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1. Why did the AMF go on strike in 1942? 2. Monk famously mentored the great bebop pianist Bud Powell. Who was the other teenage piano prodigy that Monk was friends with, and what events slowed that person’s career? 3. How did Monk support his protégé Bud Powell in this period? 4. Kelley notes, “it […]

Please Listen to the following 3 pieces below and comment with 3 -5 sentences for each piece about what images come to your mind. Talk in terms of metaphor, simile, and whatever else you would like. If the music makes you feel a certain way talk about why. If you like it explain why. If you do not like […]

InstructionsThe second form of “literacy” we will explore in this course is print literacy, specifically from popular music media. You need to find a feature article on an artist or subject that somehow ties into this course. I’m purposely leaving this broad and open to interpretation so that you can find something that you are […]

Please submit an ARTIST or BAND PROFILE, a paper about an Artist or a Band that you have learned about during the course. It should be approximately 500 words in length (not including bibliography). There is no need to include my name, class, etc. on the upper left of the first page, since you are submitting online. Just include your name. Choose […]

practice concert report for one piece of your choice by the spotlight composer this week: Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Based on what you heard, create a simple listening outline for the piece (similar to the interactive Listening Guides you have seen in the textbook so far). Begin with the TITLE OF YOUR PIECE (including the movement number and tempo […]

Listen to the 3rd movement of Brahms Violin Concerto in D (pages 281-283). Part 1: Create a program for this piece of music. (Your program can be simply a picture or scene that you visualize or it can be a poem or story). Part 2:Then summarize how this effects your listening experience.

AgesMiddle Ages Discussion3737 unread replies.3838 replies.Describe the social structure of the Middle Ages vs Renaissance,  and tell how that structure affected the musicians and music of the time period. How do the lives of musicians in the Middle Ages

According to John Lennon, “Liverpool was a Northern port. That means it was less hick than somewhere like the American Midwest or wherever you call it. We were the second largest port in England, between Manchester and London. We were the ones looked down upon as animals by the Southerners, the Londoners, because we were […]

Differences through colonizationNo unread replies.No replies.We can have songs in the same language but sound totally different.   Portugal initiated the Atlantic Slave Trade kidnapping African and enslaving them in modern-day Brazil. Through colonization, cultures from the Portuguese, Africans and Indigenous people in modern-day Brazil merged into a new group of people with specific pathways […]

Additional Assignment 2 Week 1,  Find the E-book assignments 1 through 3 in Course Resources. Due date: Sunday 7/11   Always include Timestamps (elapsed time) when required. No timestamps, if required, no credit will be received for the answer. This assignment isn’t designed around right or wrong answers, but is graded heavily on effort. (10 […]