Category: Music

W7 Discussion Requirements: 
American jazz served as the foundation for rock and roll music. American jazz is explored in the Discussion this week. 
Select one jazz composer that is not covered in the course text. (These are some in the text:  Scott Joplin, Sippie Wallace, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly Roll Morton.) Write the post from the perspective of the chosen composer. Discuss the style of his or her music. Explain how this composer influenced the development of jazz.  Also show how his or her contributions have impacted popular American music. 
Write from the composer’s perspective–using first person voice. Do not just include a biography of the composer. The focus is to be on the style of music, contributions to the evolution of jazz music, and the impact this composer’s music has had on popular American music. Include a YouTube link featuring a performance of the composer’s music. Write in your own words. Cite all sources/provide links to your source 
Discussion Guidelines:
Three posts minimum.
The initial Discussion response is due by Thursday at 11:55 p.m. EST.
For peer replies, respond to at least two of your classmates by Sunday at 11:55 p.m. EST and give meaningful replies that advance the Discussion.
Before you post, thoroughly edit your writing to ensure it is professional and academic. For more details about the initial post and peer replies are graded, see the attached grading rubric.

Listen to:
So Wha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJEzFvXx3Xw
All Blues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-488UORrfJ0
1. Pick 2 surprising moments from the solos in these tracks (provide a timestamp), it could come from what the soloist plays, how the other musicians react, or a combination of these. Describe what’s happening in terms of melody, harmony, rhythm, and/or timbre, as well as the emotional impact, and why the moment surprised you. 
2. With multiple soloists playing improvised music, how do jazz practices complicate notions of singular authorship found in western European culture and the “myth of the genius”? Refer to musical moments in Kind of Blue to support your point. 
3. Is jazz America’s “classical” music? What do you think is meant by that? Is the nature of jazz to be constantly innovating? Or should it be a tradition that is preserved? Do you view European classical music differently in this respect and why?

Write an essay about the concert. Report on both the culture and atmosphere of the concert,
and the music itself. It would be wise to take notes during or right after the concert.
a. Your essay needs to be at least 500 words long at the top you must have:
i. Concert title and date
ii. Either a link to the concert video or a selfie
b. Consider some of these issues in your essay when applicable:
i. Program notes
c. Is there a theme to the concert? Eg. music by a certain composer, or from a
particular region or country.
d. Do you notice the performers using any interesting body language?
e. Who are the leaders in the performance? Is there a conductor? Is there one person
that seems to give the signal to begin every piece?
f. What is the atmosphere like? Formal? Informal? Do you think this has any
relationship to the type of music chosen for the concert?
g. What types of instruments are used? What types of ensembles? Eg. wind band,
string quartet, symphony, etc.
h. Briefly describe the styles of the pieces, especially compared to music you’ve
encountered before in class. For example, does anything you hear sound like music
from a particular time period, or similar to a particular composer or piece you’ve
already encountered? Make a comparison.
i. Consider on focusing on one or two pieces in particular and describing them using
your musical vocabulary.
j. Did you enjoy the concert? Feel free to be honest.
k. Was there anything about the concert experience that surprised you?
l. Did you like or dislike any pieces in particular  

Write a three- four page report outlining the influence on Art Music in the Caribbbean Region, highligh if there is a national a genda by countries of the region. 

I uploaded what the Assignment was on ! It’s only 3    Paragraphs, Double-space , Times New Roman, 12pt Font , Left – justified ! 

this is the instructions in the dropbox and the doc i attached has the sources on the bottom an dmy proposal The History of Everything (PAPER): 1300 words doubled spaced. (40 points of total grade)
You will complete and submit a five (5) page history paper on a topic (that you proposed) that is related to your discipline. The bibliography counts as one page / and words. Your will write a paper on the background, significance and legacy of an event or personality that impacted your field or area of study. For example, if you are a Behavior Analysis major, write a brief history or biography of a major event or figure that shaped Sociology. If you are an Africana Studies major write a brief history or biography of a major figure that shaped Africana Studies. And so on to each major… Everything must be stated in your own words and in an academic format. See section on plagiarism. Write in the third person and refrain from using “I”, “You”, “We”, “In my opinion”, etc. There are more instructions in D2L.
“A Brief History/Biography of ________________________”
Desсrіption of personality/event and how it relates to music eduaction:
Background and development of personality/event:
Significant achievement/s of personality/event:
Legacy of personality/event:

My paper is about prominent black women in the music industry leading up to Beyonce and how they all relate to her like in their experiences, songs, stage presence, scandals, biographically, and etc. I have some research that I already have (im gonna attach them here) that i would prefer you incorporate just so it matches up.

For your final, you will make a performance patch for a 1-3 minute live performance that will occur during class time in our final class. You′re welcome to bring friends to witness your projects!
Your performance should run off your laptop and run out of the 8th inch output of your laptop. If you are using an audio interface and intend to send a different audio signal to the mixer, please let me know in advance. Let me know in advance if you require a MIDI keyboard, USB dongle, or other specialized technology.
Notes:
– Your project must be sound-based but could also include video.
– You must sculpt or record every sound, including any samples you intend to use; General MIDI sounds are not permitted.
Consider: What constitutes performance while working on a laptop? How can sequencers, randomizers, and algorithmic elements create separate layers on which you perform or interact with?

In the Baroque period, “classical music” was often produced exclusively for the wealthy. Do you think this has changed in the 21st century? Why or why not?

watch this video https://youtu.be/MKgeZAA7_c0?si=3J00xWvfptx7ZzRH
– One parapraph for each topic. 
For your initial post, pick TWO of these topics, and write a paragraph using clear, though informal writing for each.
The film follows the emergence of this music from deep roots in the soil of America. Compare and contrast the background of two of the artists featured in the film. How did their place of birth, subsequent migration, and socio-economic status influence their musical career? 
We are introduced in the film to several independent record producers, record label owners and radio disk jockeys. What role did these men play in the creation and dissemination of this music? Pick one (or two) and describe their professional relationships or dealings with important artists.
What are some stylistic characteristics that were adapted from R&B and carried over into rock and roll? How did country music, the blues, boogie-woogie and gospel contribute to the sound? Name one artist and one of his songs featured in the film, and describe what you can hear of these elements.
There is some harsh and racist language in the documentary. How did this racism affect the artists in the film, and their fans? Why was it important for the black artists, or white artists influenced by black artists, to cross over to the white market? What societal taboos were being tested in the process?