American and Asian Music

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses American music and compares and contrasts it with Asian music. The writer discusses her own understanding of American music and her cultural experiences as an Asian person. The paper considers the history and cultural connotations of both types of music. It then looks at some artists from both music paradigms and how they integrate.

Table of Contents:
Chinese Pop
The American Influence
Environmental Influences
Cantopop and Mandopop
American Music
International Influence
A New Culture

From the Paper:

"In conclusion, Chinese and American music share a variety of factors: contemporary forms emerge from existing traditional forms rather than rebelling against them; both of heavily influenced by cultural and political factors. Chinese music is influenced by the country's civil war and the cultural perception of what is acceptable in musical taste, while the American is influenced by the many changes and challenges faced by the new country. In contrast, America has many different musical forms based upon its many different cultures, while Asian music is not as influenced by immigration as it is by internal cultural factors. Whichever music one finds more appealing, expanding one's horizons can be a surprising and interesting adventure."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Faigin, Tom. "The Minstrel Show's Contribution to Folk Music". 2007. http://www.jsfmusic.com/Uncle_Tom/Tom_Article6.html
• Wikipedia. "C-Pop". Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-pop
• Wikipedia. "K-Pop". Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-pop
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• Write, David C.F. "Early American Music (1620-1800)". History of Music. 2007. http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2004/Nov04/history4.htm

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