What was the cultural significance of the Woodstock Music Festival, and how did it influence subsequent music festivals and social movements? One of the most famous occasions in music […]
Music
Project: Let’s Explore World Music
create an informative PowerPoint (PP) featuring the music of a specific non-Western culture. (Note that the term “world music” in the context of this assignment refers to music […]
How we consume music
Why does music matter or How do we consume music?
A song that takes on a social issue of our times
Can you think of a song that takes on a social issue of our times? Write an initial post in which you: indicate the title of the song the performer(s) […]
The beatles
Conduct research online or in the library, from 2 or more sources, about your artist or band. Write a brief biography of the Beatles List the Beatles […]
Studies of music in the African diaspora
Studies of music in the African diaspora may be roughly placed in two camps: one that tries to recover supposedly ephemeral musical practices and another which seeks to […]
“Musical Communities: Rethinking the Collective in Music,”
In “Musical Communities: Rethinking the Collective in Music,” Kay Shelemax describes African and Afro-diasporic musical communities as follows: A musical community is, whatever its location in time […]
Traditional versus international music.
Is traditional music of a country more important than the international music that is heard everywhere?
Historical periods of music.
Recognize various elements, styles, composers, and major historical periods of music. Identify and discuss genres and uses of music. Demonstrate knowledge of the historical and cultural […]
A musical piece from the Modern era
Pick a short musical piece from the Modern era that can be found on Youtube, and analyze it using the terminology and concepts covered in the […]