What is community music?
I would say community music is making music to be inclusive to a wide range of audiences that sometimes aren’t considered in music shows like little children, the older generation and many different diverse groups that may find it hard to go to mainstream shows with thousands and thousands of people. Most of the events are normally trying to bring a focus to the benefits of wellbeing, inclusion and connection instead of just the performance.(this can be political as well)
We could perform community music for public spaces like Bradford Market on Darley Street, the market has a stage/ place of performance where small community bands and musicians can play their music and play covers to match if their just performing or trying to spread a message or getting people involved, either way just performing for the community. Another good place for a community music project would be a care home in Keighley. If I choose Bradford market i would choose acoustic songs with a emotional but calm feel for the public who will either be watching or shopping. I feel it would provide a calming environment for people to enjoy.
talk about local venues
political lyrics and the purpose for them
Going Underground – The Jam
This track is famously known as a political anthem talking on subjects like the condemnation of political apathy and anger as the country sits and follows political leaders rules and acts like it is all okay not truly voicing their opinions or pushing for positive change for the people. The band displays this in the lyrics “The public wants what the public gets” this set of lyrics highlights Paul Weller’s frustration with the British electorate. It is an indictment of voter apathy and the tendency of the public to accept mediocre or harmful political leadership, suggesting that people are complicit in their own oppression by not acting or voting for real change. “Going Underground” the lyrics and title resembles resistance and a deliberate rejection of mainstream politics.
“You want more money, of course, I don’t mind
To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes
And the public gets what the public wants“
The Jam are a very politically motivated band with plenty of great songs with important political messages relating with their time like Eton Rifles, Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-jam/going-underground
Community Action
If I wanted to spread political messages in community events I would want to play the songs in a popular community venue with very cheap or free tickets to show that this performance is not for your money but for your time and thought. I would want to provoke thoughts and try get people to finally wake up and see that this country is the opposite of how we are told it is. I would want to be inclusive to the people far and wide with people who are willing to see, share or even just hear out what we would have to say. I feel I would want to show that this performance is not for financial gain and more an offer of perspective and opinion, possibly if the tickets were to cost I would want to make it so the money would go towards the problem I would be trying to bring awareness to.