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transformation of country music

What is genre? Genre is a form of classification for music. Genre separates one style of music from the other. For instance, rap and country are two types of genre. (insert quote from scholarly article). Fans create the need to change music because of the new popular ideas and genres. Thomas Rhett is one of the obvious boundary defining artists in country music. He has created a new style of country music that involves up beat tempos and a rap like flow of lyrics. What about him could've caused that? When asked about his childhood in a interview Rhett mentions growing up listening to a multitude of genres. This could've very easy created a blur in his music. His music includes beat drops, flow, and almost a sense of swagger. In music like Southside(talk about what album that was from and when it was created), Rhett is (talk about the song in deeper depth)

Structural Revision 4/27

1. This paper talks about the life of Thomas Rhett and how he changed country music, how much he loves his wife, and how much of a family man.

2. first paragraph- This is an introduction to Thomas Rhett and the content in the paper.
second- This paragraph describes why and how Rhett changed country music.
third- This paragraph is about his love and dedication to his wife Lauren through music and actions.
forth- This paragraph is about the dedication showed towards his family.
fifth- A conclusion and recap on the paper and three main topics.

3. The only thing I can think that's missing is in text citations. I went straight by my bubble outline.
I think my paper is cut down to the minimum. I tried to be concise with this paper and put only the right amount of detail.
I believe this is a good order for my paper. I think that my transition has been better in this paper versus others this year.

4. Blur
Family
Wife
Genre
Music

5. Introduction- This paragraph does it's job.
-First Body- I went straight by my bubble outline so nothing is missing. I think all of the information in this paragraph is useful. I think maybe I can look at the order of this paragraph. My quote could be placed in a better place.
-Second Paragraph- I went straight by the bubble outline. I think all of the information speaks to the topic and is useful. I think the order of this paragraph is fine, I tried to relate each sentence to the next.
-Third- I went straight by the bubble outline. I think all of the information is essential to provide understanding of the topic. I think the order in this paragraph is fine.
-Forth- This paragraph does it's job.

6. Blur- I could probably double the use of this word in the first paragraph.
Family- I think family is used enough but maybe could throw it in again.
Wife- I think wife is used enough but maybe once more.
Genre- The first body paragraph establishes that genre is a key word.
Music- I think this key word could be used once more maybe.

Research Cheat Sheet

For each source, quotation, information. idea

·         http://www.thomasrhett.com/about   (Interview)

      -“Growing up, there was no such thing as listening to one radio station,”

      -You could say the same about Tangled Up. Produced by Dan Huff and Jesse Frasure, the  album  is  filled  with  party  anthems,  dance  tunes,  drinking songs,  love  ballads,  and everything in between,  all  tied together  by  a dynamic  singer  who’s  unafraid  to  blur  the lines  between  genres. 

      -talk about the idea that thomas rhett likes to blur the lines of genres and likes his music to be energetic in an interview style paragraph

i     http://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/thomas_rhett/video.html  (Biographical)

      -"Die a Happy Man" is a song written by Rhett for his wife who was also his childhood sweetheart, Lauren Gregory. They have been married since 2012 and are currently expecting their first baby as they're still in a process of adopting a child from Africa.

Famous as : Country music singer

Birth Name : Thomas Rhett Akins Jr.

Birth Date : March 30, 1990

Birth Place : Valdosta, Georgia, USA

Spouse : Lauren Gregory (since 12-Oct-12)

Claim to Fame : Single "It Goes Like This" (2013)

-introduce thomas rhett and talk about his wife related to his music

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             https://www.instagram.com/thomasrhettakins/?hl=en  (Social Media)
      -"I love you baby" "Daddy is cold"
      -Last one. I love this because I just spilled a beer on mom and @laur_akins is laughing in the background
-     -use his instagram account to describe the dedication he has with his wife and family

     

·         http://www.eonline.com/news/829745/thomas-rhett-adopting-a-child-from-africa-and-his-wife-lauren-akins-is-pregnant  (Picture)
      -use this picture to show his happiness with his marriage and talk about him having a child

       https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1c3smy4e8v8isl/Classification%20and%20Culture%20%28Lena%20and%20Peterson%29.pdf?dl=0
       -“Boundary-defining work occurs within a shifting social, political, economic, and cultural landscape”
      -genre is always changing
      -talk about how genre is viewed and how thomas rhett is changing the country music genre
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Brainstorming Sheet for Artist Profile

3 Main Topics to talk about Thomas Rhett/bigger purpose
-transformation of country music and the new style
-family dedication
-marriage/love for his wife despite his style of music/singing with other women and music videos
How to attack the paper?
-use sources to advantage
-use thomas rhetts words
-create an interview style paper
-break the paper into sections
-include detail on the three main topics
1st topic-new style of country
-use evidence of him talking about it
-talk about how he listens to different genres
2nd topic
-talk about his baby and adoption
-talk about bringing his wife on tour with him
3rd topic
-talk about his music video changes
-talk about his marriage

Class day activity 4/13

-what is the purpose of your essay?
The purpose of this essay is to inform. I chose this artist to learn about a dig deeper into their lives and I would like to inform people of what I found. I would like people to read about it if they enjoy Thomas Rhett.

-What types of content are you going to create?
I plan to use my sources to provide information about the artist. I would also like to use that information to create almost a dialogue between words I choose and artists responses to other articles.

-who is your ideal audience?
My ideal audience would be readers interested in country music in general. Thomas Rhett fans could be a good target audience as well because it has interesting facts and news about Rhett.

-How will your outside sources play a role in this essay?
They will provide information on the artist. I plan to use some narrative dialogue and the articles will provide answers from other interviews of Thomas Rhett.

-Which of the academic writing skills that we have ALREADY USED IN OTHER PAPERS do you plan to use in this essay?
I plan to use the planning out method, working each paragraph step by step. I feel this breaks down the paper into much easier chunks. 

Should have a decent reachable word count
should be mla format
should include use of your sources and citations
1st or 3rd person not sure which but probably 3rd because we aren't the ones interviewing our people

To Do for Final Draft

-Put the sources in MLA format and put them before the 250 words about the source
-Make the 5 song playlist
-intro should introduce the artist and talk about the 3 topics
-with the discussion part make sure im talking about the 3 big things and how that source relates
-make sure to fill in any key things i discussed today into my paper

3 possible topics for paper

revolution of country music
Family
Giving back/charity


Notes on Jaylens paper
J Cole- social issues
talking about the other rappers music
social issues in his music
police brutality
explanation of his thoughts on social issues
capitalism-payed slavery
thoughts on capitalism
speak his mind to change how people view things or the world
changing social issues
he wants his music to speak a message

Sources and Songs HW

Sources and Songs

·         http://www.thomasrhett.com/about   (Interview)

·         http://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/thomas_rhett/video.html  (Biographical)

·         https://www.instagram.com/thomasrhettakins/?hl=en  (Social Media)

·         http://www.eonline.com/news/829745/thomas-rhett-adopting-a-child-from-africa-and-his-wife-lauren-akins-is-pregnant  (Picture)

 

·         (Scholarly)

Songs

1.      Die A Happy Man

2.      Craving You

3.      Star Of The Show

4.      Like It’s The Last Time

5.      It Goes Like This