Do you believe he or she is biased? Does he or she use logical evidence? Is her claim clear and understandable?

Women in music

Your article analysis should illustrate your ability to critically think and analyze about a text. At a minimum, your article analysis should be 1000-1500 words, not including your Works Cited page.

Analyze the article based on how relevant the article is, how current the
evidence is, how credible the author is, how the author addresses the audience – this step should include your own input into what the author is saying: Do you believe he or she is biased? Does he or she use logical evidence? Is her claim clear and understandable?”

What were the important genres of the Classic Era?What job opportunities were possible for composers in the Classic Era?

Music in the Classic Era Questions

Swafford, Jan. Language of the Spirit: An Introduction to Classical Music. New York: Basic Books, 2017.
The Classical Period
Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amade Mozart
Sonata-allegro form is a form that was used in the first movement of various pieces of music in the Classic Era. Watch the following video that explains how it works. Don’t worry if things get overly technical–just focus on the main ideas of the explanation.

Assignment Instructions:
Based on your reading of the excerpts on the Music in the Classic Era: Haydn and Mozart page, answer the following questions in paragraph format.
⦁ According to Swafford, what does the Enlightenment have anything to do with Classic Era music?
⦁ What were the important genres of the Classic Era?
⦁ What job opportunities were possible for composers in the Classic Era?

Do they convey love? If love what category? Wistfulness? Jealously? Young love? New Love? Unrequited love?

If you list complete lyrics in an attempt to inflate your word count, it will at least be an automatic 25 point penalty. If Turnitin flags it for plagiarism, you will fail the course.
Subjects you MUST consider in your compare and contrast paper:
The Sentiment of the song: Address the sentiment of both songs, e.g. do they convey love? If love what category? Wistfulness? Jealously? Young love? New Love? Unrequited love?
Compare and contrast the Lyrics of both songs: speak to the use of idiomatic phrases and language to convey sentiments.  then contrast how the same images and emotions are conveyed by the different songwriters .
Music Support: Address how the music supports the sentiment of the lyrics. e.g. Minor key supports a lost love, major key supports “new” love.
Richness of the sonority  are simple or complex harmonies used? Any unusual instrumentation or unusual chord progressions used.
Is the singer harmonizing with another singer or instrument?

What do you think that says about you as a listener?What type of listening was needed in this situation? Appreciative, Empathic, Comprehensive, and/or Critical?.

Think about a time when you were asked to listen to a friend, a coworker, a lecture, a sermon, etc. Briefly explain the context of the situation.
a) What type of listening was needed in this situation? Appreciative, Empathic, Comprehensive, and/or Critical?.

b) How did you come to this answer?
a) What personal listening style were you using in the situation outlined above? People—Oriented, Action—Oriented, Content—Oriented, and/or Time—Oriented.

b) Do you find yourself using one style more often than others? Which one?

c) What do you think that says about you as a listener?
Class, please post your response below.

Overview

What is listening? What purposes does listening serve?
Listening is an active process of receiving, understanding, remembering, evaluating, and responding to communications.
Listening enables you (1) to learn, to acquire information; (2) to relate, to help form and maintain relationships; (3) to influence, to have an effect on the attitudes and behaviors of others; (4) to play, to enjoy oneself; and (5) to help, to assist others.
What are your listening options?

Discuss the musical elements that you hear throughout the entire work and thinking. Musical details can change.

Use your own ears to identify the musical details. This section focuses on the technical
features of the musical work and must demonstrate your own listening skills only, not
externally sourced ideas that come from someplace else, such as a book, online site,
reviews, or other listeners.
Discuss the musical elements that you hear throughout the entire work and thinking.
Musical details can change. Your goal is to demonstrate your listening skills and your understanding of some of the musical elements presented in Part 1 of the textbook.

Do you think the recording of “The Epitaph of Seikilos” sounds exactly the way it was intended by the composer? Why or why not?

Answer the following questions after listening to this video https://youtu.be/hIFcIE23Su4

1. Do you think the recording of “The Epitaph of Seikilos” sounds exactly the way it was intended by the composer? Why or why not?
2. There are many examples of sacred vocal music from the Middle Ages. However, there are very few examples of secular instrumental music. Why do you think this is?

How would you describe these performances? What was your favorite performance? Why?

Watch the undergraduate performance video and answer the following questions. How would you describe these performances? What was your favorite performance? Why? Is there anything you would like to see these students improve?
It is important to remember that this recital features performances by undergraduate students; often, the students are just learning to perform solo music in public. While it’s ok to point out things you liked or didn’t like, please reply from a beginner’s perspective. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkXGl5yBm6Q&t=459s

What is the argument of your chosen source? What is the source trying to do or what is its purpose?
Mini-Rhetorical Analysis of Inside LilNasX’s Record-Breaking, Culture-Changing Summer

Who is the rhetor (or author) of this piece? Do you find them credible? You may consider the author themselves and/or the general source (so, where is the article located). Who would you consider to be the audience for this piece?

What is the argument of your chosen source? What is the source trying to do or what is its purpose?

How are they making this argument? Primarily ethos, pathos, logos?

Briefly talk about whether you think the piece is effective or not-imagine yourself to be the audience. Remember that an argument can be effective and you still disagree with it or it can be ineffective even if you generally agree with what it is saying. You also do not have to agree with every source here. For example, I love Hades and played it frequently!

Finally, what is the context/situation/greater themes and discussion surrounding this piece? For example, Crash is a film about a set of characters but deals with a greater discussion and context of prejudice, community, stereotypes, and police brutality in a post 9-11 world. What do you think is the greater discussion and context of your piece? This is a tricky one so don’t worry if you feel unsure of your response.