Final Exam (music)<\/b><\/p>\n
Due Date: The Final is due at 7 pm on Wednesday, May 9. You may submit it<\/p>\n
at any time before this date as well. (Total of 500 words)<\/b><\/p>\n
Information:<\/p>\n
* The Final Exam will consist of your written responses to the questions below.<\/p>\n
* You may use any online, print, or other sources while you write your responses.<\/p>\n
Please cite your sources, either as a works cited list, or as in-text citations in<\/p>\n
parenthesis. No need to cite the readings listed here (you can just refer to it as \u201cthe<\/p>\n
reading\u201d for example).<\/p>\n
The Exam: Describe music and culture in various types of music.<\/b><\/p>\n
* For each of your three<\/b> responses, write a paragraph (about 100-175 words)<\/b>. You<\/p>\n
will write about any two<\/b> of the five examples that I have given, and also one<\/b><\/p>\n
example of your own choice.<\/p>\n
* In each paragraph response, try to answer all of these questions:<\/b><\/p>\n
1. What are some important musical characteristics of music in this area,<\/p>\n
and\/or who is this individual performer?<\/p>\n
2. Hcan you describe the sounds? Listen to the music, and write about it in your<\/p>\n
own words. If applicable, what are the lyrics about?<\/p>\n
3. If applicable, what do you know about this music from experiences with your<\/p>\n
family, community, or personal life?<\/p>\n
* Your responses should be organized into paragraphs, one for each example that you<\/p>\n
discuss.<\/p>\n
Complete both parts 1 and 2:<\/b><\/p>\n
1) Select and write about any two of these five musical examples:<\/b><\/p>\n
Example 1 \u2014 Bianzhong (ancient bell-chime) music from China<\/p>\n
video: \u201cBianzhong Concert at Hubei Museum\u201d<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZXEDv8bJ27M?t=7m25s<\/a><\/p>\n Example 2 \u2014 Native American Hip Hop music<\/p>\n video: \u201cRez Life – Blue Flamez\u201d<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=skIWuRkfx3A<\/a><\/p>\n Example 3 \u2014 West African \/ European fusion music video<\/p>\n video: \u201cFOLI (there is no movement without rhythm)\u201d<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lVPLIuBy9CY<\/a><\/p>\n Example 4 \u2014 Minimalism from United States 1970s<\/p>\n video: \u201cSextet, by Steve Reich\u201d<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YgX85tZf1ts<\/a><\/p>\n 2) In addition, write about one other example:<\/b><\/p>\n Example 5 \u2014 Your choice!<\/b><\/p>\n Select any song or piece of music you wish, and write about it according<\/p>\n to the guidelines below. No need to find a reading to go with it.<\/p>\n * For part 2 in which you pick your own song, please include a link (to YouTube,<\/p>\n Vimeo, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, etc.), so that I may listen to it. Thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Final Exam (music) Due Date: The Final is due at 7 pm on Wednesday, May 9. You may submit it at any time before this date as well. (Total of 500 words) Information: * The Final Exam will consist of Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51518\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}