> 2023-02-09 17:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475393444 Clothing omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475397238 - don't dress like a "hippie"
- wear clothes that make you feel the most relaxed and free in
- no sweatpants or gym clothes
- non-structured or "dressed up"
- bell-bottoms, jeans, flowy skirts, ]]> 2023-02-09 17:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475397238 omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475397457 2023-02-09 17:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475397457 omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475398021 2023-02-09 17:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475398021 omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475398859 2023-02-09 17:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475398859 Disco musicals omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475401088 the wiz 
mamma mia 
this ain't no disco
pricilla, queen of the desert
xanadu
Summer: the Donna Summer musical
sister act
the view upstairs 
starlight express
soul train
the cher show
disaster
saturday night feverhttps://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.artsimpulse.com%2Ftheatre-reviews%2F2012%2F07%2Fa-boogie-night-roller-disco-the-musical&psig=AOvVaw2pouaK9BNMvIx3aYGc7TAP&ust=1676051352292000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCJCu_P3_iP0CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ]]> 2023-02-09 17:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475401088 Disco: early 70s to late 80s omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475404279 - love child of the motown era and 70s folk/rock
- the drugs of this time went from weed to cocaine
- funk groups: parliament and sly; the family stone
- stretched until the late 80s: whitney houston and olivia newton-john
- drag came from disco!


- https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fuser-436633111%2Fwhitney-houston-i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-disco-mashup-4&psig=AOvVaw3SAUGoQvuanI1KBUmtTngR&ust=1676051481691000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCMD3y7uAif0CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ]]> 2023-02-09 17:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475404279 omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475404773 2023-02-09 17:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475404773 omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475407830 - public was watching COLOR TV! 
- people of color were finally appearing on primetime TV and in family sitcoms
- after school specials were tackling teen issues
- game shows started becoming popular (which eventually turned into reality shows lol)
- SNL debut 
- variety tv shows very popular 
- michael jackson's album Off the Wall took over the music charts
- 8 track tape players = the beginning of having individual music players! https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fspencertified.com%2Fproducts%2Fpanasonic-rs-810s-8-track-solid-state-stereo-cartridge-player-deck-vintage-wood-panels&psig=AOvVaw33guBIzNi1t4QajMhzsxlw&ust=1676051644541000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCIiHz4mBif0CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE]]> 2023-02-09 17:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475407830 the disco! omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475410808 - dance clubs
- disco was created by gay and black people as a safe space to express themselves during the dangerous time in the 70s (and beyond)
- Stonewall Riots happening: police raids against gay community
- disco allowed people of all races, backgrounds, gender, and sexual orientation to feel brave and space together
- drugs are less about meditation and more about party-ing]]> 2023-02-09 17:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475410808 Vocals omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475412743 - dynamic, soulful sexiness or sensuality
- more indulgent than motown sound
- incorporates whole 30 piece orchestras with full string and horn sections
- voice needs to match the lushness and fullness of the orchestra
- emotion of JOY! 
- disco is about bringing the party in the room :D ]]> 2023-02-09 17:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475412743 Drag Culture omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475418362 - homosexuality cont to be criminalized, which made drag culture hide for safety 
- drag balls were former out of a countercultural movement in opposition to laws banning people from wearing clothes of the "opposite gender" 
- all about the dancing and showmanship! ]]> 2023-02-09 18:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475418362 body omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475419120 - dance music
- crisp and clean movements with fluid, loose, relaxed bodies
- marriage of tight fitting and looseness in clothing
- be moved to dance! dance with spirit!]]> 2023-02-09 18:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475419120 acting omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475419796 - purpose of disco is to lift people's spirits
- moving from pain and cutting loose on the dance floor
- be moved to move!
- disco musicals are about escaping from reality and partying]]> 2023-02-09 18:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475419796 clothing at disco audition omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475420289 - something fun! that express you
- soft, slick, tight, and clean]]> 2023-02-09 18:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2475420289 History / Strange Times! omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492928904 1981: Prez Reagan took office:
- strangled economy, decreased size of fed gov, laid groundwork for end of cold war
- BUT ignored under deserved communities (gay and black people especially, which created hip hop and rap later on)
- allowed economy to boom = led to indulgence

MTV launched in 1981:
- first TV station dedicated to rock videos
- "Video Killed the Radio Star" by Buggles was the first video ever played on MTV
- very few black people on MTV unless they catered to white audiences 
- there was a "disco sucks" movement that MTV was a part of. which basically was a homophobic and racist movement. 
- removed black and queer artists from the cultural spotlight. 
- but also brought music videos to the public. 

music industry started doing a lot of humanitarian work:
- AIDS money raising
- poverty raising
- "we are the world" 
- broadcasted fundraising concerts on TV

movies:
- rep'ed this new gen
- elmo's fire, breakfast club, pretty in pink, etc. 

tv:
- miami vice, who's the boss, gimme a break, charles in charge

Toys:
- rubik's cube and trapper keepers
- arcade games: pac man, donkey kong, tron, halaga 
- in-home video games too

people were outrageous, loud, playful, and over-the-top


]]> 2023-02-23 17:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492928904 Musicals with 80s sound or from 80s omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492930211 -  The wedding singer
- chess
- footloose
- sing street
- joseph
- taboo
- we will rock you
- rock of ages
- song and dance
- jekyll and hyde
- flashdance
- head over heels
- school of rock
- american psycho 
- bat out of hell
- baby fame]]> 2023-02-23 17:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492930211 80s pop/rock and musicals omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492931931 - audition notice may ask for "80s pop/rock" or "class rock song"
megamusical songs often fit into this style:
- "memory"
- "heaven help my heart"
- "the story goes on"
- "unexpected song"]]> 2023-02-23 17:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492931931 the music omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492937908 - came right after disco
- defined by the AIDS epidemic 
- indulging in melodramatic and epic performance!! 
- emotional quality = living in the emotion
(whereas disco is about forgetting and dancing the night away)

musical styles:
- Pop: catchy, synth., small range (Madonna, paula abdul)
- Rock: defined by "hair bands" (big hair, tight pants, lots of makeup); (twisted sister, def leppard, motley crue)
- New wave/punk: (the cure, duran duran, blondie, flock of seagulls)
- R&B: Black people were not allowed to be as outrageous as white people. This category was marketed as "easy listening" or "adult contemporary" (James ingram, jeffrey osborne, atlantic starr, luther vandross)
- yacht rock (soft rock): essence of a bunch of sensitive white guys hanging out on a yacht. entirely populated by men at the time. (kenny loggins, hall & oates, steely dan)]]> 2023-02-23 17:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492937908 AIDS epidemic: omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492950363
- june of 1981 -- 5 reports of "lung cancer" in these 5 previously healthy young men
- CDC established a task force to ID risk factors
- within months, 100s of people were dead (esp gay men)
- at the time, nobody knew what was causing this. 
- people with AIDS were stigmatized]]> 2023-02-23 18:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492950363 Vocals omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492951552 NO VIBRATO 
- indulge in feelings rather than releasing them
- stay in the moment

when the emotion gets more intense, the key mods. 

add breathiness for textured (esp for on and offsets)

major vowel mods:
- ex: "baby" is pronounced "bay-beh"
- add shadow vowels (extra vowel at end of words)

very little riffing
- except: by Olivia Newton-John (and others similar) and POC in R&B 
- riffs are part of the melody rather than improv. 

do not scream in people's faces. 
- the screamy sound is made in the recording studio. ]]> 2023-02-23 18:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492951552 iconic singers: omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492951932 madonna
phil collins
cyndi lauper

]]> 2023-02-23 18:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492951932 the body omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492957946 - many 80s artists took their inspo from David Bowie and Ziggy Stardust he created
- exploring androgynous qualities
- colors were electric: neon, hot pink, orange, yellow
- leg warmers & rubber bracelets
- hair was permed, teased, and crimped; mullets!
- create angles in the body--geometric shapes
- bold and sharp movements]]> 2023-02-23 18:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492957946 acting style omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492961884 3 categories of 80s musical:
- musicals that make fun of the 80s
- musicals that exist in the 80s and are truthful to the era
- musicals that want an epic 80s sound but don't take place in the 80s. but not mocking the 80s. 

making fun of the 80s
- rock of ages, the wedding singer
- popular 80s archetype of "slutty girl on the hood of the car"
- women are: powerful, in control, man in the palm of her hands -- mixture of torture and turn-on. 

living truthfully in the 80s:
- footloose, fame, flashdance
- depict what it is like to have the time of our lives singing and dancing in the 80s 

epic 80s style
- all ALW shows, jekyll and hyde, joseph, bat out of hell
- music is delicious and big
- enjoy how emotional the music is]]> 2023-02-23 18:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492961884 clothing for 80s auditions omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492963918 - look like you belong in the world but not in a costume
- jeans and a nice shirt
- think of the color palette ]]> 2023-02-23 18:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2492963918 3 Categories of Contemporary pop/rock styles omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528963363 Pop, R&B, Rap
Rock, punk, emo
pop/rock proper

lighter side: pop, R&B, rap
darker side: punk and emo
middle ground: pop/rock]]> 2023-03-23 14:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528963363 Contemporary popular music wants you to be exactly who YOU are RIGHT NOW. omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528963881 2023-03-23 14:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528963881 Pop, R&B, and Rap Musicals omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528965948
  • ●  13
  • ●  Altar Boyz
  • ●  The Bodyguard
  • ●  The Bomb-itty of Errors
  • ●  Bring It On
  • ●  Brooklyn
  • ●  Clueless
  • ●  The Color Purple
  • ●  Everybody’s Talking about Jamie
  • ●  Ghost
  • ●  Hamilton
  • ●  Holler If Ya Hear Me
]]> 2023-03-23 14:36:40 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528965948 What actually is Contemporary Pop? omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528967652 - totally meant to draw listener in and get it STUCK in their head
- has a poor reputation of being shallow, over-produced, not "real" music
- has a more playful feel]]> 2023-03-23 14:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528967652 What is R&B? omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528969362 - comes from Soul Music from black communities
- includes, but not limited to: gospel, blues, hip-hop, jazz, neo-soul
  • Unfortunately, the musical theatre industry tends to clump all of them into one big “black
  • sound”
  • ●  All three of these styles influence ALL of our music
]]> 2023-03-23 14:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528969362 What is Blues? omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528970432 - originates from the Mississippi Delta post Civil War
- melancholy feel and sound
  • Great blues influencers:
    • ○  Duke Ellington
    • ○  Bessie Smith
    • ○  Muddy Waters
    • ○  B.B. King
    • ○  John Lee Hooker
    • ○  Johnny Winter
    • ○  Stevie Ray Vaughn
    • ○  Billie Holiday
    • ○  Blues Traveler
    • ○  Keb’ Mo’
    • ○  Kenny Wayne Shepherd
    • ○  Johnny Lang
]]> 2023-03-23 14:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528970432 What is Gospel? omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528971367
  • Roots traced back to the 18th century and slavery in America
  • ●  Traditional hymns that were slow in tempo became spirituals, changes, call-and-repeats,
  • shouts, and anthems
  • ●  Gospel was a way enslaved people communicated with God and one another in a
  • language that was exclusively theirs
  • Great gospel influencers:
    • ○  Mahalia Jackson
    • ○  Clara Ward
    • ○  Shirley Caesar
    • ○  The Edwin Hawkins Singers
  • ○  Kirk Franklin
  • ○  Daryl Coley
  • ○  CeCe Winans
  • ○  Smokey Norful
  • ○  Mavis Staples
  • ○  Mary, Mary
  • ●  Gospel on Broadway:
    • ○  Leap of Faith
    • ○  The Color Purple

    • ]]>     2023-03-23 14:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528971367     What is Jazz? omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528972958 - complex musical style
    - originates in black communities in NOLA in late 19th century 

    • Gained traction during the 1920s in the Prohibition era
      • ○  People would go to secret speakeasy bars & drink illegally, listen to jazz, and dance!
      • ○  This era is known as the “Jazz Age”
    • ●  Eventually broke off into be-bop and the music of the Rat Pack, which then brought us to
    • Motown
    • ●  Leaders in jazz:
      • ○  Louis Armstrong
      • ○  Ella Fitzgerald
      • ○  Billie Holiday
      • ○  Count Basie
      • ○  Benny Goodman
      • ○  Diana Krall
      • ○  Blossom Dearie
      • ○  Cassandra Wilson
      • ○  Kurt Elling
    • ●  Jazz on Broadway:
      • ○  Shuffle Along
      • ○  Ain’t Misbehavin’
      • ○  After Midnight
    ]]>     2023-03-23 14:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528972958     What is Rap? omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528974424 - came from disco

    • Rap is hip-hop and hip-hop is a culture
    • ●  Hip-hop includes rap, but encapsulates so much more
    • ○ Breakdancing ○ Graffiti
      ○ Freestyling
      ○ Fashion
    • ○ Emceeing
    • ●  Emerged out of Disco
    • ●  Between 1970 & 1980 and unprecedented number of fired ravaged the South Bronx
    • ●  The government had neglected racial minorities living in the Bronx, mostly black & Latinx
    • Americans, which led to landlords to abandon or burn down their properties
    • ●  systemic violence and racism paved the way for hip-hop of rise from the ashes
    • ●  The large instrumental breaks in disco allowed artists to rap, dance, and report how they
    • were being mistreated by police
    • ●  1988: N.W.A, the famous gangsta rap group, became the first rap artists to make it into
    • mainstream media
    • ●  Styles of rap:
      • ○  Trap
      • ○  Conscious rap
      • ○  New Orleans bounce
      • ○  Freestyle
      • ○  Crunk
    ]]>     2023-03-23 14:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528974424     What is Latin Pop? omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528975965 - sung in English and Spanish
    - makes you want to move your hips!
    - expansive! know the region the song is from!]]>     2023-03-23 14:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528975965     History of contemporary pop/rock omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528977513 - obsessed with cult of celebrity 
    - reality tv! 
    - internet
    - everyone wanting to be famous
    - creating individual and unique personas on social media

    ]]>     2023-03-23 14:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528977513     Vocals: contemporary pop omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528978930 - the groove is playful and bouncy 
    - straight tone > vibrato 
    - youthful quality
    - nasality and a "forward" sound
    - sit back in the music
    - chatty and comfortable
    • ●  Use the tool box of vocal distortions: vocal fry, cry, ache, and edginess
    • ●  Bit and chew the words and notes with ferocity
    ]]>     2023-03-23 14:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528978930     The body in pop/rock omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528979886 - showmanship! 
    - creating a fierce and CONFIDENT alter ego and living in that; sitting comfortably ]]>     2023-03-23 14:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528979886     Appreciating vs appropriating omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528981467 Appropriation is still a major issue in the recording industry
    Appreciation is when artists are influenced by other artists and pay homage to them Cultural appropriation is stealing favorite qualities of cultures which they do not belong
    and act as if those qualities are their own
    Don’t be a caricature.
    ]]>     2023-03-23 14:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528981467     Caroline Polachek omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528990530 - indie pop
    - uses her own voice as another instrument
    - "Before 'Running Up That Hill' returned to the charts, Polachek was shaping up to be something like Gen Z's Kate Bush – a producer and vocalist interested in music that's formally eccentric and unapologetic about her own too much-ness."[70]"
    - "    Her alter ego Ramona Lisa was inspired by "artists whose looks were inseparable from their music","]]>     2023-03-23 14:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528990530     2023 fashion trends omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528994226 - athlesurewear 
    - call-backs to 70s with 80s coloring
    - female presenting is taking on more of a boxy shape seen in previous "male" outfits]]>     2023-03-23 14:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2528994226     Country Musicals omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546425597 Urban Cowbow
    Oklahoma revival
    Violent
    Giant
    waitress
    Bridges
    ring of ire
    bonnie and clyde
    moonshine 
    flpoyd collins
    big river
    rump[ boys 
    seven brides
    bright star
    cowgirls
    paint your wagon
    robber bridegroom
    hands on a hard body
    great american trailer park musical]]>     2023-04-06 16:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546425597     omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546426689 The revival of Oklahoma created a growing trend of legit musicals set in the South asking for authentic country music for their auditions! 

    Creative teams are asking for country, bluegrass, or folk music now! 
    Or another term, "Americana song"]]>     2023-04-06 16:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546426689     The Music omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546427284 Giant umbrella of different musical styles including:
    - blues and jazz
    - dixieland (jazz from NOLA)
    - bluegrass
    - rockabilly
    - honky tonk]]>     2023-04-06 16:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546427284     Honky Tonk omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546428719 bar music, cheap and racy 
    bawdy variety shows with ragtime
    lots of piano stride
    includes full rhythm section
    features steel guitar and fiddle 



    ]]>     2023-04-06 16:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546428719     Country/Western omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546430205 cowboys, bandits, gamblers, outlaws
    music from the Old West
    Roy Rogers and Gene Autry
    both country and western were on the radio at the same time and got a combined name.

    ]]>     2023-04-06 16:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546430205     Rockabilly omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546430988 mix of rock n roll and hillbilly music
    Elvis Presley crossed over from rock to country: "Heartbreak Hotel"
    Johnny Cash "I walk the line"
    Carl Perkins "Blue Suede Shoes"
    Carrie Underwood-ish]]>     2023-04-06 16:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546430988     Bluegrass omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546432028 made through acoustic instruments (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, upright bass)
    not big amplified instruments
    brought to north american by early settlers from ireland, scotland, and england
    lonesome sound
    vocal part stacked on top of one another, lots of harmonies]]>     2023-04-06 16:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546432028     Bluegrass fashion omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546432650 2023-04-06 16:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546432650 Brandi Carisle omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546435869 more pop-centered because of her popularity, but with influence from Elton John and Johnny Cash. 
    Folk-rock

    ]]>     2023-04-06 16:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546435869     Folk omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546436887 folklore, traditions, beliefs, and stories of a community
    music of the people
    ordinary people
    music from immigrants of the british isles, poorest of whom ended up working as coal miners in Appalachia
    lends itself well to protest against people in power


    ]]>     2023-04-06 16:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546436887     influential country artists omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546437273 alison krauss
    reba
    the chicks
    carolina chocolate drops
    alabama shakes]]>     2023-04-06 16:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546437273     History omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546440615 roots from various cultures! 
    over the course of 4 decades
    timeless! not talking about a specific time period. 
    roots grounded in black and african-american culture
    Mountain/hillbilly music made by rural white people with roots in ballads and folk songs brought to the south by european immigrants in the 18th and 19th century

    french settlers in the cajun and zydeco music of Louisiana, blending black, native american, and appalachian sounds

    white country music also involves yodeling]]>     2023-04-06 16:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546440615     The voice omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546442196 - play with twang! 
    - the voice works as another instrument
    - what is it like to imitate a harmonica, a guitar, etc with your voice?
    - twang resonates in the nose
    - articulate the sound in the teeth
    - sound is upfront and narrow, not wide and open
    - exaggerate the vowels to match a southern way of speaking
    - slow and exaggerated diphthongs 
    - play with yodeling ]]>     2023-04-06 16:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546442196     The body omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546444867 - loose and free of anxiety 
    - energetic AND laidback
    - timeless and universal

    ]]>     2023-04-06 16:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546444867     the acting omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546448692 - simple, earnest, familiar
    - no subtext: direct
    - feels like home
    - live in the story! 
    - not internal or private]]>     2023-04-06 16:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546448692     musicals omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546464652 Spring awakening
    once
    great comet
    regina specter's beauty
    the last ship
    lazarus
    alice by heart
    hadestown
    the light princess

    ]]>     2023-04-06 16:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546464652     style omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546465120 alt-folk and coffeehouse
    ethereal, nonlinear, and poetic

    ]]>     2023-04-06 16:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546465120     artists omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546466519 regina spektor
    billie eilist
    maggie rogers
    sufjan stevens
    lana del rey
    rufus wainwright
    kate bush
    tori amos
    joni mitchell
    tracy chapman
    sarah mclachlan]]>     2023-04-06 16:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546466519     history omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546467611 grandchildren of 70s folk/rock era in the contemporary scene
    timeless
    nonlinear style of storytelling (opposite of country)

    ]]>     2023-04-06 16:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546467611     the vocals omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546468724 folk music wo the country spices
    comes from celtic folklore
    expresses sound of vulnerability and serenity
    the music is your inner thoughts and feelings
    sing as if you sleeping to the sleeping person 
    vocal expression should feel private
    live in a quiet place, rarely gets big and belty (but still need to demonstrate range)
    explore folk falsetto: breathy table in upper register]]>     2023-04-06 16:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546468724     the body omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546469238 stillness and simplicity
    body is the vessel through which the emotions move

    ]]>     2023-04-06 16:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546469238     the acting omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546471419 feel your feelings and let them manifest in the sound
    but don't demonstrate your feelings. 
    all about subtext!!]]>     2023-04-06 17:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546471419     omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546471914 2023-04-06 17:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546471914 folklore omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546473119 - folklore is inspired by other peoples' stories: made during quarantine, Swift took solace in the magic of quiet stories]]> 2023-04-06 17:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546473119 omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546473801 2023-04-06 17:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2546473801 The Joy of Sad Girl Music omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2575431201 https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a38647867/the-joy-of-sad-girl-music-february-2022/

    - "There’s a specific kind of joy in discovering and embracing Sad Girl Music; through it, we learn that we are not alone in the emotions we are feeling."
    - "women whose songs articulate the particular feeling of living in a constant state of awareness that the world is not a hospitable or fair place for anyone who refuses to serve the interests of the patriarchy."]]>     2023-05-02 16:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2575431201     The Psychology Of "Sad Girl" Pop: Why Music By Billie Eilish, Gracie Abrams, Olivia Rodrigo & More Is Resonating So Widely omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2575435093 https://www.grammy.com/news/sad-girl-pop-olivia-rodrigo-billie-eilish-gracie-abrams-mental-health-music-psychology-analysis

    - "Rodrigo vividly details the devastation of trying to move on from an ex, and laments the milestones they were supposed to celebrate together — the song became universally celebrated, sending listeners into a nostalgic haze of first heartbreaks. Everyone was screaming, crying and dancing at the same time."
    - ""sad girl" pop — the specific aesthetic of artists who write songs through a dreamy, yet raw lens of rage, pining, heartbreak or rejection."

    - this music is becoming more popular, I analyze, because of post-911, social-media popularity, and COVID world. ]]>     2023-05-02 16:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2575435093     Gracie Abrams omwheeler1s https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2575438988 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracie_Abrams

    - debut single, "Mean It", under Interscope Records
    - Abrams has cited Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, Elvis Costello, Bon Iver, Elliott Smith, Kate Bush, The 1975, James Blake, Taylor Swift, Lorde, Metric, The Killers, and Phoebe Bridgers as her musical influences
    - her debut album, Good Riddance, which was released on February 24, 2023
    - her style includes soft, tech-folk inspired music]]>     2023-05-02 16:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/omwheeler1s/omwheeler1s/wish/2575438988