Unit 3 Assignment: Bob Dylan – Music as a Cultural Artifact – Guided Listening Assignment Attached Files: ?MUS121 Unit 3 Ass

Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 3 Points: 100 Overview: For each week in our course, you will consider music as a cultural artifact and be assigned either a piece of music or a specific musical artist to explore and analyze for the week. This week, you will be listening to music by Bob Dylan. As you have read this week, Bob Dylan’s music changed the face of popular music in the 1960s, especially in terms of song writing. His music was also often considered protest music. In addition to your etextbook, you should expect to complete some research online to respond to these questions. Be sure to use vetted resources—if you aren’t sure what a reliable source is, remember, you can use the CRAP test to determine if your source is reliable! Resources that might help you:

• Untold Dylan. (n.d.). WordPress. • The Bob Dylan Project. (n.d.). Intuitive IT.

Instructions:

• On the internet or your phone, listen to TWO of the following songs written and performed by Bob Dylan from the list below:

o Hard Times in New York Town o Talkin’ John Burch Society Blues o The Ballad of Donald White o Oxford Town o Only a Pawn in Their Game o North Country Blues o The Times they are a-Changing o The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll o Chimes of Freedom o Desolation Row o Blowin’ in the Wind o Ye Playboys and Playgirls

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Unit 3 – Bob Dylan – Music as a Cultural Artifact – Guided Listening Assignment

• After listening to your TWO selections, answer the following questions in a word document:

o Share a brief biography of Bob Dylan? o Examine the lyrics and share the lines of each song which are your

favorite and/or made an impression on you. o What are the socio-cultural issues that Dylan is attempting to address in

each song? Is he successful in addressing these issues in these songs? o What is the date that the original music was written? What is the date that

this original recording was made/released? o The recordings above have Dylan performing these pieces of music. Who

else has recorded the two songs you have chosen? Find one YouTube recording of “covers” of each the two songs you have chosen if they are available. If nothing is available, please indicate that as well.

o List the instruments you hear in these recordings. Are each of these songs the same or different instrumentation?

o What was your favorite thing about the performances/recordings? o What emotions did the performances/recordings make you feel when you

heard it? Requirements:

• Three to four pages in length, excluding the Reference page. • APA format, including an in-text citation for referenced works. • At least four resources.

Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Guided Listening Assignments

CRITERIA Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement

Deficient

54-60 points 48-53 points 36-47 points 0-35 points

Content

Subject matter is thoroughly addressed.

Arguments are well elaborated

and fully supported by

scholarly research and

specific examples.

Subject matter is fairly well

addressed. Arguments are supported by

scholarly research but

could be further elaborated with specific details.

Subject matter is adequately addressed.

Arguments are partially

supported by scholarly research.

Subject matter is minimally addressed.

Opinions are offered, but

arguments lack scholarly backing

9-10 points 8 points 6-7 points 0-5 points

Musical Selections

Incorporates all required musical

selections

Incorporates some musical

selections

Incorporates one of the musical

selections

Missing musical

selections requirements

9-10 points 8 points 6-7 points 0-5 points Scholarly Sources

4 or more resources 3 resources 2 resources 0-1 resource

9-10 points 8 points 6-7 points 0-5 points

Paper Length 3 pages 2 pages 1 page 0 pages or more than

three pages 9-10 points 8 points 6-7 points 0-5 points

Clear and Professional Writing with APA Format

Writing and format are

clear, professional,

APA compliant, and error free.

Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not

followed.