For Tuesday:
Presentations continue today.
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Mus 106: Week 13
For Tuesday:
Read and Listen and Make Notes: Part I + assigned “jigsaw” portion of Paul Simon podcast interview about the controversial and influential 1980s album Graceland.
For Thursday:
Presentations begin today.
MUS 106: WEEK 12
For Tuesday:
Read: Prepare for TBL on Wade, Ch. 5 [POSTPONED FROM LAST THURSDAY!]
Listen: As referred to in reading.
Write: Keep Journal notes on reading and listening.
Other prep: Prepare for TBL assessment on Chapter 5
For Thursday:
Read and Listen and Make Notes: The podcast Decomposed, hosted by Jade Simmons, is excellent — the assigned episode is from April 19, 2019 and focuses on Clara Schumann. It is titled “A fallen, abominable, wicked girl.” You should come to class prepared to “say something smart” about it.
Read and Listen and Make Notes for Wade, Chapter 6:
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- All: 160-64
- Nov 21 presenters: 164-78
- Nov 26 presenters: 178-85
- Dec 3 presenters: 185-95
Other prep: Lived Experience tonight: Domenico Codispoti in Maclean, 7:30 pm. (Write up is due one week afterward.)
MUS 106: Week 11
For Tuesday:
Other prep: Prepare for workshop on drafts by following the step outlined on Canvas. Bring a paper copy of your written feedback for each team member (following each step) to turn in at the end of the workshop. These serve as your talking points/prep for the workshop. [You should be able to access one another’s drafts via Canvas where you are assigned peer review groups with members of your team.]
For Thursday:
Read: Prepare for TBL on Wade, Ch. 5
Listen: As referred to in reading.
Write: Keep Journal notes on reading and listening.
Other prep: Prepare for TBL assessment on Chapter 5
MUS 106: WEEK 10
For Tuesday:
LQ3 today.
For Thursday:
Write: DRAFT is due today — bring hard copies to exchange with team members.
MUS 106: WEEK 9
For Tuesday:
Read: Prepare for TBL on Wade, Ch. 4
Listen: As referred to in reading, and 2 additional posted works [Note that Ch. 4 revisits CD 1—11-12 (they go together!); CD 2-4; CD 2-1; CD 1-28; CD 2-28; CD 2-30; CD 2-37; and CD 2-31]
Write: Keep Journal notes on reading and listening.
Other prep: Prepare for TBL assessment on Chapter 4
For Thursday:
Listen/Read: This is a link to a description of Turkish music from Latif Bolat’s website. Read it in preparation for his visit, and feel free to explore other parts of his website as well. [I encourage you to prepare questions for him!]
Other prep — looking ahead: Next week we have LQ#3 (Tuesday) and the DRAFT due on Thursday. The Lived Experience write up is also due within a week of the experience, so I encourage you to keep notes and create that write up as soon after today as possible.
Mus 106: Week 8
For Tuesday:
Keep listening while you take a breather
For Thursday:
Listen: Here is the podcast by Neda Ulaby about Umm Kulthum from NPR titled “‘The Lady’ of Cairo.” (It’s just over 7 minutes long.) Identify and write out the main point of the podcast in 1 sentence.
Other prep: According to the syllabus, you should complete the VQ (posted on Canvas under “quizzes”) before class on Thursday.
OPTIONAL: For those of you interested in delving more deeply into Middle Eastern musical traditions, here’s a link to home page for the wonderful website titled Maqam World.
Mus 106: Week 7
For Tuesday:
Read: Wade, Chapter 3 (on Time)
Listen: As referred to in reading, with particular attention to new Ch. 3 material: CD 2-1, 2-6, 2-8, and 2-11.
Write: Keep Journal notes on reading and listening.
Other prep: Prepare for TBL assessment on Chapter 3
For Thursday:
Happy Fall Break!
Mus 106: Week 6
For Tuesday:
Read, Listen and Write: Prepare for Listening Quiz 2 (LQ 2) [See word bank posted on Canvas — note that this one includes a map.]
Other: Begin preparing prospectus.
For Thursday:
Listen and View: excerpt from a PBS documentary about steel pan
Read:
- Karen Zraick, “Ellie Mannette, Father of the Modern Steel Drum, Dies at 90,” New York Times, August 31, 2018.
- Related Material by Shannon Dudley posted on Canvas
Listen:
- Related material — 2 recordings —posted on Canvas (under reading)
Write: Prospectus due on Canvas before class.
Mus 106: Week 5
For Tuesday:
Read: Wade, Chapter 2
Listen: Wade CD tracks that correspond to Ch. 2: 1-11-12, 1-13, 1-14, 1-19, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4.
Write: Keep Journal notes on reading and listening.
Other prep: Prepare for TBL assessment on Chapter 2
For Thursday:
Preparation: With Chapter 2 concepts as a reference, and using the “talking points” listed below as a guide, bring or create SOME kind of musical instrument and be prepared to make a sound with it. [NOTE: The voice and the piano are disqualified!]
Listen: Ch. 2 items listed above (in prep for LQ 2 next meeting)
Write: Keep descriptive journal notes on reading and listening; prepare a 1-minute-or-less description of your instrument.
Talking points: NOTE that you need not touch upon everything — only the interesting parts from among the following:
- Construction: Of what material(s) is the instrument constructed?
- Method of sound production: How is sound produced on the instrument?
- Quality or timbre: How would you describe the quality or timbre of the sound using a minimum of 3 descriptive words?
- Intensity: How would you characterize the intensity of the instrument? (To what does it compare?)
- Range: How would you characterize the range of the instrument.
- Other random thoughts or noteworthy points: do you have a personal connection to this instrument? what is its function or setting? its meaning? is it an object of high value?