How do sociologists address the nature vs. nurture debate? Use the example of gender in American society to illustrate the two sides of the debate (nature and nurture) and describe how a sociologist would interpret gender differences/roles in our society. CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Piano
The name of the performer
• The names and dates of the pieces performed, and the names of the composers who wrote those pieces.
• Did any of the pieces have individual movements (smaller sections) listed on the program?
• What are the meanings of any titles of pieces or titles of movements?
• Compare the styles of the different pieces on the program. How do pieces written earlier in time sound different from pieces written later in time? You should talk about dynamics, tempo, and the ways in which the piano is used. Is the piano used to make song-like melodies, or is it being used for rhythmic effect? Are lots of notes used at the same time, or just a few? Are both rhythm and melody happening at the same time? Be sure to talk about all the pieces on the program. CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
• From your own knowledge of piano playing so far, describe the physical approach that the performer had to the piano. Describe the performer’s posture, movement, and overall use of their body.
• What parts of the recital did you really like? Why? Be sure to talk about aspects of the music here—talk about the pieces in terms of melody, rhythm, tempo, dynamics and so on. You can also talk about the performer’s interpretation. CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
• What parts of the recital did you enjoy less? Why? Again, be sure to give details about the music and the performer.
• One of the main jobs of a pianist is to make sure that the audience can hear the melody (when there is one)—even when there are lots of other things happening in the music. How did this pianist succeed in the pieces on this program?
This is about your ideas, and your reaction to the recital. Everything that appears in your critique should be in your own words. You may not copy from: printed articles; books; the internet; from faculty members or from other students without proper attribution. This is a critique, not a research paper—you should really not need to borrow (even with attribution) from anywhere. If you use a music dictionary or website to provide translations or meanings for piece or movement titles, be sure to give this information in a footnote. Stealing words from anywhere is plagiarism. This will result in a grade of “F” for the course, and a report to the Dean of Students.
The video for the assignment:
Motown music
The Motown Sound: Motown is not the only musical style to be concerned with the larger cultural fashion. What other rock styles (past and future) do you feel had similar concerns? The marketing of Motown and the message of soul served to speak for and help establish the greater African-American identity. What was that identity? How did that identity compare to that of the later soul and funk groups? Was there a similar effort to establish a specific identity in the rock styles you cited above? Explain. Is the general ethnic distinction between CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
Influence of Music Presentation
create a 5-8 slide PowerPoint presentation to answer and illistrate the following;
* In what ways have music and radio shaped American culture and its values?
* Identify and introduce your favorite musician, band, or type of music.
* Explain how American culture and social behavior have been shaped by the music you listen to.
* conclude your presentation by summarizing how audio media either reflect or influence social behavior and attitudes. CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
introduction to music study
outline the differences between formalist and contextualist approaches to understanding music (3000 words) CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
musical works
Compare and contrast the following three musical works. What are their common threads? How does each set the meaning of the text? How does their style of composition make them fall into the style periods in which they were written? What demands are asked of the soloists and accompanists? Take a close look at each one:
1. Franz Schubert’s The Erlking (1815)
2. Arnold Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire (1912)
3. Kaija Saariaho’s From the Grammar of Dreams (1988)
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