Therme: Christian Rap Songs: Questions: a short description of each piece of music you’ve included. Each piece’s description should explain the way it ties to the theme, but also explain each piece musically, deploying some of the chapter’s technical vocabulary to do so. Describe its melody, tempo, its degree of consonance and/or dissonance. What is […]

The word “Baroque” comes from the Portuguese word meaning “mis-shapen pearl”. The Baroque era was infused with ornate and highly ornamented effects, not just in music but in art and architecture as well. Given what you’ve learned from the lecture and listening assignments, search online for a ‘baroque’ looking structure. Post a hyperlink and explain […]

the song is “Summertime,” the aria composed by George Gershwin for his folk opera “Porgy and Bess”: Purpose: Your Final Project will consist of a 7-10 slide multimedia presentation, with written comments that support your presentation. This project will fulfill the following learning objectives for the course: Recognize various elements, styles, composers, and major historical […]

The topic is African American Blues and How it affected the cognitive behaviors of slaves and field workers. Why was this type of music essential and motivating for workers, and how did it originate? How did it affect their mental and physical behaviors? Dissect this type of music. An abstract gives a short, basic summary […]

The Metronome All-Stars, “No Figs” (Lennie Tristano), New York, January 10, 1950. Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Kai Winding, trombone; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Billy Bauer, guitar; Lennie Tristano, piano; Eddie Safranski, bass; Max Roach, drums. [Columbia: 40972, 1942-51, c1987] Topic 1: The order of solos in this piece […]

The last excerpt is by the rock band Kansas from a recording that they made back in the 1970s . We are only going to consider one section of this piece for our discussion of texture . With this in mind , (CUE TO 2:22 and play to 3:26 ) . Kansas was very innovative […]

The History of African American Blues and how it affected the mental behaviors of slaves and field workers. Use a reliable source for this section, a few paragraphs that explain: This section focuses on the history of the music and culture you are studying. In this section be sure to include the names of individuals […]

The film, “Don’t Worry Darling” by Olivia Wilde, released on September 23 2022. Provide a detailed analysis of 1 sequence that shows a variety of combinations between soundtrack, image track, and narrative. Describe the relationship between the image track with the soundtrack in the film as well as the narrative of the film in this […]

The film, Coraline by Henry Selick. Describe it in terms of its sound and music, discussing the way the soundtrack is organized and the effects it makes, how it adds to (or detracts from) the film, and how it helps to tell the story. Analyze at least three sequences in which the soundtrack has a […]

The film Coraline by Herny Selick. Analyze the scene where Coraline discovers the other world. Describe how the soundtrack of this scene adds to the film and how it helps tell a story. Use words such as: soundtrack, diegetic sound, non-diegetic sound, dynamic, pitch, tempo, texture, orchestrated, musical theme, volume, timbre, speech, melody, frequency, Pitch, […]