PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Thoughts / comments on the final chapter?
Book Lesson #1: The dark side of music and stories. What do we need to be cautious of? (p. 283-4)
Book Lesson #2: The upside of the unfamiliar. Why is it important to embrace disfluency? (p. 284-5)
Book Lesson #3: The paradox of scale. What size audience are the biggest hits usually targeting? (Read aloud bottom paragraph on p. 285)
Book Lesson #4: The genius of MAYA: At what period in many successful artists' careers do they often make their masterpieces? Why? (Thompson 287).
The Future of Hits: Empire
The Future of Hits: City-State
Closing thought: “To be a maker in this world is to sacrifice certainty for love at the altar of art” (Thompson 307). What does he mean? Do you agree?
Thompson as model of successful rhetoric: thesis > support > counterarguments > conclusion. Ethos. Logos. Pathos.
Where to House your Final Sig Asst.