Rosenthal, Rob and Flacks, Richard. “Chapter 2: Aretha Franklin Sings to CharlieManson.” Playing for Change: Music and Musicians in the Service of SocialMovements. Routledge, 2016. pp. 39-66.• Rosenthal, Rob and Flacks, Richard. “Chapter 3: Context.” Playing for Change:Music and Musicians in the Service of Social Movements. Routledge, 2016. pp. 67-89.Your assignment is to write a 500-word response paper (~2 pages) focusing on theselected chapters. Please do not make this a summary of both chapters. Please think aboutand analyze what you read. You must refer to specific page numbers and/or very briefquotes in your response to demonstrate engagement with and an understanding of thematerial. You are encouraged to write using first person perspective, but please be sure touse academic prose (avoid using contractions, etc.). You must use MLA format* for citingpage numbers or quotes from the readings. You may choose to consider some or all of thefollowing issues in your response paper:• Your thoughts about the authors’ discussion of music’s meaning beyond the lyrics:o the way music is transmitted from the performer to the listener and/or thesound of the performer’s voiceo the genre or “musical codes”o the performance and/or the performers image and visual cues as experiencedin a live concert settingo the overall context in which we experience music• Your thoughts about the influence technology has had (videos, other media, digitalmusic formats) on the way musical meanings are interpreted.• Thoughts about the role the music industry plays in terms of what we, as consumers,hear and have access to. Has the industry’s role changed over time?• Questions you may wish to discuss or comparisons you may want to make based onyour own experiences with specific songs or musicians referenced in either chapter.The purpose of this assignment is to encourage you to think and write critically aboutthe assigned chapters and issues addressed in them. Please do not simply write a summaryof the material.
