Discuss key examples and clarify the reading.

review the first 12 pages of Tony Mitchell’s analysis of international hip-hop, the reading assigned for Tuesday. For your response (1-2 pages, 12-point font, double-spaced), we would like you to identify two ideas from the reading that you find compelling. What does Mitchell emphasize in the international reception of hip-hop? For your response, please apply one example of international hip-hop in your own analysis – this can be an experience you had with hip-hop culture when living or traveling abroad, or listening to an artist from outside the USA, perhaps involving a collab with an American artist. How might Mitchell’s ideas apply to your example?

To receive full credit:
1. The response must be the required length (double-spaced, 12 point font, – include
Word Count).
2. Discuss key examples and clarify the reading. If these papers do not include
references to class material (brief citations/quotations are expected), they will not
receive full credit.
3. Provide parenthetical citations for quotes or paraphrased material from your readings
– standard MLA format.
4. Be clear, focusing on analysis and submitting brief essays (not disjointed notes or
bullet points alone) .

How does the music highlight the historical connections or dynamic between the United States and the Caribbean, whether in terms of lyrics or sound/samples?

In that spirit, listen to the Fugees’ album “The Score” (1996). For your weekly reflection, we’d like you to write 300-380words that highlight two links that hear between hip-hop and reggae on the album. How does the music highlight the historical connections or dynamic between the United States and the Caribbean, whether in terms of lyrics or sound/samples? Feel free to focus on specific songs; you do not have to write about the whole album. (Whosampled and Genius should be helpful in reviewing the album)

Explain the details of the concert: who were the performers, was it live or virtual, where/when, etc.

Assignment Guidelines
Please watch this virtual concert https://youtu.be/5FqxEoZCKis
Then, in 2-3 page paper (typed, double-spaced, 12-point font), please address the
following points:
● Explain the details of the concert: who were the performers, was it live or
virtual, where/when, etc.
● Utilizing the research tools that I have introduced in this class, provide some
historical context for the music that was performed. This historical context
could include biographical information about one or more of the composers
featured during the concert, and/or a description of how the music you heard
fits into themes from classical music history as covered in lectures. The
expectation is that you cite at least one outside source.
● Last but definitely not least, describe your personal impressions of the music
(likes, dislikes, new things learned) as well as what you thought of the
experience of ‘attending’ a virtual concert.
● Citations are required for all external sources you utilize. Citation format is
student choice.

Explain the details of the concert: who were the performers, was it live or virtual, where/when, etc.

Explain the details of the concert: who were the performers, was it live or
virtual, where/when, etc.
● Utilizing the research tools that I have introduced in this class, provide some
historical context for the music that was performed. This historical context
could include biographical information about one or more of the composers
featured during the concert, and/or a description of how the music you heard
fits into themes from classical music history as covered in lectures. The
expectation is that you cite at least one outside source.
● Last but definitely not least, describe your personal impressions of the music
(likes, dislikes, new things learned) as well as what you thought of the
experience of ‘attending’ a virtual concert.
● Citations are required for all external sources you utilize. Citation format is
student choice.

Write a critical analysis of his or her recording (s).

For this paper you have to find a recording of a single jazz artist from any of the periods covered in the book and write a critical analysis of his or her recording (s). The paper guidelines are flexible. You may do your analysis over one CD, or one period in the artist’s life. You could do a comparative analysis over several periods of an artist’s life, for example, Miles Davis immersed himself in Bebop / Cool / Modal / Electric Jazz / and even Hip-Hop.

What aspects of the piece reveal it to be representative of a particular historical period?How does this type of listening affect your experience of the piece?

As opposed to a research paper, this assignment is intended to help you sharpen your skills in thinking and writing about music experienced while witnessing a ‘live’ performance. Although your original observations are the main focus, it is important that you demonstrate the knowledge and vocabulary below.

Be sure to watch the concert here and follow the instructions below;

In reference to the video above please follow the following instructions;

Briefly introduce the event (venue, performers, occasion, etc.)
Choose one piece/movement and listen to it in terms of musical style. What does it tell you about the characteristic qualities of the composer and the genre?

What aspects of the piece reveal it to be representative of a particular historical period?How does this type of listening affect your experience of the piece?

Choose another piece/movement and listen to it in terms of tone color. Do the dynamics/articulation/textures vary? What effect does the variation or lack thereof have on the listener?

Choose one piece/movement and listen to it in terms of its form (patterns, repetitions, contrasts, recurrences, variations of material). Summarize the results. How well can you do this during a single hearing of the piece? Is this type of listening rewarding to you?

Out of the three pieces compare one of them to a Beethoven or Mozart piece using the three Copelandian modes of listening.

What is the relative value of these different modes of listening? What other modes of listening can you imagine? What would you prefer?

When referring to a particular spot in the piece, make sure to include a timestamp. If you consult written materials, please give proper references in the paper. Feel free to write in the first person (e.g.: noticed, etc.)

Investigate the method’s principles,philosophies,practices,distinctive pedagogy,and historical significance.

Writer’s Choice

Overview

To define the terms of an effective curriculum and pedagogy it requires educators to remove boundaries of training, practice, socialization, and experience. When making decisions regarding curricular concepts it involves careful planning to give rise to a richer curriculum that covers multiple learning objectives that deeply engage students. The goal of this assignment is to aid you in reviewing the broad range of eclectic approaches in music education to determine which ones can result in a more powerful learning experience for students.

Instructions

Select one of the eclectic approaches to music education.

Investigate the method’s principles,philosophies,practices,distinctive pedagogy,and historical significance.

Discuss its development, role in K–12 general education, and in vocal and/or instrumental ensemble development.

Critique the approach and share what you perceive to be its strengths or weaknesses. Also, consider ways in which the approach allows for, if any in your opinion,diversity in curriculum content and/or materials.

Use 8 scholarly articles, books,or other scholarly sources.

What are the basic characteristics and historical background of this genre?What kinds of expectations might audience members have had when encountering a new work in this genre?

Musical Work

Paper Guidelines:

In an essay of at least three pages, present and defend a clearly articulated regarding the cultural significance and meaning of a musical work in the classical tradition. The essay should examine one of the following works:

1. Handel’s Messiah
2. Mozart’s Don Giovanni
3. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
4. Verdi’s Requiem
5. Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue

Additional research about the work and its composer outside of the textbook will be necessary to complete this assignment.

The essay should be organized around a central that is clearly stated in the introduction. The essay should integrate the following issues and material into the development:

1. Identify a cultural theme or value exemplified by the work you have chosen, and link this theme or value to the sociopolitical context in which the work was produced. Why is this theme or value of relevance to the production of this work?

2. Who composed the work? Describe at least three important aspects of this composer’s social and cultural environment that shaped his or her professional life.

3. To what period in music history does this work belong? Define at least three important aspects of the musical style of this period. In broad terms, how does this work reflect the cultural, aesthetic, and/or political values of this period?

4. What is the genre of the work (i.e. opera, cantata, program symphony, etc.)? What are the basic characteristics and historical background of this genre?What kinds of expectations might audience members have had when encountering a new work in this genre?

5. Select at least one movement or extended section of the work and describe its distinctive stylistic, dramatic, and/or formal aspects as they relate to the cultural and aesthetic values of the period.