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Music 5
Listen to all of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor. In your journal, describe the effect each movement of this symphony has on you–that is, your emotional as well as intellectual reaction.
Why do you think this symphony,arguably the most famous in musical history,has such a profound effect on so many people?
SS Candles in the Sun
Popular music has brought national attention to social problems, such as war, poverty, and wrongful death. With that in mind, please do the following:
Watch R&B artist Miguel’s music video, “Candles in the Sun” and:
Identify one social problem the artist speaks about through his lyrics.
Discuss this problem’s impact on American culture.
100 word minimum.
Big Research Paper Idea Exchange
We have 1 additional paper for this course. Your research paper. Below are just ideas.
A comparative study of 19th century Chinese and Japanese music
A history of musical style in Europe after World War 2
An analysis of the plucked string instruments used in early Greek music
Artificial intelligence and the recognition of music;
Chamber music and its evolution;
Chopin and his approach to the education of pianists;
Country music and its evolution in the U.S.
Cultural origins of ragtime in the Southern states.
Different Era’s in music.
Early Music: a journey from the Roman Empire to the beginnings of Baroque
This week for our discussion:
What topic is starting to interest you after learning about some of the musical histories
How did television play a role in the rock and pop music industry from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s?
How was the music industry tied to this medium,and what were the musical results of such a relationship?
Do you think TV had a negative impact on radio and the record industry? Include a brief discussion of a group whose trajectory was impacted by TV
PROMPT: Choose either Shuker 2001 OR Roediger 1999 for this response.
Write 200 words about one or two central issues from your chosen reading. Describe how the scholar treats this issues and why it is important to the central purposes of the reading.
Be specific and give page references if necessary.
Next, write 200 words that gives your personal reflections on this issue(s). What are you learning about popular music from this reading? Why is this scholar’s perspective important…or not important? What did the scholar get right? What did the scholar get wrong? Your personal reflection should be critical and specific.
Submit a Word document (no pdf’s) by midnight on Friday, October 8th.
Format: 12-point font, Times New Roman, 1-inch margins on all sides
Extra Credit on Haydn
Here is the link to the Extra Credit Assignment on Haydn:
If 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?
Musical Expressiveness
Analysis choice:
From the following three approaches, choose any one (or a combination) that matches your musical
background and personal preference.
1. Music and Texts1: Evaluate and describe the relationships and interactions between texts (e.g. words, lyrics) and musical elements in different performances of one or more recorded vocal works. These should be related in some way (e.g. same work performed by different artist(s), same artist performing different song(s), songs related by topic or style, etc.); or
2. Traditional Musical Analysis: Evaluate and describe the relationships and interactions between purely musical elements in the recordings you have chosen. Such elements could include form, part-writing,harmony and tonality (or atonality), dynamics/articulation, notated expressive elements, rhythmic character, and timing and tempo. (Tip: Be wary of not engaging in musicological analysis. Rather,focus upon expressiveness in the performances being analysed)
Folk Music
Purpose: To discover the meanings and sounds of a musical genre known as Folk Music.
For our use, we will use the following working definitions of Folk Music:
Music that arises principally in rural areas and is passed down by oral tradition, is performed mainly by amateur musicians, is widely known at all levels of society, and is usually regarded as typical of a nation or ethnic group. Students of folk music must study popular music also because it draws material from folk music, transmits it back to folk groups, and contributes material to the oral tradition. — David Evans, Big Road Blues, 1983.
Music written by specific songwriters that suggests folk music in its mode of performance, instrumentation, subject matter, or tonal and rhythmic style. The straightforward songwriting of contemporary coffeehouse folk music. — Richie Unterberger, Music USA, 1999.
Assignment Instructions: This assignment will give you the opportunity to discover at a basic entry level the music of some prolific American Folk Singer/Songwriters. Popular artists include (but are not limited to): Ma Rainey, Leadbelly, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Hank Williams, Pete Seeger, Arlo Gutherie, Woody Gutherie, Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman, Joni Mitchell, Janis Ian, Ani DiFranco, Joan Baez, The Carter Family, Tom Paxton, Peter Yarrow, Patty Griffin, Johnny Cash & Bill Monroe.
Choose one singer-songwriter from the list above. If you wish to go “off list”, you must clear this with your instructor BEFORE completing the assignment. Put your name in parentheses next to the singer-songwriter’s name.
Provide a short biography of the singer-songwriter. Include date of birth, the style of music he/she was most well known for + provide a synopsis of their contributions to folk music.
Research one culturally significant song written and/or performed by the artist. Study the lyrics carefully. You must choose a piece of music that comments on happenings in American culture or history. This is a critical component in the genre of Folk Music. Provide a functioning hyperlink for the song in your submission. (I want to listen to your song while reading your work!).
Clarification example: “Both Sides Now” is a wonderful song composed by folk artist Joni Mitchell. However, the lyrics do not reflect what was happening in American culture at the time. Rather, it is simply a song about love. Therefore, this piece is not an appropriate example for this assignment.
Include a hyperlink to the song that you have chosen.
Write a short synopsis of what is happening in the song. AND, explain why this song is significant during the time period it was composed. (5-8 sentences)
Briefly discuss what was happening in American history at the time this singer/songwriter was composing this music. (3-5 sentences)
How does the song you chose reflect the definitions of folk music? Explain. (3-5 sentences)
Evaluation: Completion of all requirements, accuracy in the content, thoroughly supported responses, functioning URL, professional presentation in spelling, grammar, format, and appearance on the Canvas site.
Overview
In this first cultural perspective, you are asked to think about music in your culture: twenty-first century America. As you will learn in the coming weeks, the manner in which people interact with music and the way that they have access to music are important aspects of a musical culture. In order to understand this, you only need to consider what musical life was like before the advent of the radio and the phonograph. Technology has allowed us to create a truly diverse musical culture.
Issues
In our lifetimes,music has become portable (starting with the transistor radio) and private (first with earplugs, then with headphones). With new technologies (MP3, P2P, etc.) we have complete freedom to custom-make our personal soundscape. But these technologies raise a number of important questions:
How will we receive our music in the future?
How will commercial ventures (from record stores to radio stations) adjust to new technologies?
Who owns the music once it is recorded?
How will artists maintain the rights to their works?
What are the moral obligations of the consumer?
Project
Make a log of the number of ways that you have listened to music in the last week. As you list them, make note of when that technology was first used. Which would have been available five years ago? Ten? Fifty?
Choose a favorite piece of music, and do a web search to find out how many places and in how many formats it is available. How many of those sites bring up ethical questions?
Using the links below, look at both sides of the issue of copyright and filesharing.
Links:
The Recording Industry Association of America The RIAA is the trade group representing the recording industry (two other groups, ASCAP and BMI,represent the interests of composers and songwriters). RIAA was the main organization to bring suit against Napster.
MP3 Newswire The MP3 Newswire is a clearinghouse for information about MP3 technology,offering news and product reviews. It reflects the views of those who support the concept of filesharing in various forms.
Task: Describe your thoughts and what you have found out.
Music Favorite Instrument Discussion
Here is the link to the Music Assignment:
After learning about all of the instruments in our module:
This entry should include a photo,or video of the instrument and at least 225 words.
1. What is your favorite instrument or one you really like?
2. What do you like about it…timbre, look, etc.?
3. Have you heard it in a particular song that you can remember?