The Evolution of Pop Music by Zachary Scot Johnson - 2011
Zachary presents a program that explores all of the influences of pop music, including country, folk, blues, jazz, classical, gospel and others. He demonstrates all styles of music, and show how they lead to the creation of specific pop songs.
Event Dates, Locations and Attendance at each individual event:
05/02/2011 - Fertile Library - 9, Climax Library - 13
05/02/2011 - Crookston Library - 3, McIntosh Library - 7, Mahnomen Library - 8
05/04/2011 - Bagley Library - 4, Detroit Lakes Library - 3, Hawley Library - 10
05/05/2011 - Barnesville Library - 3, Breckenridge Library - 12
05/06/2011 - Ada Library - 7, Fosston Library 13
92 people attended the Activity programs.
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, pre-test/post-test, observations; Describe proposed end user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status.Audiences will
- Be exposed to a musical performance.
- Learn about many different kinds of music.
- Learn about how certain types of music influence the creation of music they listen to everyday.
- Learn more about the categories of music and what makes that category unique.
Survey results:Please rate the quality of this program: (Using 1-5 scale, with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor)
- Not rated - (0), 1- (0), 2 - (0), 3 - (9), 4 - (17), 5 - (31), Average (4.39)
What did you like best about the program?
- Zach's personality
- Pleasant music
- Experience music style - unexpected sounds - relaxing
- It was very personal and intimate with the artist
- Variety of songs
- I liked the older songs
- Very personal
- Interaction w/audience
- Casual atmosphere - to be able to request songs, and visit back and forth with the singer between songs, little tidbits of information on different genres
- Variety of music (3)
- Requests
- Very interesting
- The talent - the versatility of Zachary
- The singing (2)
- Everything (2)
- Music quality
- Spiritual and banjo
- The variety, along with the history
- The music (3)
- The banjo
- I like all music; especially guitar & vocals
- The variety of music played and quality of vocals
- Easy listening
- Close & personal
- Marvelous guitar player
- Friendliness of musician - willingness to answer question
- Good music for anyone to listen to & a great performer
- One on one music discussion
- The variety of music & music background
- Information - learning about music
- Casual interaction w/audience
- The conversation about the different types of music
- He knows a lot about musical artists, good guitar playing, good voice, smiley demeanor
- He had a good sense of humor and talked to you about music
- Singer had a nice voice
- Very informative, enjoyable
- Great sound
- Easy - informative approach
- Very good singer & player
- Musical selections
- Of course the music & his good rapport with the people & the songs he wrote were very good
- Zachary's friendliness
- Different
- His personality
- Musical knowledge of performance was great; one on one feedback was appreciated
What did you expect to experience or learn from this presentation? Were your expectations met?
- More about the music genres
- Aspects of Folk - country - music
- Wanted to be entertained
- Better than expected
- To be entertained and hear good music
- Songwriting & it's origin
- Relaxation (2)/entertainment - Definitely met!
- Be entertained & learn musical origins
- I didn't know what to expect - was very pleased
- Fun
- Yes (12)
- Entertained (2)
- To learn about song writers
- A lot of interesting stories of song
- It was great!
- Just the joy of listening to music
- More songs that I knew
- I expected a great show and it was
- I was expecting more history and evolution of modern music
- Learn more about different types of music and history
- Just to enjoy some good music (2)
- To expand musical knowledge
- Came without expectations, but was pleased
- I had no expectations, but found it very enjoyable
- Enjoyment of good music (4)
- History of music, for the most part I didn't have set expectations
- Didn't really learn much about the evolution of pop music
- A little more teaching; sort of good music
- A lot of things
- Had no expectations, so was pleasantly surprised
- To enjoy the music & learn more
What other programs would you like to see offered at the library?
- More music of many nationalities - Scandinavian accordion - Spanish - Latin American is peppy
- More music - repeat this one
- All are good - history - music - poetry
- More music & cultural programs
- New MN authors (3)
- More variety of music
- Other professions & methods of operation
- Travel/culture experiences
- More writing
- More ones that are entertaining, educational & enlightening
- Visual artists (2)
- More music & history
- More music/comedy/children's
- Hands on art projects
- More music programs (8)
- Anything (2)
- Magic shows and sports themed appearances
- Crafts (2)
- Same
- Historical info presentations
- Red River Valley history, Native American culture, stories, cuisine traditions, RRV, music, MN arts & crafts, Historic portals
- Jazz/classic folk
- I would like to see recitals of all kinds, book discussions as well
- Maybe a cooking demo or at least someone to talk about how things are made in the kitchen I think lots of people would attend
- Lecture; music
- Storytelling; acting
- History of comic books
- Variety
- Enjoy all the music programs
- More musical groups are appreciated in this "neck of the woods"
Prior to this program, have you ever attended a program at the library or sponsored by the library? Yes (43) - No (12) How did you hear about the program?
- Program flier - 8
- Information/poster at the library - 14
- Information/poster in the community - 4
- Library newsletter - 0
- Library web site - 7
- Newspaper/magazine - 22
- Radio - 2
- Television - 1
- From library staff - 22
- From another person - 13
Check your age range: Birth to 5 (0), 6-17 (6), 18-54 (11), 55 and over (39)What is your zip code? 56510 (3) 56621 (2) 56634 (1) 56514 (3) 56520 (8) 56568 (2) 56523 (9) 56716 (1) 56501 (1) 56544 (1) 56584 (1) 56716 (1) 56545 (1) 56736 (2) 56540 (2) 56542 (6) 56556 (2) 56549 (4) 56557 (6) Do you have a current library card? Yes - 52 No - 4 NA - 1# of evaluations received: 57