Category: Music

Look up each band and find the following:
The members of the band (some bands may have multiple members coming and going. Pick the first members)
Where they are from in the UK
Additional info about the band (Three sentences)
One hit song they released in the 1960’s. Include the Youtube URL
Four sentences about the song that you are presenting. 
Bands
Dave Clark Five
The Rolling Stones
The Dakotas
Swinging Blue Jeans
The Searchers
Peter and Gordon
Cream
Manfred Mann
The Yardbirds
Pretty Things
The Kinks
The Who
The Zombies
Them

Write an essay on the song “The Sideshow” by Traxamillion, Mistah F.A.B., and Too short. Explain how it represents bay area hip hop and west coast hip hop culture. Describe how it signifys on other bay area songs and other songs. Include the year it was produced, the album it was on , and the label. Describe what you hear in the beat and how it relates to the bay area
music sound. 

– Complete a 1 page summary for each musical example given. This will be in APA format. (without the abstract and title page. This will not count towards meeting your 1 page requirement). Each summary will be a combined total of 100 possible points (meaning they are 25 points a piece). 
– Within each summary, you will identify the composer, title of the piece, and era associated with the piece.
– Provide an analysis/summary of the musical elements associated with the piece and the composer techniques. This should relate to the musical era. Furthermore, these summaries are less subjective (impression) based and will focus on your ability to synchronize the course material. 
– Student will cite and reference one additional source outside of the textbooks used in class. The student will have a minimum of 2 cited sources/references per summary. Students are encouraged to use as many sources as they deem appropriate. However please ensure they are properly cited and referenced. One reference page citing all of the sources is appropriate, or a separate reference page for each summary is fine.
You will also follow the grading rubric as outlined below.  
Lastly the following terms cannot be used:
Fast
Slow
Loud
Soft
High
Low
Here are your musical examples. Good Luck and its been a pleasure this semester!
1st Example:

2nd Example

3rd example

4th example

Your concert report isn’t due until May 17th, but it is always a good idea to plan ahead. I just wanted to make you aware of this assignment early in the term. For this report you need to attend a CSM student concert and then write a report.
The Report, minimum of 500 words, should be posted on or before the due date.
It is best to write the report within 1-2 days of attending/viewing/listening to the concert.
Submit your paper as a text entry or a file (pdf, doc, docx or txt) (No google docs links)
Take notes during the concert and document your impressions about the pieces and your experience. Your report should indicate a clear understanding, and specific application, of at least five terms or ideas from class. Please underline these five terms in your paper. Apply the terms to the music you heard at the concert. Examples include tempo terms (allegro, andante, accelerando etc.), dynamics (forte, piano, crescendo etc), instrumentation (brass section, choir, orchestra etc.), meter (4/4, 3/4 triple meter, duple meter etc), rhythm, melody and so on. Beyond that requirement, you may address any aspect of the concert that you feel is appropriate. If the concert has numerous pieces, you may focus on just a few. However, still include your overall impressions of the event.
Organize your thoughts clearly in writing and check grammar and spelling. Grammar and spelling count! It’s always a good idea to have someone proof-read your paper before turning it in.
Include the following in your report:
Name of the performance
Name(s) of the performers (if it is a large group, just the soloists, conductor name of group)
Location of the performance
Date of the performance
Titles of pieces being performed (only the ones you are talking about)
Instrumentation (i.e., full orchestra, chamber orchestra, chorus, piano & violin, etc.)
A running description of what each piece expressed (feelings, emotions, ideas, sensory experiences, etc.)
Observations regarding how the musical expression was accomplished including aspects of the melody, rhythm, harmony, orchestration, tempo, dynamics etc.
Description of how the music affected you!
Site any references, even if you did not quote them word for word.
Do Not Plagiarize. You will receive 0% if I find any plagiarized elements in your paper. If you need to quote something from the program, online resources or books, make sure you use quotes and include references/acknowledgements.
Do Not Use AI. This is considered cheating and will receive a grade of ‘0’.v

research composers below and submit 1 page bios for each using the provided questions.
what is their brief personal history (musical training etc?)
what musical style, characteristics or approach are they known for? which of their films scores are recognized as prominent and influential to the art form? why? . Bernard Herman, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams and Hanz zimmer.
(question image attached)

Write a 6 paragraph essay describing the history of Western European Music from the perspective of this course and the material you studied the 15 week of this semester. 
Your essay must consist of each of the eras studied replete with examples of musicians, seminal compositions and genres of music. 
Paragraphs must be at least five sentences long.
Upload your Word document into the module–be sure to save a copy of your final exam.

I’ve provided a picture of both the assignment guidelines and the motive that needs to be developed within the assignment. The piece is in D minor and is in 3/4 time, and has to start with this measure and a half motive that I provided.

This assignment is meant to test your active listening skills by asking you to analyze a performance in the video provided. The music being performed in the video will be unfamiliar as it will not have been covered in the course yet, or at all. 
You are not expected to correctly guess the type of music, but rather, are expected to “show your work” in written form as you analyze the music. You will document your entire analysis process, taking into consideration musical and socio-cultural phenomena you see and hear in the video. You will be evaluated based on how you use pertinent musical terminology (e.g., heterophony, homophony, etc.), apply material covered in lecture and in readings, and your ability to recognize musical phenomena and connect those to the cultures we’ve covered in the course. You will then supplement your analysis with scholarly research, which you will use to support your analysis and evaluation of the performance.
Your analysis will culminate with:
A guess of where in the world this music is being performed and why.
A guess of what type of music is being performed (i.e., the genre) and why.
Once again: You will not be expected to “guess correctly”; You will be expected to analyze as best you can, using your active listening skills, and understanding of music within cultural contexts developed thus far in the course. Remember that you are expected to credible sources (i.e., peer-reviewed journal articles, books, interviews, etc.) and cite them to support your analysis. 
Listen to the provided video and write a response, wherein you guess the genre of music being played, where in the world it is being played, and your analysis.
You should address the following questions:
What is the musical texture present in this performance?
What are some of the instruments being played in this video?
What languages do I hear being sung/spoken?
Where in the world do I think this is being played? Why?
What genre of music do I think this is?
Be sure to assess:
Musical textures
Musical Instruments
Venue and Audience demographics (if applicable)
Rhythmic Characteristics
Harmonic characteristics
Requirements and formatting for your paper:
Submitted as a PDF.
Is written in MLA format (in-text citations) with a corresponding Works Cited page (as a separate page at the end of your paper).
Must utilize at least 10 sources.
Must be no less than 1,500, but no more than 2,500 words.
Has your name and student ID at the top left of the first page.
Make sure to address all of the questions given above and document your thought process as thoroughly as possible. Approach the video as if you were a detective, trying to figure out the genre given the clues that you can see in the video. You’ll use all of the musical terminology and cultural topics we’ve covered in this course to do this completely. Be sure to support your analysis with scholarly research.
Here is the link of video that you need to watch:

Describe the expanding role of popular music (jazz, country, and rock) in films from during the 1950s. Be sure to mention films from the textbook.

Watch the video posted above of Symphony No. 6 in F Major by Ludwig van Beethoven. Write a
three page paper (double spaced, 12 point font) describing your observations of the composition
and this video performance, drawing on aspects of our class lectures and textbook readings.
Some important concepts to discuss include the following:
-Melodies and themes and when they reappear and when they are varied. Mention specific
examples.
-The different sections of the orchestra (strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion) and their
respective tone colors and how they are used by the composer throughout the composition.
Mention specific examples.
-The form of the individual movements and the overall structure of the piece. Mention specific
examples.
-The role of the conductor in shaping the interpretation and expression of the piece. Mention
specific examples.
-dynamics, both sudden dramatic shifts and gradual changes. Mention specific examples.
-In what specific ways do the different movements of the piece contrast in rhythm, meter, key,
tempo, and mood to create variety within the composition as a whole. Mention specific
examples.
Any outside sources that you use for information including the textbook must be cited with
proper MLA format.