How music disseminated around the country pre-20th century, in the early 20th century,

QUESTION 1

1. Describe how music disseminated around the country pre-20th century, in the early 20th century, and now. Your answer should be at least 9 sentences long.

QUESTION 2

1. What causes people to experience music differently? Why might my impression of a song be different from yours?

QUESTION 3

1. Describe at least two reasons why the oral tradition is a good thing. Describe at least two reasons why the oral tradition is a bad thing. Which do you side with - good or bad? Defend that choice in at least two sentences.

QUESTION 4

1. Identify one style of World music covered in our textbook. What instruments are characteristic of this style? What is the purpose of this style of music? Has it had any affect on American music? If so, how? If not, why do you think that is?

QUESTION 5

1. Select three styles of jazz. Identify at least two musicians associated with each style. Describe the musical characteristics of at least one of the styles.

QUESTION 6

1. Select one sample of World music from any country described in the World music chapters of the textbook. Include a link to your musical selection in your response. Write a (minimum) 200-word description of the musical elements you hear in the selection. You must discuss how the melody and rhythm change throughout the selection, and at least one other musical element besides melody and rhythm. This cannot be a musical selection you used for the World Music Discussion Board.

QUESTION 7

1. Select one sample of popular music in any style described in the Popular music chapter of the textbook. Include a link to your musical selection in your response. Write a (minimum) 400-word description of the musical elements you hear in the selection and which genre of popular music your selection fits in to. You must discuss how the texture changes throughout the song and identify the form, and you must discuss at least one other musical element besides texture and form. This cannot be a musical selection you have used for any other assignments.

QUESTION 8

1. Describe the four classifications of instruments (that end in -phone). Explain how these differ from the orchestral families of instruments.

QUESTION 9

1. If one popular style of music were to receive the most attention in the textbook (similar to the way country does in our textbook), which style do you think it should be? Defend your choice in at least 8 sentences. Why is that style significant to American culture? (Your response should be about one style of music from the Pop chapter - something like jazz or folk is not an option because there is already an entire chapter devoted to those styles.)

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