Several studies have indicated an unprecedented increase in the number of Arab youths who watch music videos. It is also a custom in Arab countries to broadcast songs at their happy parties such as weddings, engagements and birthdays. We see that guests and party owners interact by dancing and singing with the songs, while the viewership rates of Arab music videos have reached millions on YouTube. The researcher decided to study the image of women through the lyrics of these songs, due to their importance in shaping the image of women in the minds of young people and shaping the (self-image) of young women. This study addresses a deficiency in the literature of gender representation in media by examining contemporary Arabic music videos, a generally overlooked yet significant medium. This research utilized qualitative content analysis to investigate the representation of women in the lyrics of Arabic music videos. The current study employed a purposive sampling method. Twenty songs were selected from the most watched songs on YouTube for the year 2024, and it was found that the negative qualities of the lover are more than the positive qualities. It was also found that the relationship between the lover and the lover is the first axis in the songs, and she was accused of betrayal, arrogance and greed, and her inability to make the right decisions, and her regret for her wrong decisions. While the image of the mother was positive. The scarcity of female songwriters, composers, and directors. Encouraging and motivating women to pursue songwriting, thereby representing Arab women effectively. It establishes a basis for additional scholarly investigation on the impact of internet platforms on popular perceptions of women in the Middle East.
With the outbreak of the Opium War in 1840, a large number of Western colonial powers invaded China, and Western music also followed. Under the influence of Western orchestras, at the beginning of the 20th century, western orchestras founded by Chinese people came into being one after another. The development of the Chinese Western Orchestra has experienced a tortuous process of reference, learning, and self-creation and gradually played a new chapter belonging to the Chinese people.
This paper aims to understand the attitudes, expectations, and appraisals of Chinese parents sending their children to study in Thailand by investigating Juan (Neijuan) culture and interdisciplinary and music education in Thailand. From a series of interviews with 20 Chinese parents, the research focuses on investigating the reasons for the parents select other systems which are quite different from China's highly competitive examination-oriented educational model. As shown by the study, parents are attracted to the comprehensive learning model that is adopted by Thailand's education system, which addresses the areas of child creativity, emotional intelligence, and individual development. In the case of children, an easy transition was experienced since the Thailand education system offered the necessary support and flexibility with the change. The parents also reported high satisfaction with the interdisciplinary curriculum, especially arts and music and they reported boosted learners' cognitive and social development. Thus, the study concludes that Thailand's education system is quite appropriate and contributes a lot to the overall personality development of students to enable them to face future academic and professional challenges in a global society. The findings of this study may be useful for educators and policymakers, as well as can be useful for students who want to study in Thailand as an alternative non-competitive environment in contrast to Chinese conditions.
Competition among educational institutions is getting intense with time. The institutes need to identify different technological factors to improve the quality of academic services. Therefore, this study examined the role of cultural factors, effort expectancy, hedonic motivation and adoption of cloud-based education systems on the quality of academic services. This research also examined the moderating role of information overload and the mediating effect of cloud-based educational systems adoption. The research methodology was quantitative using cross-sectional design. The data was collected from the students of higher education institutions. The questionnaire was developed to get the responses of the students. Gathered responses were examined through SPSS. The study findings stated that cultural factors, effort expectancy, and hedonic motivation had significant effects on the adoption of cloud-based education system. Moreover, adoption of cloud-based technology system has shown positive relationship with the quality of academic services. The results of the study support the mediating effect of an adoption of cloud-based educational system. In the end, the moderating role of information overload is also statistically supported. This research contributed theoretically by discussing the mediating role of adoption of cloud-based education system and moderating effect of information overload. These findings are helpful for policymakers of education sector of KSA.
The national "non-legacy" Bozhou local opera Erjiaxian has distinct local characteristics and high artistic value, and has flexible singing forms, unique singing structure and rich singing system, which is favored by local people in Bozhou. Bozhou Erjiaxian flexibly draws lessons from the euphemistic and lyrical melody color of Shandong Erjiaxian, and at the same time absorbs the bright and high-pitched rhythm characteristics of Henan Erjiaxian, and gradually forms its own unique local national artistic style. Erjiaxian is one of the rare operas in China, which originated in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty, originated in Hebei, spread in Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Hebei, and has a history of nearly 200 years. It is named after its main musical instrument Sihu, which is played with four strings sandwiched with two ponytails on the bow.
