Discussion 6
Choose one of the following options for your Original Post.
Be sure to include which option you have chosen in your subject line or in your post.
Remember to use the Gateway Resource assigned by your professor or you will be asked to resubmit your Original Post.
Follow the instructions as given in the weekly announcement.
Option #1: Playlist
Compile a playlist of 3 musical examples of specific songs, making at least one specific connection between music you have encountered in the assigned Gateway Into Music and Dance Resource and music that is familiar to you.
For each of the 3 musical examples in your playlist, include the following information:
List the title of the example and names of the musician(s)/composer(s).
Explain how each song reflects your own social or cultural background. Relate your choice to the assigned Gateway Resource if possible.
Analyze the song using one musical elements from Required Resource Set #2: Elements of Music: (rhythm, pitch, volume, articulation, timbre, texture and form)
Offer a link to a video or stream of each song so peers can listen to and then comment on the example.
Provide references for all sources in MLA format.
Option #2 Music and Dance Identity Profile
Create a music and dance identity profile of yourself in the form of a chart that shows the genres and purposes of music and dance in your life. Include these three categories:
Music styles you listen to for relaxation, working out, studying or in sacred settings
Dance styles you experience that bring relaxation, exercise, artistic or sacred expression
Music and/or dance you identify with your ethnicity or with your cultural or national identity
Based on this chart, write a paragraph to explain how music and dance in your life contribute to your sense of who you are on multiple levels.
Make connections between the role and purpose of music and dance in your life and the music and dance you encountered in the assigned Gateway into Music and Dance Resource.
Include two quotes about the elements of music or dance from at least two of the Required Learning Resources in your post and make sure you show how they are relevant to your discussion.
Make sure to provide in-text citations for both quotes in MLA format.
Provide references for all sources in MLA format.
Sample Music and Dance Identity Profile Chart
Sample Music and Dance Identity Profile Chart
Music styles you listen to for relaxation, working out, studying or in sacred settings.
Dance styles you experience that bring relaxation, exercise, artistic or sacred expression.
Music and/or dance you identify with your ethnicity or with your cultural or national identity
Paragraph explaining how music and dance in your life contribute to your sense of who you are on multiple levels. Make connections between the role and purpose of music and dance in your life and the music and dance you encountered in the assigned Gateway into Music and Dance Resource. Include at least two quotations about elements of music and elements of dance from the Required Learning Resources.
Option #3: Cultural Context and Origins
Option A:
Choose one of the examples of music or dance in the assigned Gateway into Music and Dance Resource that you find particularly interesting to reflect on in depth.
Discuss your thoughts about this example using at least two quotes about elements of music and/or dance from the Required Learning Resources.
Explain the reasons why this particular example piqued your curiosity, what you have learned about its historical origins and cultural context in the assigned Gateway Resource and/or Required Learning Resources, and what you would like to learn more about.
Option B:
If you are a dancer or process information best when physically engaged in learning, select an example of dance that captures your interest in the Required Learning Resources or the assigned Gateway into Music and Dance Resource.
Practice the movements you have read about or seen in the videos in these resources.
Create a video of yourself moving in the style of dance you have chosen that is no longer than 5 minutes.
Post your video to the discussion forum for your classmates. You can post it as an attachment or host it on a Cloud server, set the permissions for anyone to view it, and post a link to it.
Option C:
If you are a musician who sings or plays instruments, select an example of music that captures your interest in the Required Learning Resources or the assigned Gateway into Music and Dance Resource.
Create a video of yourself making music in the style of a musical genre that is no longer than 5 minutes.
Post your video to the discussion forum for your classmates. You can post it as an attachment or host it on a Cloud server, set the permissions for anyone to view.
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