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This assignment is divided into three parts; Part A, Part B, and Part C: It is not a difficult assignment but requires that the student follow instructions carefully. Students will be required to answer questions pertaining to all three parts. Please copy and paste the provided links to your favorite browser.  Always number your answer […]

“Cover versions and interpretations” Tracks: My Favorite Things – Julie Andrews (original soundtrack version) My Favorite Things – John Coltrane *  Comment on the differences between these two versions.  How would you describe Julie Andrews approach to interpreting this song?  How would you describe Coltrane’s approach?  Draw from my video to comment on a couple specific aspects of […]

Please follow the instructions in the accompanying document to complete the Reflective Report assignment. In a separate document, please write up your responses to the question prompts, and attach your file after clicking through “Assignment Submission.” and you need to watch 5vedios, You can find the URLs of five videos in the file named “links”

Why was the early sixties musical “British Invasion” so successful and warmly embraced in the United States? What makes the music of the Beatles so widely popular even today? The Doors: Do you love them or hate them?  Explain why? Was Jim Morrison ahead of his time or was he just a charlatan who mastered […]

Part 4: Eighteenth-Century Classicism In order to get full credit for this essay, please be sure to use specific musical examples from our listening examples (composers and titles) and remember to cite your sources.  To do this posting correctly, you should have at least 2 or 3 well-constructed paragraphs.   Option 1:What were some of the […]

Each student will successfully complete a brief, 5-PARAGRAPH research paper on a Western classical composer. The student should follow the following outline: PARAGRAPH 1: INTRODUCTION In this paragraph, you should introduce the composer to their audience by giving basic background information (DOB, where they are from, and their overall reputation as a composer). This paragraph […]

3.3 Negro SpiritualsNo unread replies.No replies.The text doesn’t go into as much depth as about the large body of music we call “*Negro Spirituals” as warrented.   This music was passed on through the generations, and was later collected by abolitionist  musicologists and former enslaved who studied at the newly formed Black Colleges and Universities  founded […]

Final projects: 121 Album Review   121 students will have their own final project, either one of the following: ·         Write an album review, or a review of a larger collection of a musician or composer’s work, but they will also describe how their interpretation differs from other critiques of this music (at least 2 […]

The final presentation will be a composer and a work of your choice. The composer must be from Medieval ~ 20th-         century classical musician. I hope you can choose your favorite composer from our class. Then, select a favorite work.  For instance, you can choose W. A. Mozart and his opera “The Marriage of Figaro.” I […]

During the nineteenth century Romantic aesthetics emerged in literature, philosophy, art, and music.  (1) Please choose one aspect of culture which appeals to you, perhaps enlightenment or Sturm und Drang  and identify a leading thinker involved with this movement, for example the poet Goethe.  (2) Create a post on the “Call and Response” discussion board stating the individual you chose […]