Choose from one of two topics for your 300-400 word response. Give an analysis/response to Tierra Whack’s music and her album “Whack World
Select a news article or opinion piece related to hip-hop culture and the Covid-19 lockdown and/or political protest and transformation. Have you come across news features or analysis that indicate where the live music industry and hip-hop might be headed? In what ways has hip-hop transformed as a musical, cultural, and/or political voice in the […]
Ethnicity, Gender and Religion In your own words, summarize the past units and how various factors (ethnicity, gender and religion) helped shape music over the past few centuries. You may also use outside sources as long as you cite them properly. Make sure you include in text citations and a reference page at the end […]
Ghana (Aural Response) Description (Minimum 150-word response – double spaced, 12-point font) After listening to this example, respond in paragraph form to the prompts below. Be sure to listen to the entire recording to shape your response. What did you find most fascinating about this performance? Considering the polyrhythms in this performance (multiple rhythms played […]
What are your past performance experiences? Words Used: 500 Words What are your educational goals and professional aspirations. Words Used: 500 Words Explain in detail. It is important that you approach answering the essay question on your scholarship application as you would if you were writing an essay for an English 1301 or 1302 class. […]
Sound Design and Foley Explore the common us of hyper-realistic sounds is movies, TV and games and why over processed/edited audio sounds more real than natural recordings.
Gretchen at the spinning-wheel English Translation © Richard Stokes My peace is gone My heart is heavy; I shall never Ever find peace again. When he’s not with me, Life’s like the grave; The whole world Is turned to gall. My poor head Is crazed, My poor mind Shattered. My peace is gone My heart is […]
Here is a link to a performance: Questions to think about: What are some of the musical techniques you hear in this work that are used to tell the story? How does the singer portray 3 distinct characters (Father, Son and Erlking)?
Discuss Tricia Rose’s critique of commercial hip-hop in detail for your weekly response. In your response explain two of the key economic and/or cultural factors in Tricia Rose’s theory of the “narrowing of hip-hop images” and the “trinity of commercial hip-hop.” Include an account of radio and corporate consolidation in your account. Choose one contemporary […]
Explore Loren Kajikawa’s ideas about hip-hop and cultural “rearticulation” Choose one artist who you think represents the idea of rearticulation clearly and had an important impact. Discuss your example emphasizing rearticulation either in terms of class, race, gender, or sexuality. Your artist can either be American or international. Cite one online article discussing your chosen […]
