Book Source #2

Title of the Book (in italics when typed, underlined when written)  Ex: Twilight	Usborne Internet-linked Introduction to Music
Author(s) or Editor Ex: Stephanie Meyer	O'Brien, Eileen, Jane Chisholm, Aziz Khan, and L. R. Galante
Publisher  Ex: Little, Brown and Company	EDC
Year of Publication  Ex: 2003	2001
City of Publication Ex: New York	Tulsa, OK
Mode of Access (Print if you read the actual book, Electronic if you found it online, or through your kindle/nook/ereader):  Ex: Print	Print
Eddition if indicated:

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: After having known Edward for just a few short months, Bella admits that “it would cause [her] physical pain to be separated from him now" (Meyer 283).

Mainstream music "changes all the time, as each new generation of musicians reacts to a changing world."

Pop music was usually "music that has been in the charts, now or in the past."

The genre Rock and Roll "paved the way for all the different rock and pop styles that have emerged since."

In the 1950's "white American teenagers began to listen to R&B and began to use its elements."

Over the years, "successful musicians take elements from different types of music and combine them to form something new and original."

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 

This book is about the different genres of music and it's origins. It also describes the history on the first genres of music and the evolution of the instruments. They also include a mini lesson on how to read the music notes and how they first wrote these notes. 

Credibility of Source: 
Author or Editor: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the editor. 

O'Brien, Eileen, Jane Chisholm, Aziz Khan, and L. R. Galante. The book doesn't contain any facts on each authors training but the book is finely written with information that could be backed up with sources.

Attachment: Does the author or editor have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? 


This book was mainly written as a reference for the history of music.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 

There is no bias throughout this book mainly because it was for reference for information.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

There are references to links for websites which give more detailed information on the subject.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 

This source is great for finding the history of the music in general which would give a great background on how it first started.

Book Source #1

Title of the Book (in italics when typed, underlined when written)  Ex: Twilight	Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
Author(s) or Editor Ex: Stephanie Meyer	Jeff Chang
Publisher  Ex: Little, Brown and Company	St. Martin's
Year of Publication  Ex: 2003	2005
City of Publication Ex: New York	New York
Mode of Access (Print if you read the actual book, Electronic if you found it online, or through your kindle/nook/ereader):  Ex: Print	Print
Eddition if indicated:

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: After having known Edward for just a few short months, Bella admits that “it would cause [her] physical pain to be separated from him now" (Meyer 283).

Hip hop was used just more than music but "a platform to speak our minds."

To most of these hip hop artists "music is sometimes a medication from reality."

For these Hip hop artists "it's about you and me, connecting one to one."

From a perspective, Hip Hop "created a lot of jobs that otherwise wouldn't exist."

In the early ages of Hip-Hop, some of the artists "spoke about issues in the world" which wasn't widely written about in music.

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): s


This book as about the early generations of Hip-Hop and how it all started. It outlined the main parts of the growth of Hip-Hop and its widespread influence around the world. The information in this book dates back to the 1970's to give a wider incite on the origins of Hip-Hop.


Credibility of Source: 
Author or Editor: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the editor. 

The author is Jeff Chang and has been a hip-hop journalist for more than a decade and has written for The San Francisco Bay Guardian, The Village Voice, Vibe, The Nation, URB, Rap Pages, Spin, and Mother Jones.
Attachment: Does the author or editor have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? 

 This book was solely just for information on the growth of Hip-Hop.


Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 


The book only has one position and doesn't have a bias.


References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

The author cites references from different books and sources but just adds to the credibility because it further enhances the information.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 

This is a great source for opposing opinion or to back up my view on the issue. Also provides history for the issue.

Interview

·        Do you think mainstream music affects the way teenagers make decisions?

 

·        How often do you listen to mainstream music on a daily basis? What artists or songs do you listen to?

 

·        What's your opinion on how music has changed over the past 10 years?

 

·        Do you think that mainstream music is has lost its meaning?

 

·        What do you think about artist such as Drake and Lil' Wayne and the music they produce?

 

·        In your perspective, does music changing the way people act?

 

·        Are there any things you would  change about the music today?

 

·        In your opinion, is music today very influential towards the younger audience?

1. Main stream music definitely effects the way teenagers make decisions. While listening to it, sometimes they might think that they can relate to the lyrics in the song & might be prone to making decisions based off the music; making them scream "YOLO!!" or gesture "Young, wild, & free!!" wherever they go. However, to be fair, it would also have to depend on the teenager itself.

2. On the real, I listen to mainstream music every time I turn on the radio. If I like the beat, if the song makes my head move back & forth then I'd most likely listen to the song at other places. I listen to Drake, Tyga, Chris Brown, etc...wait does Disney Song's count? Because I listen to those too sometimes..LOL

3. Music has really changed in the past decade. Music made your head nod because it had a meaning, a story, feelings, sometimes even what the certain artist went through in life. Nowadays, music is about drugs, sex, & money.

4. Hmm... well that would depend on the song. Some mainstream songs wouldn't loose meaning, such as songs from Adele, maybe even Bruno Mars. But, mainstream hasn't lost it's meaning. It's mainstream because the songs "are above ground" instead of it being it's counter part in music, "underground." Mainstream is simply mainstream..however, the songs & the number of amounts it's played make it tiring to listen to.

5. Well, Drake has a "keep it real, what I feel" kind of style. Such as in his recent album "Take Care", most of his songs are about what he feels, for example he "Hates Sleeping Along." Most of his songs are about women & his feelings toward them..but, that's my opinion.
Lil' Wayne however, has a "if it rhymes..I'll say it" kinda of style. His music is about weed, money, & women. He has a dirty style and, as I said before, if it rhymes..he'll say it. With lyrics such as "you ninjas suck like tony romo, no homo, when im all about my money i get paid for promo" ...yeah "nice one" Wayne..you're a "beast."
6. Yes, music does change the way people act. It's pretty simple, for example, imagine a room full of people with soft music playing, violin's churping, with the piano echoing, sounds like a ball. Now, keep the same room full of people, but change the music to "Rack City Chick"...and now?..people would be whipping their hair back & forth, women grinding everywhere...now it's a club.

7. I would change the messages in music nowadays. I would want it to be like Tupac's style, how we raps about respecting woman, changing the world, etc.

8. In my opinion, music today is ONLY influential to the younger audience, once teens get hooked on to something, they tend to keep it, such as Temple Run. Music goes through the ears & into the brain, so being influenced by music has a high possibility, especially to teens, nowadays everyone seems to be hyped up into YOLO.
But, as I said before..it would also have to depend of the teen..after all..it takes two to tango.

Online Source #5

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”  Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?”	Does Rap or Rock Music Provoke Violent Behavior?
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV	Journal of Undergraduate Psychological Research
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )  Ex: CBC News	Library Western Connecticut State Unversity
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC	Western Connecticut State University
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010	2006
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012	7 February 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it) Ex: < http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/09/twilight-is-a-negative-influence-on-teens-or-just-harmless-fun.html>	http://library.wcsu.edu/dspace/bitstream/0/35/1/tropeano.pdf

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV).

After having eleven participants watch/listen to the music videos, the came to the conclusion that “watching violent music videos does negatively affect behavior.”

Due to the fact that many people spend their time listening to music, “many researchers have examined the effects of how music provokes violent behavior.”

After the experiment they conducted, they came to the conclusion that “listening to violent music has an effect on aggression.”

They have found that people who listening to the violent music are “behaving in an inappropriate way.”

Most of the music videos they used had “inappropriate language, inappropriate gestures, and a tendency to think less of women.”

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): The article, written by Eliana Tropeano, is about how the music video of a song affects behavior. It also goes on to talk about experiments they conducted on College students here in America. She also discusses what is in the content of thes music videos.

Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site? The author is Eliana Tropeano. She is a psychology major at Western Connecticut State University and has been doing research on this topic.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
The author isn’t gaining anything from this article and seems to only be writing this as contribution of her opinion.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
There is a bias towards the positive side but he states both points in his article.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author uses some reference to many other Psychologists which backs up where she got her information.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
This article is good source for a negative stand point on the effects of music on people

Online Source #4

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”  Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?”	The Psychology of Music: Effects on Behavior, Intelligence, Learning, Pain and Health
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV	Author: Jennifer Copley
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )  Ex: CBC News	Psychology @ Suite 101
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC	Suite 101
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010	25 February 2008
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012	7 February 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it) Ex: < http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/09/twilight-is-a-negative-influence-on-teens-or-just-harmless-fun.html>	http://jennifercopley.suite101.com/the-psychology-of-music-a45967

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV).

Music doesn’t just have effects on people but also on “animals and plants.”

Those who listened to music such as “harp, piano, and synthesizer” experienced “less post-surgical pain” than people who didn’t listen to it.

After research on university students the “American Psychological society” has found that there is a “link between youth violence and violent media, including music.”

Oddly enough “sociology professor James Gundlach found higher rates of suicide among those who listen to country music.”

Based on the studies of “Association for Psychological Science” they have found that “children who took lessons in keyboarding or singing” scored higher on the intelligence test scores.

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): The article is written by Jennifer Copley who is discussing the different studies and research conducted on finding the effects of music both physically and mentally. The research described in the article seems more focused on Americans than in other countries. They also researched the effects music had on plants and animals to see if they had the same reaction to the music.

Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site? The author is Jennifer Copley. She is a feature writer on this website and is also a freelance writer, researcher, and editor with 20 years’ experience.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
The author isn’t gaining anything from this article and seems to only be writing this as contribution of his opinion.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
There is a bias towards the negative side stating more negative effects it has on people rather than the positive.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author uses some reference to “American Psychological Society” as well as many doctors and researchers throughout her article.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
This article is good source for a negative argument.