CR Exercise 3.4 In Class

Simon Frith explains the distinctions between serious and popular music. Many musicologists argue that society made popular music, it is a fad of the people in society. Serious music is on the other hand a work of art, since it goes beyond the forces of society. However, sociologists are at "odds" on this statement. In order to compare society and music, they must take into consideration the "type of music" they are evaluating.