How would you argue that Soul Train was a moment of Black Joy for the Black community? As well what challenges that impacted the Black community could it not account for and address?

How is the cakewalk an early example of dance as protest in the United States? Explain at least one way. Name a more recent example of dance as protest and describe its context (think sociocultural / historical – who is protesting what and how?). Tie your analysis of the cakewalk to this example: In what […]

How much effect does the older music genre The Blues (heard in America as early as the late 1800s) have on more modern music? (Since we have not studied music closer to the present, the only Music genres you need to know for this essay are: Jazz, Pop, Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, and […]

How does Grieg use dynamics, timbre, pitch, and tempo to achieve unity and variety in the piece, “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from the Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46?

how does this scene’s inclusion of Doja Cat’s “Vegas” effect the scene? Do you think it adds to the dramatic effect? Why or why not? Do you think traditional underscoring could have had the same dramatic effect? Here is the link of the video that you have to watch to answer: https://youtu.be/wROlJFcd0aE

How do I respond to this post whether I agree or disagree? The art of music provides many benefits when being studied, similar to various other subjects these benefits can assist beyond their means. Music is more than just instruments, melodies, and music notes. Music is a strong form of expression that allows many individuals […]

How do the (1) number of movements and (2) the tempo of each movement in La Primavera reflect the concerto grosso model presented in the text on pp. 130, 131? (Recall that the model for the concerto grosso also applies to the solo concerto, which is the type of concerto that La Primavera is.) In […]

How are the Carters’ subverting the high/low art binary in “Apeshit”? Thinking with a sociocultural lens, in what ways might this music video be a reclamation? In your answer, define the high/low art binary (5 pts), discuss what is wrong with the binary (5 pts), and discuss the juxtaposition of music video artists’ positionality and […]

Historically men have been castrated for all sorts of reasons. Chinese Buddhist monks were castrated to make them more reliable as palace servants. In Turkey, men were castrated to guard the women of the royal Harem. In 17th and 18th centuries boys with promising singing voices, were castrated before puberty, because this preserved their tiny […]

Here is a performance of traditional Korean music. Please watch the first five minutes or so and discuss. What instruments are used? What impressions do you have about this music? Some info about this video: Korean sinawi music originally accompanied rituals presided over by a female shaman, or mudang. The word sinawi is also synonymous […]