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Discussion post: Read the article by Chamlin and Krajewski (2016). One form of target-hardening or deterrence for burglars is the use of “stand your ground laws.” What are “stand your ground” laws (or “castle doctrine”)? Have they been shown to reduce victimization? These laws can be controversial, why? Do you agree with the premise of […]

Please compose and polish your review/essay in any word processing program you like. When you are happy with it, please copy and paste it as a “text entry” into Canvas. Watch “Merrily We Roll Along” (Fuse Theatre Production) – link provided on Canvas – and write a 500-word essay/review of what you watch. Write about […]

Here is the link to the Extra Credit Assignment on Haydn: https://swccd.instructure.com/courses/43981/discussion_topics/546843If you can send me the answer to the following question (you will know the answer if you watch the video :)There is a question that needs to be answered: What went missing after Haydn’s death?

Please discuss the following terms. These terms reference major events and figures of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods in Western civilization. 1)Brunelleschi 2)Florentine Camerata 3)Council of Trent 4)Protestant Reformation 5)Albrecht Dürer 6)Leonardo di Vinci 7)Galileo 8)Rembrandt 9)Paradise Lost 10)King Louis XIV (France)

Here are a few examples of full-length concerts you can find online (by conducting a web search using the criteria below) that could be used for this assignment: Coldplay Live In Boston 2012 (Full Concert DVD) Sting: If on a winters night-Live from Durham Cathedral 2009 (watch all 14 songs on concert) Eric Clapton, Jeff […]

Reading assignment: Götterdämmerung in Vienna_Kluge_transCC.pdfPreview the document Listening assignments: Luigi Nono, “Guai ai Gelidi Mostri” https://ucsd.nml3.naxosmusiclibrary.com/catalogue/… (Links to an external site.) (listen to Part IV, which is track 4 on the Naxos site) Richard Wagner, Act 3 from “Götterdämmerung” https://ucsd.nml3.naxosmusiclibrary.com/catalogue/… (Links to an external site.) (disc 4, all tracks) J. S. Bach, Ricercar à 6 […]

Assignment #1: Close Listening Over the course of the next two weeks, pay attention and find two different contexts where you hear musical sound. This can be a live music event, such as somebody busking on the street, or music playing on the overhead speakers at a store or restaurant. Observe and take note of […]

Examine the lyrics of Charlie Patton’s “Tom Rushen Blues” and craft your own response song using the AAB lyrical structure typical of the twelve-bar blues. You could choose to retell the story from the perspective of one of the other characters or objects referred to in the “Tom Rushen Blues.” You could write a “sequel” […]

Read “Who is teaching children to talk” and “Effect of Music Instruction on Preschoolers’ Music Achievement and Emergent Literacy Achievement” Respond with answers to three questions from the syllabus and submit on Canvas.What surprised you and why? What was the most important concept and why? What challenged your thinking? Has the reading changed your mind? […]

(One page total, not one page for each!) You can find these songs on Spotify, try not to choose ones I played in class. Be sure to mention why the songs you picked fit into their respective sub-genre of the blues (Classic or country). Also, be sure to still use the listening questions on BlackBoard […]