In 1943, Pigmeat Markham was the only African-American still performing in blackface. Why do you think African-American performers felt it was necessary to indulge in blackface? How did Markham react once the blackface was taken off? How were Markham and other black performers treated once they stepped outside of the theater?

Imagine you are asked to give a presentation to a high school class. The topic of the presentation is titled, “Tips on How to Listen” (based on ‘Studying Music’ section on text page 66). Use the Listening Process Chart below as your guide. Your presentation script.

Identify some of the characteristics of an Opera and Ballet. Provide an example of each, be sure to name of the piece, composer, year, and who has written the libretto (in case of opera). Be sure you have selected your own examples, not those already discussed in class or listed as additional resources. Next, post […]

I. Ocean of Melody — Part I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os- zI9wsJ5s&ab_channel=IndianDiplomacy 1. What do the musicians and the narrator believe the origin(s) of Hindustani music is (are)? 2. What is a ‘Raag’? Besides its musical definition, how do musicians describe “Raag”? In other words, what kind of association do they make to the Raag? 3. Can you […]

Iconoclasm The “Iconoclastic Controversy” over religious images was a defining moment in the history of the Eastern Roman “Byzantine” Empire. Centered in Byzantium’s capital of Constantinople (modern Istanbul) from the 700s-843, imperial and Church authorities debated whether religious images should be used in Christian worship or banned. Who were the players and what was this […]

Please watch the clip from Parasite below and answer the following questions. Please be as specific as possible and number your answers. 1. Identify the camera movement in the opening shot of this scene (the first 14 seconds) and explain how that camera movement and the mise-en-scenein this shot reinforces ideas/themes from the film. 2. […]

Listen to all four examples above Write down all of the instruments you hear (or think you hear) for each of the four examples Choose one of the examples and write least one hundred words on what you found to be interesting or unusual about the particular instrumentation (your writing should mention specific instruments) *the […]

Watch the clip from Moonlight above (up to 1:40 only, when Chiron smashes Tyrrel with the chair) and discuss how costume and one other elements of mise-en-scene and two elements of cinematography work to communicate meaning in this scene. Please make sure to use specific terminology in your analysis and to put the scene in […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVPLIuBy9CY https://www.youtube.com/watch/lVPLIuBy9CY or right-click and open the hyperlink. Or youtube title: “There is no movement without rhythm”: Answer this: America is made up of many immigrants, cultures, and subcultures. Some have maintained their tradition and shared it as a performance for the general public. That is common in an industrial capitalist world where people are […]

https://studylib.net/doc/25790543/africana-studies-a-survey-of-africa-and-the-african-diasp Please use the material covered in chapter 14 from the link above and answer the following Part 1: Choose a song, any song (should probably be under 8 minutes) from any genre or time period of popular music, that you will analyze in different ways throughout the four parts of this assignment. Describe what […]