In the book,“Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life” by William Deresiewicz (Links to an external site.), he shares this idea. The reason we study history is not because we don’t want to repeat it. It is because you learn about yourself. The reason we study the […]
Write a response paper conveying your thoughts and feelings. The readings include an interview with Joplin, an article excerpt on her time with Big Brother and the Holding Company
Response Paper — Janis Joplin History of Rock, F21 — After reading three source documents posted, write a response paper conveying your thoughts and feelings. The readings include an interview with Joplin, an article excerpt on her time with Big Brother and the Holding Company (Big Brother, for short) and the album Cheap Thrills, and […]
How did television play a role in the rock and pop music industry from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s? How was the music industry tied to this medium, and what were the musical results of such a relationship?
How did television play a role in the rock and pop music industry from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s? How was the music industry tied to this medium, and what were the musical results of such a relationship? Do you think TV had a negative impact on radio and the record industry? Include a brief […]
Pick two jazz musicians who have been discussed so far in class and compare and contrast their playing styles and/or personal backgrounds and/or musical backgrounds.
Pick two jazz musicians who have been discussed so far in class and compare and contrast their playing styles and/or personal backgrounds and/or musical backgrounds. Don’t make statements without supporting them with musical or historical fact. If you make a statement about one musician, compare or contrast that aspect with the other musician you have […]
Write a short response essay based on the theme of “Black versus White” as it is explored in this article. Using specific quotes and moments from the article
You all listened to “Crazy Blues” as recorded by Mamie Smith for last week’s unit on The Blues. The article you’ll be reading for this week is based on this song. It mentions various factors that contributed to the huge success of “Crazy Blues” while also discussing reasons “serious” Blues musicians were dismissive of the […]
How does the story in the video compliment the music? What is the significance in the way the producer has chosen to go between the shots of the performers and the storyline?
Classical Music + Music Videos So many genres of music have used “music videos” to drive their popularity and sales.Classical music has been slow to use it, but that is changing. What is the story behind each of these works? How does the story in the videocompliment the music? What is the significance in the […]
Develop a teaching lesson plan and teaching demonstration using triads (major, minor, diminish and augmented chords) for high school students.
Teaching Demonstration Develop a teaching lesson plan and teaching demonstration using triads (major, minor, diminish and augmented chords) for high school students. Provide rubric for assessment and any pertinent information needed to measure teaching objectives and goals.
Explain music performance, but also realize the secondary creation of music works with the help of music practice, thereby further deepening the connotation of music works and enriching the spirit of music works
Music without borders Music aesthetics studies music performance from different angles, clarifies the essence of music, and provides new ideas for music performance. It pays attention to the process of human consciousness activity towards music aesthetics. When humans produce aesthetic consciousness, they have already produced music aesthetics [1]. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, […]
Write an essay on A night at the opera was society’s entertainment long before radio, television, music players and streaming! Though the earliest recorded opera is Jacopo Peri’s Dafne.
Write an essay on A night at the opera was society’s entertainment long before radio, television, music players and streaming! Though the earliest recorded opera is Jacopo Peri’s Dafne, first performed in 1597, opera is still quite popular today. Consider why it has “staying power”
Write 200 words that gives your personal reflections on this issue(s). What are you learning about popular music from this reading? Why is this scholar’s perspective important…or not important?
PROMPT: Choose either Shuker 2001 OR Roediger 1999 for this response. Write 200 words about one or two central issues from your chosen reading. Describe how the scholar treats this issue(s) and why it is important to the central purposes of the reading. Be specific and give page references if necessary. Next, write 200 words […]