class: title, center, middle # Tradition  ### Christopher Witulski, Ph.D. ### College of Musical Arts --- # Traditions * What is tradition? * What does “traditional” mean? * Who decides? -- * What about: * Hank Williams or other older country? --- class: middle, center <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bjCoKslQOEs?si=3LJatfdYYd3j6W2D" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> ### Hank Williams: "Hey Good Lookin'" --- # Traditions * What is tradition? * What does “traditional” mean? * Who decides? * What about: * Hank Williams or other older country? * Aretha Franklin's "Respect"? --- class: middle, center <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s3Itb17PXvw?si=xWjRJdJ226LaGWIp" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> ### Aretha Franklin: "Respect" --- # Traditions * What is tradition? * What does “traditional” mean? * Who decides? * What about: * Hank Williams or other older country? * Aretha Franklin's "Respect"? * Early hip hop? --- class: middle, center <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E7t8eoA_1jQ?si=kb8zz4TbwuECdrWw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> ### Eric B. & Rahim: "Paid in Full" --- # Traditions * What is tradition? * What does “traditional” mean? * Who decides? * What about: * Hank Williams or other older country? * Aretha Franklin's "Respect"? * Early hip hop? * Britney Spears, N'Sync, and the Backstreet Boys? --- class: middle, center <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C-u5WLJ9Yk4?si=W4IpdBtzUGByjH9w" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> ### Britney Spears: "... Baby One More Time" --- # Traditions * What is tradition? * What does “traditional” mean? * Who decides? * What about: * Hank Williams or other older country? * Aretha Franklin's "Respect"? * Early hip hop? * Britney Spears, N'Sync, and the Backstreet Boys? ### What are your traditions? --- # Traditions * Common meaning * Something entrenched, static * The way it was, the past * Our take * Maintaining cohesive artistic, social, cultural values * Constant state of change * Often referential to the past, but can sound modern * Tradition lies within the importance of continuity -- ### What does this say about heritage, authenticity? --- class: title, center, middle # Tradition  ### Christopher Witulski, Ph.D. ### College of Musical Arts