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Hola Familia Summer Latina. Welcome to your first assignment: The Concert Report. Ok, here’s the scoop: Below, under the title CONCERT REPORT SAMPLERS, you’ll find performances of different Latin-American Music Styles and genres.  Pick up just ONE, preferably one you like a lot, and write your report.  NOTE: if you already have a Latin-American Music/Dance performance or any […]

For the first part of this initial post, listen to the following performance of Celtic music, “Toss the Feathers (1994),” by the Corrs.  Discuss at least three elements of music that you can hear in this piece.   Also research definitions of “traditional” and “contemporary” Celtic music:  to which category does this piece belong?   Support your conclusion with references to […]

Classical! What is classical about 1750 to 1820? What does “classical” mean? Some thinkers refer to “classical music” as a broad and general category of orchestral or operatic music on one style or another, but by now we know that not all orchestral music is classical (nor is all classical music orchestral), etc. As you […]

Write a formal essay on one early American music tradition, either Native American chant or any one of the four early American folk song traditions described in Chapter 2. This essay should relate to Discussion 3 and 4 and mention relevant titles from this week’s listening examples. The listening example charts in the textbook can […]

Side PanelExpand side panelDiscussion 4 Previous Next Describe the major traditions of “early” American folk music. Feel free to discuss any of the traditions listed in Chapter 2; you only need to discuss two traditions (Spanish, British, Early American, or African). The best way to write this discussion is to listen to and comment on 2 of this […]

Specialized videos and articles about several Classical composers are linked in this drop box. Choose one and read or watch the video, keeping notes in your journal as you study. Take note of people, places, things, and events that make the chosen composer outstanding in history. (If you prefer you may choose a documentary about […]

The Classical Era is also called the Enlightenment especially when referring to intellectual development.  Read about the style and culture of the time during 1750 – 1800 (approximately) and write three specific realizations  you experience about how Classical music and Enlightenment relate.  You might note influences from people, places, things, events. You may cite specific examples of music. Perhaps you […]

Submit a 750 – 1000 word report on one of the five options from the list below. You will research the piece of music, composer and describe the work from the performance that you view online. The report will include an introduction (naming the piece, composer and performance viewed), the body (include history of the […]

n the “music and” assignments, you are asked to re-conceive of the unit in your own unique way. For example, in Unit 1: Music as Ritual we study music associated with religious ceremonies and courtship, however, there are many more rituals in which we all regularly partake and in which music plays a part (e.g. […]

Read ch. 6 Sometimes there are no words to describe how we are feeling when we are sad or are in mourning. Songs may help us through the rough patches of life even when medicine falls short.  What’s makes a song a “mourning ” song? What re the qualities of the songs  that make it […]