Traditional Music Influences

Over time, different musical genres and sounds have emerged from traditional influences. For this assignment, you will choose to analyze either Old-Time Music or Race Records and focus on how these traditional genres helped to create sounds we are accustomed to hearing today. • Discuss how this traditional genre helped to transform the music industry as we know it today. • Choose a song from your chosen traditional genre and compare it with a more current musical piece to support your points and illustrate the musical influence. • Include the following basic information for both songs chosen: o Title o Composer o Year of composition o Instruments o Performers o Specific musical characteristics, such as text, texture, form, melody, harmony, rhythm and genre. • Be sure to include the web links to the musical pieces you are comparing. Requirements: • All works should be written in proper APA format. • Your paper should be 2-3 pages with additional cover and reference pages. On your cover page, include the name of the assignment, your name, date, and the course. • Use at least two (2) scholarly references to support your work.