by Belinder | Aug 30, 2021 | Music
In this chapter from her book Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media, author Susan J. Douglas discusses the Girl Group bands of the early and mid-1960s. Some questions you might consider in writing your response to her essay are: Why is Douglas...
by Admin | Aug 25, 2021 | Music
Description of the assignment: This week will bring your first music critique. A music critique is when you talk about the assigned music and describe it in every possible way. I have attached a file with examples to this assignment. Please read the attachment with...
by Belinder | Aug 16, 2021 | Music
The shakuhachi has a varied history as a solo meditation instrument, a member of the gagaku orchestra, a crucial part of sankyoku, and a participant in jazz and other Western genres. Listen to the guided listening example of Tori Kadotsuke Hachigaeshi (located on the...
by Belinder | Aug 16, 2021 | Music
Write a short research essay on the Latin American composer of your choice. Be sure to include the following: Basic biographical dataA work representative of that composer’s style, with specific reference to what can be heard in the score.That composer’s...
by Admin | Aug 13, 2021 | Music
The 1970s presented a sharp break from what we have been seeing in the 1960s, both musically and in largercultural trends. Describe three ways in which this break manifested. Two should be musical, referencingstylistic, economic, aural, or philosophical shifts within...
by Belinder | Aug 5, 2021 | Music
We examined a variety of styles that are identified under the general understanding of “country music.”. In your final written assignment you are to examine one song that fits your own criteria of “country music” and provide the following: A...
