| dc.description.abstract | Music salons have been a topic of interest amongst several fields of scholarship, including
musicology, for many years. However, as these social gatherings move online due to the COVID-19
pandemic, I believe they are changing. In fact, both their characteristics and our relationships with
music salons are changing. Due to these changes, we may not be able to recognize them where they
have nestled themselves within the World Wide Web. This thesis aims to redefine our definitions of
music salons and music salon culture by studying salons within the last 100 years that we might find
“unusual.” These uncommon salon scenarios include the Deep Deuce neighborhood of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, during the mid-1900s and the second wave of black metal music in early 1990s
Norway. Exploring, becoming comfortable with, and embracing the unusual is a stepping stone in
the journey of keeping up with today’s online salon culture. | en_US |
