Music Research Proposals Samples For Students

Making a remix EP

Background of the study
The 21st century has seen a transition in the music industry in the sense that musicians have had a tendency of pirating music that belonged to a different party. This has been encouraged by the public listeners that have developed a passion for unoriginal music. As a result, musicians whose songs are remixed normally come to some sort of agreement with others with the interest of remixing their songs on order to legitimize the procedure.

Statement of the problem

Despite the formal agreements between original music owners and prospective second owners through remixes, there has been a debate on whether it is possible to ...

Internet usage for file sharing has in the recent times being on the rise. With the increasing number of internet users, file sharing is inevitable. The sharing of files through the internet has sparked heated debates due to its adverse effects on the music industry. Low sharing cost is perhaps the main cause of file sharing across the continent. Controversies between the copyright owners and the internet sharing technologies have resulted in intense debates bordering on the effect of file sharing. The essay focuses on the effects of increased file sharing on the sales and revenues of the music ...

Women in Media

The media is arguably the most powerful and pervasive influence on society’s perception of men and women. The media has a constant presence in the modern society through advertisements, news and programs that have become part of our daily lives. Media messages are ingrained in our consciousness where they influence our perception of many issues including gender roles and expectations. This paper postulates that the media is responsible for propagating unrealistic stereotypes about women. While men are also affected by these stereotypes, it is women who are underrepresented, overly sexualized and portrayed in traditional gender roles that are not ...

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ABSTRACT
Festivals make part of the lives of people in different societies whether modern or traditional. They have been manifest in all societies from time immemorial, ingrained in their belief systems and ways of life. The participants vary depending on age, economic background, social background, academic achievements and professional achievements (for instance the professional position of a rain maker in the African societies). However, the main question is; what really makes these festivals unique and keeps people interested in them. This study tries to explore in reference to my own believes experiences ...

What is the role of musical instruments in Indian music?

Pesch, Ludwig. The Oxford illustrated companion to South Indian classical music. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Print.

Summary

This book gives a comprehensive overview of the cultural and historical contexts of music, its composers, music, schools, and leading practitioners. It is presented I a simpler and approachable manner that simplifies difficult concepts. The book contains illustrations of more than 120 photographs and drawings of instruments discussed, bibliography, and biographical information on composers and musicians. This book will benefit students, interested amateur and experienced professionals.

Evaluation

This book is a revised version of “Illustrated companion to South Indian classical music” was published in 2009. The ...

O'Connell, John Morgan and Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco. Music and conflict. Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 2010.
Pacem is an expression that is done in a musical way for the desire for worldly peace that will be enjoyed by all people. There is also the desire to have personal peace that is achieved from within. Peace is the state where everything is even without any aggression. Pacem is the Latin word that means peace. Latin has been chosen to bring out this aspect of peace in that it brings out universality perfectly. There are other reasons for choosing Latin. One ...

Rap and Misogyny

Introduction
Rap music is one of the modern “reinventions” of the music that was first brought to America from the rich culture of Jamaica. By the late 1970s, rap represented an aesthetic cultural expression for urban African American youths (Adam & Fuller, 2006). The genre gained popularity all over the world, possibly because of its regular beat and the way lyrics can be emphasized by that beat. In the 21st century, rap is considered “black music” or African American music, and there are certainly great musicians of such descent who have energized this type of music, with poetry ...

ABSTRACT

A combination of harmonic, melodic and rhythmical sounds make up music, which has now been used for centuries for a variety of medicinal purposes. The therapeutic intervention of using music to ease the pain in patients in various conditions has been used for a long time and has been shown to be effective in relieving pain. As an element of pain control, music has stirred an interest amongst various researchers to file exactly its effect in various health conditions in which patients may be experiencing. While doing this, it is necessary to appreciate the fact that pain felt by an adult ...

Introduction

Over the course of history there has been a close relationship between rhetoric and music; this is especially evident in the Baroque period (rhetoric).

Until relatively recently in Western society, music was an form primarily focused on vocals, and consequently words were of extremely high importance. Due to this trend, composers were usually inspired by rhetorical principles when coalescing text and music (rhetoric). Likewise, even after instrumental-centered music became popular, rhetoric principles continued to be relied on in creating both vocal and instrumental music.

What is still largely unclear is how the interrelationships influenced the craft of composition. This is ...

Abstract

Given that the relationship between music education and mathematics education has been speculated for a long time, the study seeks to investigate whether music education has effect on mathematics education or not. It is perceived that children who learn mathematics through music and dance tend to be more active, and would retain the same information well even by verbal instructions. Using a controlled randomized experiment, the study will involve 6th grade school going children from one city. Before the tests are administered in the factors, as music and mathematics, letters seeking permissions from parents will be sent. The letters ...

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Travel Grant Proposal to Egypt
Introduction
There are many reasons why Egypt is ideal place to study music. Firstly, Egypt has historical significance in world history and a study of its culture and music would help establish a link between modern culture and the cradle of civilization. Music in Egypt became a much relevant subject during the pharaonic period. Throughout this period, music formed a significant aspect of the Egyptian way of life. Majority of musicians assumed various positions in the Egyptian ...

Discussion

The results of the study support the hypothesis presented at the beginning of the research. According to the outcome of the analysis performed on the collected data, it is apparent that the hypothesis is supported by the study. It was noted that there is a positive correlation between the use of music for positive mood management and spiritual well-being of an individual. There is a direct correction between the use of music for positive mood management and spiritual well-being of an individual. According to the results and analysis of the data collected during the research, it can be deduced ...

Orange Coast College

Abstract
Music is valued to be an essential pillar in the improvement of one’s status and temperament in life. With this statement said, value depends on the person’s use of music in each context of his life when he hears the melody of certain popular genres. Only a few of the existing scholarly papers have focused on the investigation of people’s direct experience with music in a daily environment. More so with classical music, it is believed that the said music contributes to the improved productivity and an enhanced work performance of students. It is also ...

The present research will explore language acquisition through reading and music. While previously a significant amount of studies examined the potential connections that exist between language acquisition and intensive reading, there are a limited amount of studies that explore the link between music and language acquisition. Subsequently, this study will set out to not only draw conclusions regarding whether or not a connection exists between an individual’s reading and vocabulary acquisition, but if a connection exists between listening to music and such comprehension.

As noted, the prevailing research question is the impact of reading and music on language ...

Humans experience different kinds of moods depending on what is going on in their lives. People may be in a good mood when things in their day are going well. Individuals can be in a bad mood if their day is not going the way they would like it to. People may not be in either good or a bad mood, but may feel sad or depressed. There are many things that can affect how we feel and what type of mood our body and mind are experiencing. “Our brain relates different things to how our mood is” . If ...

Bob Marley as a musician, left behind a legendary and lengthy list of what he accomplished in his musical career as well as his social lifestyle. He is remembered to date as an advocate of social change as well as an icon of cultural transformation who always encouraged his fanatics to put their troubles away and dance along to the music. His artistic expression was a great influence on the global culture as it was embraced by a huge number of people in almost all the continents he visited and countries where his music was played on the airwaves.
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3.0 Research methodologies
3.1 Introduction
In this chapter, the research design, location of the study, sampling procedure, research instruments, pre-testing study, validity of instruments, data collection procedure and data analysis procedures will be discussed.
3.2 Research design
Good understanding of a research design enhances its quality. The research design will inform the researcher’s thinking and lay the foundations for designing the project. The study will adopt a bottom up approach study design. This design is justified as it will describe the current situation and establish if there is a relationship Tomorowland music festival event and the environment ...

Abstract

This research proposal is aimed at the determination of the effects of social media on the sales and marketing activities of companies. It provides a literature review on the significance of social media in the achievement of companies’ business objectives and also provides a review of some of the recent studies conducted about the subject matter. Given the lack of standards when it comes to the effective implementation of social media marketing strategies and the measurement of the effects of such strategies, this paper, based on the premise that social media does have a positive impact on businesses, proposes the conduct of ...

Points of passage is one of the cheographical work done by Yusimi describing the baroques and depicting the exotic wall and painting; Yumin dance is devoted in bringing to light of American history, strange plants, wild creatures and the people who are indigenous. In relation to history, Yusimi describe landing ships, foreign world as the point of attention. Yusimi tells the story of migration and surrounding identity. History of cultures and ritual of the world are described in her dance and music. This of great relevance in understanding the culture and the social life that the artist’s society ...

Pinewood Toronto Studios

Pinewood Toronto Studios is both a film and television studio complex based in Toronto State, Ontario, Canada. The studios operate both locally and internationally in the two field’s film and television industries. Its services include video shooting, music, and video production and airing of televisions shows to its clients. Pinewood Toronto Studios also have on-site media hub, 18 purposes built sound stages, workshop, TV studios, full-service post facility and black lots used for outdoor filming with a big land of natural forests. All these features of the studios integrate to make it a world-class production studio. The studio ...

Introduction

Society dictates that people, in general, should always look good where the definition of looking good means an individual is skinny, slim, or someone who maintains a healthy weight. This thinking has influenced the youths of today to adapt the same philosophy and opinions that they apply to themselves as well as to others when it comes to defining beauty, confidence, body image, body satisfaction, and self-esteem, among others. Tiggemann and Pickering (1996) assert that mass media contribute to the formation of opinions about what an ideal woman looks like, thus, affecting how the younger generation view the subject as ...

The future lies in the young generation since they currently benefit from the developing technology. Their education will help create a better future for themselves and generations to come. However, technology changes every day, and what seems relevant now, will lose value with time. Hence, it would be a great deal for children to interact with technology when they are young, for them to understand and grow into it. As the district educator, I noted a great concern on the old ways of teaching the young ones and the struggles they have coping with it in their later years. ...

Marketing communications are a process of management through which a company or brand engages with various market audiences such as potential customers. Primarily, it involves understanding the communications environment of the audience, developing and presenting brand related messages to the identified audience groups. Marketing communications also entails evaluating and acting upon the responses gathered from the targeted audiences. For Kitson fashion brand, being able to convey messages that are of significant value means that Kitson fashion will be able to gather valuable attitudinal and behavioural responses from the target audiences. Marketing communications for the fashion brand will primarily focus on demand ...

Introduction

Human beings often dispute over various issues in different dimensions of their lives. This situation arises as a result of lack of agreement or consensus regarding a particular matter or sometimes when one party intrudes on the private rights of another. Arts and popular culture scene provide a mechanism for peace building, social tolerance and cohesion. The world that we live in is not devoid of conflict. Arts and popular culture provides a creative avenue through which various conflicts can be resolved. These comprise of present collective preferences in portraits, dances, music, film, sports, and fashion, among many others. These preferences are influenced ...

Introduction

Bullying in schools is not a new phenomenon but is an activity that has been in existence for ages. A good proportion of students and adults have accounts of their experiences with bullying or have witnessed their peers bullied in what a turned out to be a serious problem in the society with variant detrimental effects that range from emotional effects to negative effects on a student’s academic performance. Teens between the age of 13 and 19 year are perhaps the greatest users of the technology, particularly the internet. The National Crime Prevention Council (2007) contends that teens between the age of ...

Proposal for Research

Teen Gang Violence in the Community

Teenage gangs sometimes called juvenile gangs have been a historical problem in the United States (US). That is because some change in society starts the rise or the fall of certain types of gangs and also affects their membership numbers. One of the causes in the US has been immigration which causes two basic types of gangs to band together: the local teenagers already living in the area and the new teenage immigrants to the area. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines the difference between street gangs and the neighborhood or local gangs ...

Introduction

Women are an important part of the community. Women also called as mother, sister and life partner acts in the role of family making and binding human beings with their worldly life. It has been seen that several girl child don’t get the opportunity to go to school in underdeveloped and rural areas. This proposal has been developed to help Merlinn Foundation to collect money for organizing campaign to empower women education in rural areas.

Background

Education for women has become one of the important aspects for the development of the community. Women have emerged to take active part ...

Introduction

A monk’s lifestyle exemplifies a lifestyle of calm, introspection and general good health. Most people, however, cannot afford to live a monk’s lifestyle, and have to find a way to maintain their sanity and health. The need to maintain a healthy outlook on life and prevent stress-related health and psychological issues remains unfulfilled in many people living in modern cities. I undertook an experimental technique of attempting to maintain serenity and journaling for at least twenty minutes in one week. My aim was to find out just how much of my health and psychological outlook on life can be positively affected ...

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Development of new means of communication, particularly the Internet, contributed to faster exchange of thoughts, ideas and other forms of information, as well as music, photographs and pieces of graphical design – everything that can be called ‘intellectual property’. As in many cases above mentioned is demanded by large audience, and therefore, directly or indirectly, produces benefit for the creator, issues of ownership and illegal copying have become of high significance. It is now widely accepted that usage of intellectual property without paying its owner (as it is in music industry) or mentioning the owner (as it ...

Following a survey that was conducted by the marketing department, it has come to the attention of management that there is a need to formulate a new integrated marketing communication plan. This plan is supposed to enhance the marketability of all Apple Inc. products through innovative promotion mechanisms. The development of a new integrated marketing communication plan will be headed by the marketing department and the entire project will be coordinated by the director of marketing of Apple Inc. All the members of staff are encouraged to present their suggestions and recommendations on factors that need to be considered in the development of ...

Introduction

It is widely known that most movies made by Hollywood can be watched in almost every corner of the world. How this happened however, is a different question. It is also a known fact that not just American movies circulate around the world, but also its music, its games and many other entertainment outlets is accepted by most cultures around the world. Why this happens, is the main purpose of this study. Is it because the topics of the shows are culturally diverse? Is it because it’s basic in human nature that it can transcend the bounds of culture? If ...

Proposal

The research questions in this paper are how the media is connected to developing the responsiveness about domestic violence? And how the society is doing to mitigate media influence especially to the young girls? This paper describes how different sources help to understand how the media is affecting the young girls and women in the society. Media currently had played a major role in facilitating gender violence in the modern society. This is because young people are geared towards imitating the behaviors of their role models and celebrities.
Domestic violence could be viewed broadly not only as a domestic issue ...