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Music 106

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

Music 106

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.

Music 106

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.