Music

DNCE 303 Midterm Research Project Fall 2020 Research Paper Guidelines: Part of the goal of this class is to broaden your dance horizons by introducing you to Mexican folklórico dance and its contemporary issues, as well as the range of currently choreographing and performing dance companies and choreographers. To that end, this option is dedicated to your exploration of who is dancing folklórico right now, what issues are prominent and how these contemporary choreographers envision their world through folklórico dance. The result will be a 4-6-page paper (with a works cited page) analyzing a folklórico choreographer or folklórico dance company using the critical frameworks explored in one of the modules covered in this class (e.g. race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, or ritual). REQUIREMENTS: 1. This paper must be 4-6 pages long (double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12pt font.) This page requirement does NOT include title page or works cited. 2. You may include some photos if you so choose, but the use of photos is not included in the page length requirement. 3. You must cite at least 3 sources, not including sources for visual supports. These are scholarly sources such as journal articles, book chapters, and books, NOT Wikipedia or .com websites. You may use up to 2 sources from our class materials. 4. You are welcome but not required to write in the first person (I, me). 5. PROOFREAD. Then proofread again; typographical, grammatical, and spelling errors will affect your grade. 6. If you borrow specific words or phrases from a text, they must be put in quotation marks. • In brief, use parenthetical citations for all quotations or other references (author and page number) in the body of the text. For example: RIGHT: As Jowitt notes, “Description at its best is not simply about surface” (9). WRONG: As Jowitt notes, “Description at its best is not simply about surface.” (9). WRONG: Jowitt notes, “Description at its best is not simply about surface.” (9) RIGHT: The dance “has always held violent potential” (Browning 168). WRONG: The dance “has always held violent potential,” (Browning 168). 7. Use a “Works Cited” format where you list at the end of the essay all of the works you’ve cited. 8. Standard formatting is required. That means that papers must be typed, double-spaced, 1-inch margins on ALL sides, 12-point font, in Times New Roman ONLY. Do not add extra spaces between paragraphs. Use a separate cover page for all header information and begin the body of your paper at the top of the next page. Cover pages are not included in the page requirement. 1 DNCE 303 Midterm Research Project Fall 2020 EXAMPLE: Here is an EXAMPLE of the format of a formal paper (You do not have to format your project exactly this way): Title Page: Your name, course, date, title of your paper Introduction a. Basic description of the dancer, dance work, or dance company you chose to analyze. b. Your THESIS. I believe the ……. of this dance company shows meaning through (this is one example- theses can be written many ways!) Body (3-4 well developed ideas should be sufficient for this project; you may choose to use more, as long as you meet the length requirements of at least 4 pages but no more than 6. Please remember to back up your analyses with what you see in the dance or dance works.) Conclusion a. Reiterate your thesis and how the ideas presented show your interpretation of meaning in the specific dance work. Works cited 2

Lady Gaga’s influence in the areas of gender and sexuality are huge. Choose one music video by Lady Gaga and discuss gender and sexuality using the points brought up in this week’s material.  Include: * Narrative and topics * Camera angles  * Relationship with the viewer * Other characters and how they are portrayed

The chosen concert: https://youtu.be/ZG5rHbS-vl0 Since this is an online concert, there might be some ease on the criteria included below. Opening Introducing the artist, i.e. brief background on who they are: their influences, history, etc. To what sort of audience was the performance directed (adults, teens, children)? What was the concert venue like? Body ? opinions supported by emotional, symbolic (mimetic), and formal (structural) responses. ? Use terminology in regards to melody, harmony, rhythm/meter, texture, instrumentation, genre, text setting, etc. ? Identify key performers, conductor (if applicable), composers, etc. ? Identify works by title, individual movements (if applicable), year of composition ? Discuss the atmosphere of the venue, the audience, the performers, etc. ? Discuss one of the following relating to Social Responsibility: o How did the composition(s)/songs(s) impact society, culture, politics or the environment on its premier/release? o What political, social, cultural or environmental factors influenced the composer/songwriter when writing the work? o What influence on society, culture, politics or the environment does the composition/song have on society today? o Did anything in the concert change your own opinion/attitude, for good or bad, on how you view the style of music and/or your own political, social, cultural or environmental awareness Closing Remarks Offer a subjective summary of your experience. Explain why or why you would not attend another concert. In either case, provide adequate support for your opinion. Consider these questions: Did you or didn’t you like the music? Did the performance change your opinion of the music? Did the experience change your opinion of the style of music? 2

Please watch the short documentary “Music of the Temples” (link provided below) and submit a review of it. Your review must contain three sets of short paragraphs in a form of (1) summary, (2) critique, and (3) two questions. Please check the syllabus for more details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZYHpi13rqk

Choose one of the following jazz artists/groups from the list below to research the way(s) in which race and/or diversity played a role in their interactions with American society in the earlier part of the 20th century (1900’s -1960’s.) This could include employment issues – performance opportunities, equal treatment, touring issues – hotels, travel options, etc.), criminal justice issues (cabaret cards, arrests, drug use-targeting of musicians and neighborhoods, etc.) and other societal issues of the day. Learn how they responded (or were forced to respond) to these issues and how they involved themselves in issues of civil rights and race and diversity discrimination. Discuss how they used their music or status in the entertainment industry to address these issues.  A short description of the Artist or group and what issue(s) of discrimination based on race and/or diversity you are writing about. How race and/or diversity affected their interaction with society during their historical period in America What sort of responses (if any) the artist/group made to react to the racially/diversity-divided society found in America as jazz music grew along with the country. How the artist/group used their music or status in the entertainment industry to address these issues

One of the developments in film music during the late 1960s and 1970s was the use of soundtracks built from popular songs.  Rather than assign a single movie for you to watch and write about I have posted links to scenes from a few movies for you to watch and react to.  For each scene, consider these questions: 1.  Does the song seem to fit the action or narrative of the scene? 2.  If it does, how does it contribute to understanding the scene or the characters?  If not, what seems incongruent between the music and the scene? How you organize your paper is up to you, but make sure you address both questions for each scene.  Your grade will be based on the following: 20—Does the student adequately address each question for each example? 12–Does the student include some type of summary of his or her thoughts on these examples? 3–Is the paper acceptable for college-level work? Sources: https://youtu.be/pFlsufZj9Fg https://youtu.be/1HqENefvou8 https://youtu.be/s8aftCh3wYI https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5KQdJhCeZBceWk0UklydDA1SEk/view

Throughout the history of rock, technological changes have greatly impacted the way we listen to music.  MTV brought rock and pop artists into many homes in the 1980s, giving exposure to post-punk, new-wave, and art-rock bands that likely would not have found the audience they did.  Discuss another technological change that made a similar impact on music, before or after MTV.  Has this been a positive or negative for the music industry?  Can you foresee another change in the near future that may impact the industry?

ASSIGNMENT Watch film “Stravinsky’s Journey” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAtoxbt7LQ. Write your observations: What did you find most striking about Stravinsky? What surprised you? How would you describe him to your friend? What did you learn from this film? Provide detail to support each of your statements/observations.   assignment instructions Please write short essays of 300-500 words (except Signature Assignment) discussing the following topics and submit by the due date posted. When talking about musical compositions, please make sure to find out and include in your essay A DATE OF COMPOSITION (This will be one way to acknowledge the number of years each of these works continues to live in people’s hearts after it was created).   When discussing a review/article, address author by name. Do not use word “song” for any kind of music you are describing. Song is a composition for voice and piano/accompaniment. Use a general term like “piece,”, “work,” “composition.” Be aware that composer is a person who wrote the music, those that you see in the videos are performers.

INSTRUCTIONS Please write short essays of 300-500 words (except Signature Assignment) discussing the following topics and submit by the due date posted. When talking about musical compositions, please make sure to find out and include in your essay A DATE OF COMPOSITION (This will be one way to acknowledge the number of years each of these works continues to live in people’s hearts after it was created).   When discussing a review/article, address author by name. Do not use word “song” for any kind of music you are describing. Song is a composition for voice and piano/accompaniment. Use a general term like “piece,”, “work,” “composition.” Be aware that composer is a person who wrote the music, those that you see in the videos are performers.   ASSIGNMENT Listen to Rachmaninov’s “Musical Moment no. 4.” Describe its emotional impact on you and its melody, tempo, harmonies that help to create it. After listening to Nikolai Lugansky and Ya-Fei Chuang performances, compare the two. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23kU0ZRQJwk — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhLDse5R8dQ >>  View/Complete

For module 5, your writing should reflect your knowledge of the issues, for copyright holders and bootleggers, particularly involving phonograph records, tapes and CD’s.,