Category: Music

Go to www.youtube.com
Find any youtube video of these 4 world famous classical music performers (do all 4)!!:
Pepe Romero, guitar
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Joshua Bell, violin
Kathleen Battle, soprano
Any piece of music they play is fine! 2-10 minutes in length.
Write a minimum -1800 word paper using the following process and criteria:
****Do all 4 performers/performances
Follow this procedure for “each” performer/performance!
Listen to entire piece that you choose!
write a short biography of the performer
find out who composed the piece of music and – write a short biography of the composer
research and describe the piece of music using these criteria: 1.) period/style 2.) discuss at least 1 structural concept (key, form, texture)
Your personal thoughts of the music in at least 2 sentences!
After you finish each of the four performers, do a proofreading and proof listening!
Each performance – biography of performer, biography of composer, music descriiption/analysis.
12 point font double spaced
Include cover page
Internet research is acceptable
Use any info/websites except Wikipedia
Due date: see module for due date and to upload
bibliography is required
The paper should be 1800 words minimum with extra cover page and bibliography

In keeping with last week’s topic of social commentary in music: If you were a songwriter (maybe you are!), about what social issues would you write a song? For your journal entry, write about your issue, perhaps include a sample of your lyrics, and describe what the music for your song would sound like.
Be detailed in your response (200 words minimum).

This assignment will put you on the path to complete the final essay . For this proposal, choose a composer and genre that fit the requirements of the final essay. Write 200 words about your topic, making sure to complete the following points:
Mention at least two examples from your chosen composer and genre. ( see below)
Mention at least one additional composer who also composed in this genre. ( see below)
Mention one example from the additional composer.
Cite one source with appropriate formatting.
Your overall goal is to define the conventions of your chosen genre and show how the composer fit into or differed from those conventions. Proposal Rubric.
Beethoven/ Genre: Piano sonata
1. “Moonlight” Piano Sonata No.14 in C-sharp
2.”Appassionata” Piano Sonata No.23, OP 57
Additional Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No.16 C Major.K. 545
Proposal Rubric
CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWord count and grammarThe proposal meets the word count as uses proper grammar.
20 ptsFull Marks
18 ptsGood
0 ptsNo Marks
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWorks or ComposersThe appropriate number of musical works and/or composers are mentioned.
30 ptsFull Marks
28 ptsGood
25 ptsFair
20 ptsNot adequate
0 ptsNo Marks
30 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSource Citation
10 ptsFull Marks
8 ptsGood
The source is cited but with minor errors.
6 ptsFair
The source is cited with major errors.
0 ptsNo Marks
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThought and CraftThe proposal has given thought to a final paper that meets the requirements.
40 ptsFull Marks
38 ptsGood
The proposal needs some correction to be a good final paper.
35 ptsFair
The proposal needs some correction or the final paper may be inadequate.
0 ptsNo Marks
40 pts
Total Points: 100

Why did slums grow so rapidly from the 1950s on?
What role do governments play in relation to the slums? What role do you think they should play?
How did chicha articulate urban, Andean migrant, and youth identity?
What culture developed around chicha (i.e., events, dissemination, social role)?
How is chicha music a soundtrack of rural to urban migration? What generation does it most resonate with and why?
What kind of a culture is created around baile-funk and/or punk rock in Mexico City? How does the audience participate in these musics?

https://youtu.be/zjRvCy8jScMSong for Analysis: “Hot House” composed by Tadd Dameron
Critical listening is a priority for this course.
ASSIGNMENT: 10 pts Submit your paper in pdf form only. No docs, word, pages, or Google docs accepted.
Include the following in your essay:
Song title
Composer and Jazz Style
Name of Performing Artist/Orchestra or Group
Include the number of times you listened to the piece
Give
specific descriptions/observations of the selected five topics below –
(refer to Elements of Music in your textbook). Use music terminology
correctly. You may need to research the Internet for data. DO NOT
PLAGIARIZE someone else’s words! An anti-plagiarism program will be
used. Be thorough and use complete sentences, not buttons.
Type five well-written paragraphs for the Five topics listed below (2 pts each):
1)
INSTRUMENTS AND PERFORMANCE: Identify and spell correctly the
instruments used, perhaps their priority to the piece, as well as
anything remarkable about the performance, ie. techniques, virtuosity,
etc.
2) SOUND: Including use of dynamics, overall major or minor
key, emotions evoked, was timbre(s)/tone color a priority? (paragraph).
3)
RHYTHM: Including meter(s), tempo(s), beat, retardation and
acceleration, pausing & stops, pattern(s), contributing instruments,
was rhythm a priority? (paragraph).
4) MELODY: Including
contributing instrument(s) to melody, climax, shape, range, themes,
motives, form, syncopation, virtuosity, was melody a priority?
(paragraph).
5) HARMONY: Including contributing instrument(s) as
accompaniment for the melody, texture(s), chords, consonance/dissonance,
tension – release, was harmony a priority? (paragraph).
Optional 2 pts Extra Credit: Offer a short piece of trivia or fun facts that pertain to either the song, composer, or performers.
AGAIN, Submit your paper in pdf form only. No docs, word, pages, or Google docs accepted.

Rubric
Technical _____/100
○ Good title
○ Page numbers
○ 12 point, Times New Roman Font
○ Double-spaced
○ 10 pages in length
○ Into paragraphs with a thesis that sets a context for the paper. (As in sample
paper).
○ Proper body paragraph structure. (As in the sample paper). ○ Proper conclusion. (As exemplified in the sample paper.) ○ Proper Transitions.
○ Limited use of first person.
MLA _____/100
● In text citations are correct ● Works Cited Page is correct. ● Every quote is cited.
● Every paraphrase is cited.
Sources _____/100
● All sources are from scholarly EBSCO sources or books. –7-10 sources

Content_____/100
● A very clear thesis that answers our research questions.
● 20 citations (in the form of paraphrases and direct quotes).
● Quality of information that is presented in a clear and intelligent manner.
Conventions of English _____/100
● Spelling, grammar, punctuation, elimination of awkward and wordy sentences along
with strong verbs and the use of sentence variation.
Clear lines are drawn ______/100
● No cutting and pasting. . .your own writing voice is present.

Alternately, you can write a 250- to 300-word essay describing the process of learning to dance the Charleston. How do you do the basic steps, and what embellishments can you add? What was the most challenging element of the process for you? Did dancing impact the way you heard the music? Describe what you did and learned. AI-generated text does not constitute a good faith effort.

This is the track you will have to listen to

Watch episode one entitled “Gumbo.” View the first hour of this episode and post a well-written summary (show me that you watched it). No specific format is required, however your essay should be well-written, double-spaced and two full pages. Include your name at the top right.
Again, an anti-plagiarism app is provide by Canvas and automatically reviews each paper. It also flags for Chat GPT. Use your own words.
Here is your access:
Go to Grossmont College Library Home Page
Scroll down to “Databases” and click there
On the alphabet across the top, click on “F”
Next, click on Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection
Log in with your Grossmont College user name and password
Now you should be in Films on Demand. Type in the search: Ken Burns Jazz
The second one listed is “Gumbo.” You don’t have to watch all 1:43:04, but please watch the first hour
Please post your PDF paper in Assignments.
This is an optional assignment for 5 points xtra credit.

As you have experienced through the lecture and video materials for this week and last week, technology and the manipulation of the technology (the use of the turntable used as a compositional tool, as an example) have been used in creating new sounds. What are some other ways technology is, or has been, used and/or manipulated to create new art forms? Feel free to discuss other musical genres, but you don’t have to limit yourself to music: think about other arts as well.

Listening Essay #19: Assignment Instructions
Step 1: Listen to the following piece in its’ entirety:
Arvo Pärt is a composer who uses elements of ancient music and minimalism to create a unique style that is simple yet modern. Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten was written by Pärt in memory of the great 20th century British composer Benjamin Britten. It is based on the simple idea of a descending minor scale played at different speeds by the various instruments.

World Music: An Introduction
World music refers to music that is not traditionally European or “Western.” There are many beautiful and amazing-sounding instruments that are used in cultures around the world. These instruments are not the ones we typically see in an orchestra, but they are being incorporated more and more in music of modern composers with a desire to bring about an awareness of music from around the globe. For our last essay, you will be listening to some of these instruments and will be discovering interesting details about one of the instruments on which you are drawn to do research.
Listening Essay #20 : Assignment Instructions
Step 1: Listen to the following five (5) videos featuring examples of “World Music” instruments.

Step 2: Compose Your Essay:
Choose one of the examples and write a 20-22 line essay (approximately one double-spaced page with a 12, Times New Roman font), using your own words about the instrument’s location of origin and development, and explain how it is used in a cultural context. After listening to the video above, in its entirety, write a 20-22 line essay (approximately one double-spaced page with a 12, Times New Roman font), about your impressions of the work, using your own words. Please see the announcements for more information.
-must have a title line with ONLY the title in it. Leave out the essay #number.
-plagiarism below 6% (this is getting much better).
-No work title in the body of the essay – this will bring your plagiarism score down.
-double-spacing – is better, but some still do it wrong.
-NO RESEARCHING, PLEASE!
-NO CITING, PLEASE!
-No quotes or quotations.