Arts, music, criticism. --- .This section considers principles and methods of criticism in music. --- 12/30/2003
Arts, music, criticism. --- .This section is about music criticism. Topics include: . --- 1/24/2006
Arts, music, criticism. --- (1) Philosophical criticism of lyrics: metaphysics, epistemology, ethics views held by lyrics. (2) Lit criticism of lyrics: what is the theme, author, etc? (3) Psychological criticism of lyrics: what is the subject and attitude? Where is the catharsis? --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- All music besides angry blues rock is b.s.. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Book to write. Greatest rock lyrics, and criticism of them, by subject area. Excellence of message. Excellence of poetry. Excellence of music. --- 01/26/1994
Arts, music, criticism. --- Cannons: anyone's, academia's, Paul's. Criticism: anyone's, academia's, Paul's. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Criticism: (1) Analysis, (2) Judgment: rating great, good, average, below average, or bad; for both words and music. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Earliest recording of a tune vs. best rendition of a tune. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Elements, variations, and principles. Schools of music criticism. Principles of music criticism. Methods of music criticism. History of theory of music criticism. Criticism of music styles, artists, and songs. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- For each composition analyze all its elements, and judge how successful it was. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Four types of musical excellence. (1) Technical excellence. (2) Expressive excellence. (3) Composition excellence. (4) Theoretical knowledge excellence. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- History of music criticism. Schools of music criticism. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Hot vs. cool. Droning vs. not. I like hot droning music. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- How good is it? Why is it that good? What's good and bad about it? How does it compare to others? --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- How I judge the depth of a person's musical taste and criticism skills. Can they appreciate Hendrix? Can they appreciate Dylan? Do they like both? --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Lyric criticism: subject, view, etc., (see literature, criticism). --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Music and words should mesh perfectly. If they don't the piece won't work. Writing words to fit the music. Writing music to fit the words. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Skill as performer and writer. Achieving a true or false, proper or improper, view and emotion. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Taste is the most important thing in art, for both artist and audience. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Too many songs are strong in one element or area and weak in another. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Traits of good music. Truth, complexity, power, accuracy, precision, subtlety, scope and depth, expressiveness in both words and music. --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- What are the top 100 rock tunes and lyrics? What do they teach us that the textbooks can not? What do the textbooks teach us that music can not? --- 04/01/1994
Arts, music, criticism. --- What good is music? --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Who has the ability, the theory, and the historical knowledge? Who has the drive, emotions, vision, and who will do the work? Who has the head (optimum psychological viewpoint)? Who has the talent (instinctive knowledge)? Who has the character? Who has the time, energy, money, and materials? Who has the most overall? --- 12/30/1992
Arts, music, criticism. --- Writing music criticism: (1) Analyze the piece. What is it? What does it remind one of? What is it like? (2) Evaluate. How good is it? --- 12/30/1992