On Becoming a Rock Musician.

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In the 1960s and 1970s, becoming a rock musician was fundamentally different than playing other kinds of music. It was a learned rather than a taught skill. In On Becoming a Rock Musician, sociologist H. Stith Bennett observes what makes someone a rock musician and what persuades others to take him...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bennett, H. Stith
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, 2017.
Series:Legacy editions (Columbia University. Press)
Subjects:
Rock musicians.
Music > Social aspects.
Musiciens rock.
Musique > Aspect social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword to the Legacy Edition
  • Preface
  • A Guide for the Reader
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I. Group Dynamics
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Group Definition and Redefinition
  • 2. Group Definition and Redefinition
  • Part II. Rock Ecology
  • 3. Instruments and "the Outside World"
  • 4. Equipment and the Band Van
  • 5. Gigs
  • Part III. Mastering the Technological Component
  • 6. Technology and The Music
  • 7. The Realities of Practice
  • Part IV. Performance: Aesthetics and the Technological Imperative
  • 8. Playing
  • 9. "Other People's Music"
  • Afterword
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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