| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file PDF |
| Series |
Legacy editions
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Legacy editions (Columbia University. Press)
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| 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. |
| Summary |
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 seriously in this role. The book explores how bands form; the backstage and onstage reality of playing in a band; how bands promote themselves and interact with audiences and music professionals like DJs; and the role of performance. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-263) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Rock musicians.
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Rock musicians. |
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Music -- Social aspects.
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Music -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Druck-Ausgabe Hardback 9780231182843 |
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Print version: Druck-Ausgabe Paperback 9780231182850 |
| ISBN |
0231544405 (electronic book) |
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9780231544405 (electronic book) |
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9780231182843 |
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0231182848 |
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9780231182850 |
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0231182856 |
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0231182856 |
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0231182848 |
| Standard No. |
10.7312/benn18284 |
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