Survey of western Music History Assignment | Online Assignment

Music 201: Survey of Western Music History-Final Papers
The Assignment Choices Listed Below Will Make Up For Both Concerts
(can be turned in earlier)
Choose one of the following topics and write a 6-8 page (double-spaced,
12-point Times New Roman font) paper utilizing at least 3 relevant
sources. (Not Wikipedia!) Use music terminology, such as rhythm, melody,
tempo, texture, period etc.
-ORChoose
both of the following topics and write a 3-4 page paper for each or
write two different 3-4 page papers on one topic (double-spaced, 12-point
Times New Roman font) utilizing at least 2 relevant sources. (Not
Wikipedia!) Use music terminology, such as rhythm, melody, tempo, texture,
period etc. *If choosing this option, combine both papers into one
document before uploading to the assignment portal “final paper
equivalent of two concerts.”
A. Write a biographical sketch of a composer of choice with a focus on two
musical works in particular. Utilize YouTube videos to listen and write
about your choices. Use music terminology, such as rhythm, melody,
tempo, texture, period, etc. to describe the pieces. Aside from referencing
and including sources about the composer, make sure to list any YouTube
videos that you viewed.
B. Utilizing your favorite genre of music (Rock, Jazz, Hip-Hop etc.), conduct
a study of its evolution in comparison to the evolution of classical music.
Utilize music terminology to describe both genres.
• For example: Classical music is not stagnant and will
continue to progress. Write about how your favorite genre
evolved and continues to progress, and how its history is
similar to Classical music. You can compare the history of
your favorite genre to a particular period that we studied or as
a broad history from the Medieval-20th Century.
***Submit your paper(s) through the assignment portal via Blackboard in
the ‘Final Papers’ folder in content***