This assignment requires me to write a total of 1,500 word essay and a minimum of 6 blogs.
This is Blog Post 1 which will showcase the planning and a start of a new beginning.
Planning my Essay
There are four indicative topics to choose from.
- Within a specific cultural context, evaluate the relationships between sound art, identity and vernacular forms of sound practise.
- A sensory ethnography of a gib / exhibition / concert / online sonic case study of your choosing.
- A critical contextualisation and analysis of a sonic case study of your choosing.
- A reflection on sound creation, distribution and consumption in a world of ubiquitous digital media.
Firstly I would like to address my interests which I can aline with a choice to make this project most enjoyable for myself.
- Psychedelic Music
- Hallucinogenic Sound
- Reggae Music
- Ambient
- Atmospheric
- Liquid Drum and Bass
Idea
An essay about the cultural context reggae music evaluate its relationships between sound art, identity and vernacular forms of sound practise.
My History & Knowledge
Reggae music is a musical genre I would be interested to learn more in depth about. My knowledge extends to knowing plenty of reggae songs, I have been listening to reggae for years and have seen perform live the brother of Bob Marley, Damian Marley.
Scope
In college I learned that making sure to keep your idea in a scope was necessary to the success. Having an idea with to big of aa scope will lead to an incomplete assignment which we do not want.
The scope is too large to have my essay about the cultural context of reggae music. My knowledge of reggae music is very limited when it comes to the theory. I feel I can come up with a more exciting idea for myself.
My Essay Idea
For the global sonic culture unit I have chosen to write an essay about a critical contextualisation about a sonic case study which will be how music is used in psychedelic therapy.
Structural Plan
Context
Give context about Psychedelic Therapy…
(Background)
When was psychedelic therapy discovered?
When did psychedelic therapy become available and in what context?
But would this be relevant to the scope and in fact should I change the question of context…give context about the use of music in Psychedelic Therapy?
(Background)
Discovery of the use of music in psychedelic therapy?
Availability of psychedelic therapy to people and in what context (private, public)
Middle
Research
Research the beneficial affects of Psychedelic Therapy, reference case study’s that support any arguments and statements.
Document any opposing arguments if you find any.
End with a personal conclusion from the collected information.
End
Conclusion
End with a personal conclusion from the collected information.