Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2008. / Document formatted into pages; contains v, 173 p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-110). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, Chico. / Includes abstract. "Located in the Chico Digital Repository." Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-145).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Oregon, 2008. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-133). Also available online.

Thesis (Ph. D)--UCLA, 2009. / Vita. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 266-303).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Bowling Green State University, 2007. / Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 345 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references.

Recently, since music festivals and ¡§live house¡¨ performances have become popular in Taiwan, the number of independent bands have been increased gradually. Bands nowadays have more advantages than previously, but they also face more challenges, such as commercial factors, keen competitions among other bands, the impact of new music style, including electronic music and Hip Hop, and so on. Above all, the most challenging one is the source of incomes. Therefore, rock musicians always face the difficulty of career change. This study attempts to explore the career development of Taiwanese rock musicians. The questions are listed as follows. First, what are their motivations to be rock musicians? How can they earn their living as rock musicians? Second, what is their career planning and career development? Third, why do some of the rock musicians decide to look for other jobs? What are the processes they have to go through while transferring to other jobs? Can they adjust to new jobs well? The based theories of the study are career development and career planning. The methods of data collection include observation, documental analysis and interview. The study uses triangulation to increase credibility and reliability. The objects are six rock musicians who live in Taipei and Kaohsiung. The conclusions are as follows. (1) The most remarkable motivations to influence the rock musicians in Taiwan are the learning experiences, the career conditions, social environment, and musicians¡¦ personality. (2) According to the result, the career-decision process and career development task correspond to the theories of Ginzberg and Super. (3) Economic problem is the significant motivation that prompts the rock musicians to change to other jobs. Remarkably, they anticipate making the decisions on schedule, not accidentally. Besides, most of the interviewers transfer to other jobs during the five transferring periods which Levinson proposed in his theory. (4) Western rock music influences Taiwanese rock musicians both on music style and outer appearance. (5) Taiwanese rock music style is different in every place associated with the ¡§urban characteristic.¡¨ (6) Famous and mainstream rock bands and musicians can have more economic power to earn their living as rock musicians. (7) Taiwanese rock music workers have to make more improvement as western ones, especially on creative work. (8) Rock musicians of different ages have distinct expectations on their own career life and future. (9) Female rock musicians have more advantages than males on outer appearance, while they are more limited by marriage and family on the other hand. (10) Married or some rock musicians with heavy economic burden may be influenced on their career development. Finally, Few suggestions are generated from this study: First, when one decides to ento this career, he must cultivate his musical ability well. Second, he must take his own responsibility and understand his works¡¦ position in the music market.

Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University, Division of Humanities, Department of Contemporary Music Studies, 2006. / Bibliography: p. 377-385.

The research was a qualitative study of the dress of heavy metal (HM) music groups using content analysis. The purpose was to examine dress characteristics of a representative random sample of HM music groups. The objectives were (a) to develop a classification system for HM music groups based on time and subgenre, (b) to identify music groups within each cell (i.e., time and subgenre) of the classification system, and (c) to identify dress characteristics of a representative random sample of the music groups. The subjects in the study were HM music groups as pictured on albums. The variables were the selected items of dress and the classification of the groups by time and subgenre. A classification system was developed and used for the selection of subjects. Using the HM Dress Classification Instrument developed by the researcher, specific dress characteristics of twenty-four HM music groups were identified. This data was compiled in tabular format. Among the twenty-four HM groups, the predominant clothing was a black woven shirt and black leather/suede pants. Clothing trim included studs, motifs/designs, words and fringe. No visible jewelry was predominant. The primary shoes observed were western boots. Straight, shoulder-length black or blond hair with no head covering was predominant. Beards, makeup, tattooing, and other forms of corporal adornment were observed. Although some dress categories were dominated by single items, changes were observed across time and subgenres. The data indicated rejection of the two null hypotheses. / Master of Science

Fung Chui Bik. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 1-7 (3rd gp.)). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter One: --- Literature Review --- p.5 / Chapter Chapter Two: --- Methodology --- p.23 / Chapter Chapter Three: --- Historical Background / Chapter 3.1 --- The emerging of Indie music in Hong Kong --- p.26 / Chapter 3.2 --- New wave of DIY --- p.31 / Chapter Chapter Four: --- The Mediations & Active Prosumers --- p.38 / Chapter 4.1 --- The Mediations of Producers-consumers --- p.40 / Chapter 4.2 --- The Mediations of Professional-consumers --- p.52 / Chapter 4.3 --- The Mediations of Media workers --- p.62 / Chapter Chapter Five: --- Different Modes of Indie Prosuming --- p.70 / Chapter 5.1 --- Disciple --- p.73 / Chapter 5.2 --- Practitioner --- p.77 / Chapter 5.3 --- Critical Prosumer --- p.83 / Chapter Chapter Six: --- Conclusion一 A New Indie Culture --- p.86 / References and Bibliography / "Appendix I，II，III, IV"