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The overall process of Westernization is often two-sided in that Western influences and interests themselves are joined with parts of the affected society, at minimum, to become a more Westernized society, with the putative goal of attaining a Western life or some aspects of it, while Western societies are themselves affected by this process ...
The popularity and worldwide scope of rock music resulted in a powerful impact on society in the 20th century, particularly among the baby boomer generation. Rock and roll influenced daily life, fashion, social attitudes, and language in a way few other social developments have equated to. As the original generation of rock and roll fans ...
The British colonised India starting in the late 18th century, and began to impose Western education by the early 19th century. They saw this as a highly positive step, and felt that it was a way to civilise the people. [10] Native kingdoms also sometimes sought such education to understand how to deal with the British threat. [11]
In the modern western society, many diverse instruments are used such as the Banjo, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Foot Drums, Organs, Washboards, Ukuleles, and Acoustic Guitars. With many different unique sounds, each instrument has a place in modern American music. Each genre has its own set of instruments and are played in a specific manner.
The set won the 2005 R. R. Hawkins Award (Association of American Publishers) for Best Scholarly Work. [3]The first volume was particularly well received. It has been described as weaving "facts and impressions from histories, visual art and architecture" as an introduction to early music.
Western music is a form of music composed by and about the people who settled and worked throughout the Western United States and Western Canada. Western music celebrates the lifestyle of the cowboy on the open range, along the Rocky Mountains , and among the prairies of Western North America.
Throughout the history of music education, many music educators have adopted and implemented technology in the classroom. Alice Keith and D.C. Boyle were said to be the first music educators in the United States to use the radio for teaching music. Keith wrote Listening in on the Masters, which was a broadcast music appreciation course. [44]
The History of Western Education is a 1921 book by a Scottish educator William Boyd, head of the Department of Education at Glasgow University in the first half of the 20th century. [ 1 ] The work has been described as a "immensely successful" and "classic", and received ten editions between 1921 and 1972.