Attend a live professional concert, recital, musical, opera, or special music event and write a one-page report on two pieces from that Program. These will need to include screenshot of the program to qualify. Take a screenshot of the front and inside list of all music being performed. These include any recital, concert, opera, musical […]
Description You will complete a write up that answers: 1. What was your favorite and least favorite things about the piece of music? 2. Would you listen to this piece of music again, why or why not? 3. How did you listen to this differently after taking this course? Use musical fundamental vocabulary used to […]
Summarize the history and the musical style of the Classical, Romantic, Modern, and Post-Modern Periods. Then show how historical events caused the formation of each style and the change to the subsequent period.
Two options: #1 You may examine one style of (African American influenced) music exclusively (blues, gospel, jazz, hip hop, etc.). If you choose this option address the historical roots of the selected musical genre, identify some of its key innovators, and discuss its impact on American music. You also should identify at least two or […]
Description For this assignment, you will examine your own life using one of the core concepts from this course: musical function, as theorized by Alan MerriamPreview the document. Be sure to follow the instructions below and on the course syllabus. (Failure to follow instructions will result in a lowered grade.) The minimum length of this […]
Compare two musical pieces by different composers from the same music genre. What aspects of the pieces place them in the same genre? What do they have in common? What aspects are different? Be sure to address the period in which the works were written, the personal styles of each composer, the performance forces, and […]
The Weary BluesDroning a drowsy syncopated tune,Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon,I heard a Negro play. Down on Lenox Avenue the other nightBy the pale dull pallor of an old gas lightHe did a lazy sway . . .He did a lazy sway . . .To the tune o’ those Weary Blues. With […]
For your first short paper, read chapter 2 of Mark Katz, Capturing Sound: How Techology Has Changed Music “Making America Musical: the Phonograph and “Good Music,” and write a 2-3 page reaction. There are a lot of issues you might address, but do at least comment on the notion of “good” versus, presumably, “not good” […]
Read UC Trade Secret Basics and answer the following questions: Q #1 – What law governs trade secrets? Q #2 – What are the tree basic characteristics of a trade secret? Q #3 – Describe two types of conduct that could constitute misappropriation of a trade secret. Q #4 – What are the remedies available […]
Paper details: – Discuss a specific moment in the text that connects to current events (anything in the 21st century). OR: – Discuss a specific moment in the text that connects to some other text / work of art / musical work / historical event.
