Assignment Task:
Assignment Prompt: Identify a historically significant action that was made by someone (an individual artist and/or group) in Twentieth-Century American Popular Music. Describe its genre and place it in the historical context.
Objectives:
The student is expected to listen and respond critically to music and to articulate an informed, personal reaction in a coherent and engaging manner. You must demonstrate an awareness of the subject matter. You must also include a discussion that informs the reader of the historical and social context in which the music originally fit and how it is relevant now
Please research about the ensemble, artist, music, etc. of what you are writing about. Include in your essay, sentences or a paragraph on what you have researched and list your sources in the essay. Please include a minimum of two sources. YOU CAN NOT USE WIKIPEDIA AS A REFERENCE. The likely length of music should range from 3-11 minutes. Need Assignment Help?
Your discussion of the music is the most important part of this paper. If you plagiarize, copy or cheat in any way you will receive an F/0 as your grade on this assignment and your name will be submitted to the Dean of Students Office for the alleged violation of the Collin College Student Code of Conduct. See the syllabus for consequences regarding being found responsible for violating the Scholastic Dishonesty Policy as stated in the Collin College Student Code of Conduct
Assignment Mechanics:
Your ability to write about the music
Proof-read your work (spell-check)
Make sure each sentence and paragraph makes sense
Your ability to communicate
Clarity and quality of thought
Your ideas should be well developed
Pay attention to the details so that your critique is based on good thought, strong argument and evidence
Assignment Organization:
Title should capture your primary impression of the music you are discussing
Post the audio/video of the artists and their performance as the URL link. Place it in the second line of the title
Ability to follow the guidelines set up for this paper including length, font, margins, etc.
Please avoid vague, space-filled comments such as "it was really nice," or "the performers wore black and looked happy"