Transcript Music Island - Wasatch School District

Music Island
Feel The Music Baby!
Presented to: Gibson Guitars
Presented by: Craig Jeppson
Location
Absolute location: 49 degrees north
160 degrees west
Relative location: In Puget Sound, off
the coast of Seattle Washington.
Human History: Island Mythology
Music Island has existed since, what was
thought to be the death of Elvis Presley.
The crazy life of fame had worn him
down to the point where he faked his
own death and ran away to find a place
to relax and focus on his music. Through
the years, when great musicians like Jim
Morrisson, John Lennon, Bob Marley and
Kurt Cobain have reached their breaking
point, they have escaped to this musical
paradise to focus on their music. They
have produced so much great music that
they now want to come out of hiding
and share their music and the land
where it was produced with the rest of
the world. If you choose to come to
here, don’t try to find Tu Pac. He really
is dead.
Geologic History: Tectonic Plate
Movement
Music Island is on the
North American
Tectonic Plate. The
island was created
when the Pacific Plate
Subducted under the
North American Plate.
The Pacific Plate melted
as it moved towards
the earth’s center. The
magma rose through
cracks in the North
American plate and
built up until it
appeared above the
surface of the water in
the shape of a guitar.
Geologic History: Erosion
Glaciers shaped the
island by moving
across the land and
flattening areas like
Pearl Jam Plain.
The ocean also beat
against the shoreline
and helped shape
Pink Floyd Peninsula
and Bob Dylan Bay.
Climate: Temperature
Music Island has a Marine West
Coast Climate. At 48 degrees
North, the sun’s rays are
direct between June and
August, when the earth is
tilted toward the sun. Summer
temperatures average sixty
degrees. The temperature
drops to forty degrees when
the Northern Hemisphere is
tilted away from the sun.
The temperatures are about
twelve degrees cooler on
Morissey Mountain because it
is 4000 feet above sea level.
Climate: Precipitation
Frontal Precipitation
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Music Island gets 45
inches of rain or snow per
year. Frontal precipitation
occurs when the warm
North Pacific Current and
the cold California Current
meet.
Orographic precipitation
also occurs frequently
when humid air from the
ocean is blocked by
Metallica Mountain. As the
air rises to get over the
mountain, it cools and
rains or snows. The climate
on the leeward side of the
mountain is dryer.
Orographic Precipitation
Vegetation
The vegetation of Music
Island is Coniferous
Forest. We have pines,
spruce and fir trees.
Coniferous trees have
needles have a small
surface area that allow
the tree to stay green
in cold weather with
little sunlight. There
are many variety of
birds that make
beautiful music which
add to the musical
nature of the island
Resources
Forestry and mining are the
primary industries on
Music Island. We use our
trees to make guitars,
violins, pianos etc. We also
have several mines where
we get metals to make
strings, pegs and brass
instruments. You should
know that for every tree
we cut down, we plant
three more in its place.
We use oil to run our cars but
we also have solar, wind
and hydro-electric power
to generate electricity. We
are a model of economic
and environmental
efficiency. We are green,
clean and mean.
Products & Services
You may not believe this but
on Music Island, we make
musical instruments and
other electronic audio
equipment.
Our services include music
lessons, voice lessons,
instrument repair and
tuning and last but not
least, raging concerts of
all types.
Economic Develpment
5%
20%
primary
industry
service
75%
Products and Services
Option #2: Developing Nation
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This slide is for
those who’s main
economic activity is
making some
product.
Countries with
most of their jobs
usually pay much
less than
developed nation
for their labor
Economic Development
20%
30%
primary
industry
services
50%
Economic Philosophy
The economy of Music Island is geared toward
balancing equality and efficiency. We, therefore
believe in Socialism. The music industry;
manufacturing of instruments, lessons and
concerts are privately owned. Schools, hospitals
and daycare are run by the government and are
free to all of the citizens of Music Island. The
government will also help poor people get access
to music lessons and performances if they
qualify. While we believe that efficiency makes
the best musicians, we will sacrifice some
efficiency to make things more equal.
Demographic Comparisons
Country Population Infant
Life
growth
mortality expectancy
Name
literacy
Per
Capita
GDP
Music
Island
.89%
5
80
99%
$75,000
Canada
.83%
5
81
99%
$40,200
U.S.A.
.88%
6
78
99%
$48,000
Mexico
1.14% 19
76
91%
$14,400
Demographic Analysis
Music Island is a developed country. Unlike less
developed countries where children work to help
provide for the families needs, people have less
children because kids are expensive and do not help
provide income for the family. Because our
population grows slower, we have more resources to
take care of people. That is why our infant mortality
rate is only five deaths per 1000 births. Our
healthcare system helps people live, on average, to
the ripe old age of eighty one. Because children don’t
work, we send them to daycare (oops I mean school)
so they don’t bug us while we are at work. The result
is that we have a high literacy rate. When they do
get jobs, they are very productive workers (GDP of
$75,000) because they are smart and have mad
music skills.
Government Authority
Type of
authority
Democracy
Dictator
Source of
power
People
Inherit or
revolution
Leaders
Attitude
toward
people
Capable &
Smart
stupid
People’s
motivation
Trust
fear
Method of
enforcement
Legal
system
military
Government Structure: Federal
state
Although we are a small island. We
have a diverse population. We have
so many musical styles and tastes,
that we have to have a government
structure that allows for diversity
while still providing a strong
government.
state
Our federal government structure
allows for states where rock or
country or jazz is dominant to make
laws that fit their beliefs and tastes
while still allowing a national
government that makes laws that fit
the population as a whole.
nation
al
state
Government Structure:
Confederation
Use this example if there are many
diverse groups that really can’t
agree on much.
The population of Music Island has
so many different musical styles
and tastes that no government
could meet the needs of
everyone. We have states where
Pop, rock and rap are dominant,
but they clash with the other
groups. That is why we have a
confederation. Each state makes
most of the laws for their people.
The national government is weak
and only provides things like a
military and printing money.
Government Structure
Unitary
Use this example if all of the people
on the island are the same.
Music Island has a unitary
government structure. This works
for us because all of the people
on the island like Rock music.
Some people secretly like country
but they are the minority. We
only need a national government
because all of the laws fit nearly
everyone. We don’t have any
state governments.
National
Government
Laws: Democracy
These are some examples of laws. Make sure the laws connect
directly to the theme.
1. You may not force your musical tastes on other people or
discriminate against them for their unique musical styles.
2. Everyone will receive some kind of music, voice or audio
training.
3. You may not steal or copy other people’s music or
musical ideas and sell them as your own.
4. People will solve minor conflicts by having a musical
duel. The person who answers the rock trivia question
correctly gets to choose an instrument. Whoever plays it
better gets to have their way.
5. People who commit felonies will by punished by listening
to the song “fireflies” by Owl City until they are emotionally
broken.
6. People who are tone deaf or have no musical ability will
receive disability pay from the government.
Laws: Dictatorship
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Anyone caught listening to any kind of music other than
rock will be punished by listening to country music for
twenty four hours straight or until they go insane,
whichever comes first.
Anyone who is not skilled at an instrument or singing or
some type of audio technology must work as a ticket
taker or concessions vendor.
Everyone will wear a picture of Elvis on their shirt and
wiggle their hips and knees as a sign of national
solidarity.
People who commit felonies will be struck with a trumpet
or blasted with high frequency sound until they are deaf.
Those caught disrespecting musical icons will have their
ears cut off.
Refusal to engage in music rituals or holidays will be
required to clean and tune musical instruments for one
week.
Non-Material Culture
The rockers dominate the culture of
music island.
Music Island Dominant
Groups
The main characteristic of rockers is
that they listen to rock music and
play instruments like guitar, drums,
base and keyboards. They like to live 5050
life like they their music with a
strong beat and fast rhythm. They
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believe that life is to be enjoyed.
Their work is their play.
rock
country
pop
jazz
rap
classical
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They are usually white and
predominantly men. Jamming on the
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guitar is the closest thing they have
experienced to God. To them writing
and performing music is a form of
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worship. They worship Elvis as a God
but minor gods include John Lennon,
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Jim Morrison etc. in order of their
importance in influencing rock music.
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Customs
Non-material Culture:
Customs & Holidays
Along with being our religious service, our concerts
are a custom. We have such a rockin good time
that we all attend at least two concerts a week.
Whenever we are feeling in harmony with another
human soul, we will each take out our cell phones
and let the LED display glow a bright blue color
that represents the glow of our unified spirits.
Music Appreciation: At ten o’clock everyday, whether
at work or at school, we take thirty minutes to
relax and meditate upon the sounds of mus
We watch one musically inspired movie every week.
Some examples include: The Sound of Music, Mr.
Holland’s Opus and Fiddler on the Roof.
Practice: everyone practices at least one hour a day
Holidays
Our holidays celebrate the lives
of great rock legends. Holidays
The anniversary of Woodstock
The annual pilot and the finale
episodes of American Idol,
Britain’s Got Talent and
America’s Got Talent
Material Culture
Clothing: T-shirts from rock concerts are the most common type of
clothing. They show your culture by showing your favorite band.
People also have patches and stickers to identify their favorite
music and group. Black is the color that you see the most but pink
(Pink, Pink Floyd) and purple (Prince, Donny Osmond) are the
next most common colors.
A common accessory is a belt that has a place for a person’s guitar
picks or a holster for their drum sticks from or attach their MP3
player/cell phone to. These are indispensable because a person
must never be without their music or the ability to use the LED
light on their phone to show their solidarity at a concert.
Food: We regularly digest large amounts of Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Black Eyed Peas, Pumpkins (that have been smashed), Bread
Korn, Phish, Meatloaf (with Salt N Peppa). For dessert we like to
eat strawberries from our fields and Cranberries with Cream on
top.