Music IslandMusic Island

Presented to: Gibson GuitarsPresented to: Gibson Guitars

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

Size: __miles wide___miles long= total areaSize: __miles wide___miles long= total area

Human History: Island MythologyHuman History: Island Mythology

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 to mines where we get metals to make strings, pegs and brass make strings, pegs and brass instruments. instruments.

We use oil to run our cars but we We use oil to run our cars but we also have solar, wind and also have solar, wind and hydro-electric power to hydro-electric power to generate electricity. generate electricity.

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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DemographicsDemographics

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IslandIsland.95%.95% 55 8080 99%99% $90,000$90,000

United United StatesStates

.88%.88% 6.36.3 7878 99%99% $48,000$48,000

CanadCanadaa

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

MexicoMexico 1.2%1.2% 1919 7676 91%91% $14,400$14,400

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.

Material CultureMaterial CultureClothingClothing We wear t-shirts from our favorite We wear t-shirts from our favorite

concerts. concerts.

Those who are in orchestras wear tux’s.Those who are in orchestras wear tux’s.

MusicMusic All genre’s of music are welcome here All genre’s of music are welcome here but the dominant style is rock and rollbut the dominant style is rock and roll

FoodFood We eat a lot of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pumpkins We eat a lot of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pumpkins (which have been smashed), Phish, Korn, (which have been smashed), Phish, Korn,

Bread, Meatloaf (with Salt N PeppaBread, Meatloaf (with Salt N Peppa), ), Cranberries and strawberries from our fields Cranberries and strawberries from our fields with Cream on them.with Cream on them.

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Non-material CultureNon-material CultureValues and BeliefsValues and BeliefsPeople on music island value People on music island value

rhythm, harmony, melody and rhythm, harmony, melody and excellence.excellence.

Physical CharacteristicsPhysical CharacteristicsPeople come from all over the People come from all over the

world to music island. Still, world to music island. Still, most people migrate from most people migrate from nearby places such as Seattle, nearby places such as Seattle, Vancouver and San Francisco. Vancouver and San Francisco. Like them, we have a majority Like them, we have a majority of whites and Asians.of whites and Asians.

Cultural CharacteristicsCultural CharacteristicsThe main characteristic of people The main characteristic of people

on the island is that they are on the island is that they are good at singing or playing a good at singing or playing a musical instrument. Some are musical instrument. Some are technical. They use technical. They use computers to mix, record and computers to mix, record and make musicmake music. .

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Non-material cultureNon-material culture CustomsCustoms

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

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

Elvis’s birthdayElvis’s birthday

First of Spring and the return of the song birds.First of Spring and the return of the song birds.

The pilot and the finale episodes of American Idol each year.The pilot and the finale episodes of American Idol each year.