Category: Music

Cultural history, ancient history, and ancient music

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Cultural history, ancient history, and ancient music are vast topics. You could write a Ph.D. dissertation on any of these (sub-topic of course). In this discussion consider all you have learned about cultural history and in particular ancient music.
Consider an ancient history timeline (this one, or any other of your choosing):
• Civilization Timeline https://www.worldhistory.org/timeline/civilization/
Also consider:
• Ancient Music in China https://factsanddetails.com/china/cat7/sub41/entry-5266.html
• Classical Indian Music https://cnx.org/contents/adieWNR8@7/Listening-to-Indian-Classical-Music
• Ancient Persian Music https://www.rhythmitica.com/blog/persian-music-history
• Ancient Egyptian Music https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1075/music–dance-in-ancient-egypt/
Further, you may explore ancient Greek and Roman music, Ancient Mesopotamian music, and many others around the world.
1. Please start a thread and state one broad thesis statement (for example “a significant role of ancient Egyptian music was to embody religious symbolism in temples”) and support your thesis with two specific examples.

A short musical piece from the Classic era

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Pick a short musical piece from the Classic era that can be found on Youtube, and analyze it using the terminology and concepts covered in the first two modules. Include the link, and describe the following elements: melody, rhythm, harmony, texture, form, tempo, dynamics, lyrics (if applicable), and timbre. In addition, explain how your chosen piece is a reflection of its era. How does your piece show the defining characteristics of the Classic era that you learned about in this module?

Jazz genres

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Answer the following questions based on the reading and listening from these chapters:

  1. After listening to LG 50, choose either the singer OR clarinetist and write several sentences describing the characteristics of their sound and their style of
    singing/playing.
    a. Have you heard this style of jazz before? If so, what have you heard and how does this compare? If you have not, how does this compare to other songs
    that you know.
  2. Choose one of the jazz genres listed on p. 370 (bebop, cool jazz, West Coast jazz, Latin American jazz). (Each genre lists at least one person or group
    known for that style, so you can use those performers as a guide.) Then, search online for a piece in that style. Send me the link to the piece you chose and…

The Roots and Evolution of Hip Hop

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Write a 1,100 word essay on “ The Roots and Evolution of Hip Hop : Social Political and Cultural Contexts. You must Cite the following 3 readings attached.
Essay must include a reference list citing all your sources in MLA or APA format. You must cite the 3 sources, which should be readings provided.
Youtube video can be used if more content is needed. https://youtu.be/PtEN3WjLjaE

Encouraging musicians to share significant information about their experiences making music.

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Think of open-ended questions that will encourage the musicians to share significant information about their experiences making music.

After you create the Interview Questions, write a few sentences about the preparations you have made for compiling your observations of music making as a participant or observer. Where are you in the process? Are all of your preparations in place?

Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

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Visit the following website: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Links to an external site.).

Listen to Benjamin Britten’s “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra”, following along with the families of the symphony orchestra identified by their tone color as described in the textbook.

Choose one of the following options, indicating knowledge of the key issues, terms, and phrases from the reading assignment in the text and outside research.

Discuss how Britten combines two or more classical forms to create a unique musical work. Which traits of the original forms are retained? Which ones are compromised?
How do visual colors correspond to tone colors? Do certain instrument families give off specific moods or feelings, and do those match with a specific visual color? Is the use of color in the video a help or hindrance to distinguishing tone color?
Imagine if different colors were assigned to different families of instruments than the choices made in the video. Would you have a different response to those choices? If so, why?
What associations are you conditioned to make with certain instrument families – voices, strings, woodwinds, brasses, percussion, electronic? Think moods, settings, themes, meanings. Are you surprised by associations put forward by your peers? What accounts for the differences?