Music IslandMusic Island

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Presented by: Craig JeppsonPresented by: Craig Jeppson

Feel The Music Baby!Feel The Music Baby!

LocationLocationAbsolute location: 49 degrees northAbsolute location: 49 degrees north

160 degrees west160 degrees west

Relative location: In Puget Sound, off Relative location: In Puget Sound, off the coast of Seattle Washington.the coast of Seattle Washington.

Human History: Island MythologyHuman History: Island MythologyMusic Island has existed since, what was Music Island has existed since, what was

thought to be the death of Elvis Presley. thought to be the death of Elvis Presley. The crazy life of fame had worn him The crazy life of fame had worn him down to the point where he faked his down to the point where he faked his own death and ran away to find a place own death and ran away to find a place to relax and focus on his music. Through to relax and focus on his music. Through the years, when great musicians like Jim the years, when great musicians like Jim Morrisson, John Lennon, Bob Marley and Morrisson, John Lennon, Bob Marley and Kurt Cobain have reached their breaking Kurt Cobain have reached their breaking point, they have escaped to this musical point, they have escaped to this musical paradise to focus on their music. They paradise to focus on their music. They have produced so much great music that have produced so much great music that they now want to come out of hiding and they now want to come out of hiding and share their music and the land where it share their music and the land where it was produced with the rest of the world. was produced with the rest of the world. If you choose to come to here, don’t try If you choose to come to here, don’t try to find Tu Pac. He really is dead.to find Tu Pac. He really is dead.

Geologic History: Tectonic Plate Geologic History: Tectonic Plate MovementMovement

Music Island is on the Music Island is on the North American North American Tectonic Plate. The Tectonic Plate. The island was created island was created when the Pacific Plate when the Pacific Plate Subducted under the Subducted under the North American Plate. North American Plate. The Pacific Plate The Pacific Plate melted as it moved melted as it moved towards the earth’s towards the earth’s center. The magma center. The magma rose through cracks in rose through cracks in the North American the North American plate and built up until plate and built up until it appeared above the it appeared above the surface of the water in surface of the water in the shape of a guitar.the shape of a guitar.

Geologic History: ErosionGeologic History: Erosion

Glaciers shaped the Glaciers shaped the island by moving island by moving across the land and across the land and flattening areas like flattening areas like Pearl Jam Plain. Pearl Jam Plain.

The ocean also beat The ocean also beat against the shoreline against the shoreline and helped shape and helped shape Pink Floyd Peninsula Pink Floyd Peninsula and Bob Dylan Bay.and Bob Dylan Bay.

Climate: TemperatureClimate: Temperature

Music Island has a Marine West Music Island has a Marine West Coast Climate. At 48 degrees Coast Climate. At 48 degrees North, the sun’s rays are North, the sun’s rays are direct between June and direct between June and August, when the earth is August, when the earth is tilted toward the sun. Summer tilted toward the sun. Summer temperatures average sixty temperatures average sixty degrees. The temperature degrees. The temperature drops to forty degrees when drops to forty degrees when the Northern Hemisphere is the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. tilted away from the sun.

The temperatures are about The temperatures are about twelve degrees cooler on twelve degrees cooler on Morissey Mountain because it Morissey Mountain because it is 4000 feet above sea level. is 4000 feet above sea level.

Climate: PrecipitationClimate: Precipitation Music Island gets 45 inches Music Island gets 45 inches

of rain or snow per year. of rain or snow per year. Frontal precipitation occurs Frontal precipitation occurs when the warm North when the warm North Pacific Current and the Pacific Current and the cold California Current cold California Current meet. meet.

Orographic precipitation Orographic precipitation also occurs frequently also occurs frequently when humid air from the when humid air from the ocean is blocked by ocean is blocked by Metallica Mountain. As the Metallica Mountain. As the air rises to get over the air rises to get over the mountain, it cools and mountain, it cools and rains or snows. The climate rains or snows. The climate on the leeward side of the on the leeward side of the mountain is dryer.mountain is dryer.

Frontal Precipitation

Orographic Precipitation

Vegetation Vegetation The vegetation of Music The vegetation of Music

Island is Coniferous Island is Coniferous Forest. We have pines, Forest. We have pines, spruce and fir trees. spruce and fir trees. Coniferous trees have Coniferous trees have needles have a small needles have a small surface area that allow surface area that allow the tree to stay green the tree to stay green in cold weather with in cold weather with little sunlight. There little sunlight. There are many variety of are many variety of birds that make birds that make beautiful music which beautiful music which add to the musical add to the musical nature of the islandnature of the island

ResourcesResources

Forestry and mining are the Forestry and mining are the primary industries on Music primary industries on Music Island. We use our trees to Island. We use our trees to make guitars, violins, pianos make guitars, violins, pianos etc. We also have several etc. We also have several mines where we get metals mines where we get metals to make strings, pegs and to make strings, pegs and brass instruments. You brass instruments. You should know that for every should know that for every tree we cut down, we plant tree we cut down, we plant three more in its place.three more in its place.

We use oil to run our cars but We use oil to run our cars but we also have solar, wind we also have solar, wind and hydro-electric power to and hydro-electric power to generate electricity. We are generate electricity. We are a model of economic and a model of economic and environmental efficiency. environmental efficiency. We are green, clean and We are green, clean and mean.mean.

Products & ServicesProducts & Services

You may not believe this but You may not believe this but on Music Island, we make on Music Island, we make musical instruments and musical instruments and other electronic audio other electronic audio equipment.equipment.

Our services include music Our services include music lessons, voice lessons, lessons, voice lessons, instrument repair and instrument repair and tuning and last but not tuning and last but not least, raging concerts of least, raging concerts of all types. all types.

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Products and ServicesProducts and ServicesOption #2: Developing NationOption #2: Developing Nation

This slide is for This slide is for those who’s main those who’s main economic activity economic activity is making some is making some product. product.

Countries with Countries with most of their jobs most of their jobs usually pay much usually pay much less than less than developed nation developed nation for their laborfor their labor

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Economic PhilosophyEconomic Philosophy

The economy of Music Island is geared toward The economy of Music Island is geared toward balancing equality and efficiency. We, therefore balancing equality and efficiency. We, therefore believe in Socialism. The music industry; believe in Socialism. The music industry; manufacturing of instruments, lessons and manufacturing of instruments, lessons and concerts are privately owned. Schools, hospitals concerts are privately owned. Schools, hospitals and daycare are run by the government and are and daycare are run by the government and are free to all of the citizens of Music Island. The free to all of the citizens of Music Island. The government will also help poor people get access government will also help poor people get access to music lessons and performances if they to music lessons and performances if they qualify. While we believe that efficiency makes qualify. While we believe that efficiency makes the best musicians, we will sacrifice some the best musicians, we will sacrifice some efficiency to make things more equal. efficiency to make things more equal.

Demographic ComparisonsDemographic Comparisons

CountryCountry

NameNamePopulatioPopulation growthn growth

Infant Infant mortalitymortality

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IslandIsland.89%.89% 55 8080 99%99% $75,000$75,000

CanadaCanada .83%.83% 55 8181 99%99% $40,200$40,200

U.S.A.U.S.A. .88%.88% 66 7878 99%99% $48,000$48,000

MexicoMexico 1.14%1.14% 1919 7676 91%91% $14,400$14,400

Demographic AnalysisDemographic Analysis

Music Island is a developed country. Unlike less Music Island is a developed country. Unlike less developed countries where children work to help developed countries where children work to help provide for the families needs, people have less provide for the families needs, people have less children because kids are expensive and do not help children because kids are expensive and do not help provide income for the family. Because our provide income for the family. Because our population grows slower, we have more resources to population grows slower, we have more resources to take care of people. That is why our infant mortality take care of people. That is why our infant mortality rate is only five deaths per 1000 births. Our rate is only five deaths per 1000 births. Our healthcare system helps people live, on average, to healthcare system helps people live, on average, to the ripe old age of eighty one. Because children don’t the ripe old age of eighty one. Because children don’t work, we send them to daycare (oops I mean school) work, we send them to daycare (oops I mean school) so they don’t bug us while we are at work. The result 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 is that we have a high literacy rate. When they do get jobs, they are very productive workers (GDP of jobs, they are very productive workers (GDP of $75,000) because they are smart and have mad $75,000) because they are smart and have mad music skills. music skills.

Government AuthorityGovernment AuthorityType ofType of

authorityauthority DemocracyDemocracy DictatorDictator

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Method of Method of enforcementenforcement

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Government Structure: FederalGovernment Structure: Federal

Although we are a small island. We Although we are a small island. We have a diverse population. We have have a diverse population. We have so many musical styles and tastes, so many musical styles and tastes, that we have to have a government that we have to have a government structure that allows for diversity structure that allows for diversity while still providing a strong while still providing a strong government. government.

Our federal government structure Our federal government structure allows for states where rock or allows for states where rock or country or jazz is dominant to make country or jazz is dominant to make laws that fit their beliefs and tastes laws that fit their beliefs and tastes while still allowing a national while still allowing a national government that makes laws that fit government that makes laws that fit the population as a whole.the population as a whole.

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Government Structure: Government Structure: ConfederationConfederation

Use this example if there are many Use this example if there are many diverse groups that really can’t diverse groups that really can’t agree on much.agree on much.

The population of Music Island has The population of Music Island has so many different musical styles so many different musical styles and tastes that no government and tastes that no government could meet the needs of could meet the needs of everyone. We have states where everyone. We have states where Pop, rock and rap are dominant, Pop, rock and rap are dominant, but they clash with the other but they clash with the other groups. That is why we have a groups. That is why we have a confederation. Each state makes confederation. Each state makes most of the laws for their people. most of the laws for their people. The national government is weak The national government is weak and only provides things like a and only provides things like a military and printing money.military and printing money.

Government StructureGovernment StructureUnitaryUnitary

Use this example if all of the people Use this example if all of the people on the island are the same.on the island are the same.

Music Island has a unitary Music Island has a unitary government structure. This works government structure. This works for us because all of the people for us because all of the people on the island like Rock music. on the island like Rock music. Some people secretly like country Some people secretly like country but they are the minority. We but they are the minority. We only need a national government only need a national government because all of the laws fit nearly because all of the laws fit nearly everyone. We don’t have any everyone. We don’t have any state governments.state governments.

National Government

Laws: DemocracyLaws: DemocracyThese are some examples of laws. Make sure the laws connect directly These are some examples of laws. Make sure the laws connect directly

to the theme. to the theme.

1. You may not force your musical tastes on other people or 1. You may not force your musical tastes on other people or discriminate against them for their unique musical styles.discriminate against them for their unique musical styles.2. Everyone will receive some kind of music, voice or audio 2. Everyone will receive some kind of music, voice or audio training.training.3. You may not steal or copy other people’s music or musical 3. You may not steal or copy other people’s music or musical ideas and sell them as your own.ideas and sell them as your own.4. People will solve minor conflicts by having a musical duel. 4. People will solve minor conflicts by having a musical duel. The person who answers the rock trivia question correctly The person who answers the rock trivia question correctly gets to choose an instrument. Whoever plays it better gets to gets to choose an instrument. Whoever plays it better gets to have their way.have their way.5. People who commit felonies will by punished by listening to 5. People who commit felonies will by punished by listening to the song “fireflies” by Owl City until they are emotionally the song “fireflies” by Owl City until they are emotionally broken.broken.6. People who are tone deaf or have no musical ability will 6. People who are tone deaf or have no musical ability will receive disability pay from the government.receive disability pay from the government.

Laws: DictatorshipLaws: Dictatorship1.1. Anyone caught listening to any kind of music other than Anyone caught listening to any kind of music other than

rock will be punished by listening to country music for rock will be punished by listening to country music for twenty four hours straight or until they go insane, twenty four hours straight or until they go insane, whichever comes first.whichever comes first.

2.2. Anyone who is not skilled at an instrument or singing or Anyone who is not skilled at an instrument or singing or some type of audio technology must work as a ticket some type of audio technology must work as a ticket taker or concessions vendor.taker or concessions vendor.

3.3. Everyone will wear a picture of Elvis on their shirt and Everyone will wear a picture of Elvis on their shirt and wiggle their hips and knees as a sign of national wiggle their hips and knees as a sign of national solidarity.solidarity.

4.4. People who commit felonies will be struck with a trumpet People who commit felonies will be struck with a trumpet or blasted with high frequency sound until they are deaf.or blasted with high frequency sound until they are deaf.

5.5. Those caught disrespecting musical icons will have their Those caught disrespecting musical icons will have their ears cut off.ears cut off.

6.6. Refusal to engage in music rituals or holidays will be Refusal to engage in music rituals or holidays will be required to clean and tune musical instruments for one required to clean and tune musical instruments for one week.week.

Non-Material CultureNon-Material CultureThe rockers dominate the culture of The rockers dominate the culture of

music island.music island.

The main characteristic of rockers is The main characteristic of rockers is that they listen to rock music and that they listen to rock music and play instruments like guitar, drums, play instruments like guitar, drums, base and keyboards. They like to live base and keyboards. They like to live life like they their music with a strong life like they their music with a strong beat and fast rhythm. They believe beat and fast rhythm. They believe that life is to be enjoyed. Their work that life is to be enjoyed. Their work is their play. is their play.

They are usually white and They are usually white and predominantly men. Jamming on the predominantly men. Jamming on the guitar is the closest thing they have guitar is the closest thing they have experienced to God. To them writing experienced to God. To them writing and performing music is a form of and performing music is a form of worship. They worship Elvis as a God worship. They worship Elvis as a God but minor gods include John Lennon, but minor gods include John Lennon, Jim Morrison etc. in order of their Jim Morrison etc. in order of their importance in influencing rock music. importance in influencing rock music.

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Non-material Culture: Non-material Culture: Customs & HolidaysCustoms & HolidaysCustomsCustoms

Along with being our religious service, our concerts Along with being our religious service, our concerts are a custom. We have such a rockin good time are a custom. We have such a rockin good time that we all attend at least two concerts a week.that we all attend at least two concerts a week.

Whenever we are feeling in harmony with another Whenever we are feeling in harmony with another human soul, we will each take out our cell phones human soul, we will each take out our cell phones and let the LED display glow a bright blue color and let the LED display glow a bright blue color that represents the glow of our unified spirits.that represents the glow of our unified spirits.

Music Appreciation: At ten o’clock everyday, whether Music Appreciation: At ten o’clock everyday, whether at work or at school, we take thirty minutes to at work or at school, we take thirty minutes to relax and meditate upon the sounds of musrelax and meditate upon the sounds of mus

We watch one musically inspired movie every week. We watch one musically inspired movie every week. Some examples include: The Sound of Music, Mr. Some examples include: The Sound of Music, Mr. Holland’s Opus and Fiddler on the Roof. Holland’s Opus and Fiddler on the Roof.

Practice: everyone practices at least one hour a dayPractice: everyone practices at least one hour a day

HolidaysHolidays

Our holidays celebrate the lives Our holidays celebrate the lives of great rock legends. of great rock legends. HolidaysHolidays

The anniversary of WoodstockThe anniversary of Woodstock

The annual pilot and the finale The annual pilot and the finale episodes of American Idol, episodes of American Idol, Britain’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent and America’s Got TalentAmerica’s Got Talent

Material CultureMaterial Culture

Clothing: T-shirts from rock concerts are the most common type of Clothing: T-shirts from rock concerts are the most common type of clothing. They show your culture by showing your favorite band. clothing. They show your culture by showing your favorite band. People also have patches and stickers to identify their favorite People also have patches and stickers to identify their favorite music and group. Black is the color that you see the most but pink 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 (Pink, Pink Floyd) and purple (Prince, Donny Osmond) are the next most common colors. most common colors.

A common accessory is a belt that has a place for a person’s guitar 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 picks or a holster for their drum sticks from or attach their MP3 player/cell phone to. These are indispensable because a person player/cell phone to. These are indispensable because a person must never be without their music or the ability to use the LED must never be without their music or the ability to use the LED light on their phone to show their solidarity at a concert.light on their phone to show their solidarity at a concert.

Food: We regularly digest large amounts of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Food: We regularly digest large amounts of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Eyed Peas, Pumpkins (that have been smashed), Bread Black Eyed Peas, Pumpkins (that have been smashed), Bread Korn, Phish, Meatloaf (with Salt N Peppa). For dessert we like to Korn, Phish, Meatloaf (with Salt N Peppa). For dessert we like to eat strawberries from our fields and Cranberries with Cream on eat strawberries from our fields and Cranberries with Cream on top. top.