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Through my research there are many different musical genres, effects of music in society,
and careers for musicians. Music is an organized arrangement of tones characterized by melodic,
harmonic, rhythmic, and textural and dynamic elements. There are numerous styles of music
associated with various cultures and periods in history. The elements of music consist of melody
and harmony. A melody is a series of tones varying in duration and pitch to form an organized,
recognizable pattern. Melodies are often styled according to the type of music as well as the
culture of origin. Harmony is the construction of two or more tones played together. A series of
harmonic tones is organized to accompany the melodic sequence to form a progression (Gale
2010). Rap music is also rooted in the talking jazz style of a group of ex- convicts called the Last
Poets. However, rap music did not reach a broad audience until 1980 when the Sugar Hill Gang’s
song “Rapper’s Delight” received widespread radio play (Gale 2003). Rock and Roll was an
expression of independence by adolescents socially secure enough to reject their parents’ musical
tastes, which valued songs in which primal impulses had been refined beyond recognition. One
of hip hop’s pioneers was built by Russell Simmons. As co-founder of the pioneering record
label Def Jam in the 1980s , he helped launch the careers of a number of important artists, such
as Run–D.M.C. and the Beastie Boys. He has his own clothing line too (Gale 2005). Overall
music has a powerful effect on the quality of our lives. For music to reach the people you need a
music producer, music arrangers and orchestrators, music audiences. Music composers is another
word for producer, but one famous named Paul Hindemith began his composing career as an
expressionist , exploring musical territory opened up by Arnold Schoenberg and Bela Bartok.
He was associated with a movement known as “New Objectivity”. Elements of popular music
and even jazz were included in New Objectivist music, but such elements were treated with

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satire and parody (Gale 2003). Music is my life and I want to pursue this career even if it takes
longer than I expect it. My favorite music artist who has been in the industry a long time is
Snoop Dogg . He was born on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California and by the time he
was 15 he was selling every kind of narcotic you could think of in North Long Beach. Then he
met Dr. Dre and soon after he was a very successful artist in the music industry (Gale 2011).
After I get my degree in music at a university then I will be able to help all the people that I
know who can rap or sing because I know everybody want to make some money and some
producers become rich and don’t even have to do as much work as other people. Like sit in a
office and do paper work on the record label. But some artists are more focused on life problems
or something you can relate to. The best music producer I can relate to is Pharrell Williams who
is an American rapper, singer, record producer, composer, and fashion designer. He formed a
record production duo with his friend named Neptunes and he has produced numerous hit songs
for various music artists. Marching band was the main extra-curricular activity that motivated
him and now the most recent song he has in the industry is with king of Atlanta T.I. . So as you
see you can do anything as long as you keep your mind focused on the business of your choice.