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Prompt for Blog 9
During our in-class presentations, you were asked to take notes on at least three presentations that you found interesting but had very different topics from your own. Pick one of those presentations and answer the questions below. To help you answer these questions, the slides for everyone’s presentations will be linked the evening after they […]
Prompt for Blog 8
This week’s unit is centered on the question, “What is good music?” This blog offers you the opportunity to share a piece of music that you think is good and find a place for it within our course. First, choose a piece of “good” music that you’re familiar with and that hasn’t been discussed in […]
Prompt for Blog 7
In this blog, you’ll explore the role of music within a specific religion or spiritual tradition. First, choose a religion to discuss, like Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, etc. This can be a religion you have personal experience with or one that is completely new to you. Referring to the textbook or online articles (which you must […]
Prompt for Extra Credit Blog
There is no required blog for this week. Instead, you can earn up to 10 points of extra credit by posting a response to this prompt. All of us are an expert in at least one thing. Pick a subject somehow related to music that you know a lot about–this could be your favorite album, […]
Prompt for Blog 6
In our Music in Concert unit, we discussed how different types of concerts included different expectations for performers and audiences. In this blog, you will reflect on a concert or live music performance that you’ve attended (in-person or virtually). If you’ve never been to a concert before, find and watch a concert on Youtube that […]
Prompt for Blog 5
The Paris premiere of Igor Stravinsky’s 1913 ballet The Rite of Spring is popularly described as a riot, though recent research by musicologists has thrown doubt on this idea. In this blog, you will summarize the viewpoints of two different articles on the event and share your own reaction to the music. To receive full […]
Prompt for Blog 4
For this blog, you’ll need to compare and contrast two different performances of the same song by different people. This can be a song of your own choice, or one of the songs featured in Chapter 5 of Resonances (that we didn’t already discuss in class). I recommend finding performances that sound very different from […]
Prompt for Blog 3
Select a piece of music technology such as a musical format, a streaming platform, an instrument, a mode of instruction, software, etc. This can be anything related to music that fits our definition of technology: “Knowledge, techniques, and tools that help humans achieve certain goals.” Referring to Reading Packet 3, notes, and any online sources […]
Prompt for Blog 2
Pick a song or a piece of music that you’re familiar with. Give us some background information on the artist, genre, and your relationship to the piece of music. Next, choose two of the musical elements we discussed in class: one from Monday (melody, rhythm, or harmony) and one from Wednesday (timbre, texture, or form). […]
Prompt for Blog 1
Based on the first letter of your last name, you will write a blog (around 200 words long) about one of the six historical periods of Western art music described in Reading Packet 1. Before writing this blog, make sure to read pages 19-40 of Reading Packet 1. Medieval: A-D Renaissance: E-J Baroque: K-M Classical: […]
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