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UNIT 4 FLEX SEMINAR
MUSIC
HU 300: Art and Humanities in the 20th
Century and Beyond
with
Laurie Smart-Pottle, M.Ed
Looking ahead…
Any questions before we get
started?
Unit 4 To-Do Checklist
Reading
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Read chapter 5 in our text: “Music” (or
PDF in Doc Sharing).
Supplemental Resources
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Two short clips on the impact music has on
Parkinson’s patients and infants (My Web
Resources).
Review Key Terms using the Flashcards in
My Humanities Kit.
Flex Seminar
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Project #2 120 pts.
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Discussion 50 pts.
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Participate in discussion (link under Unit 4
tab). One question this week.
Attend/ participate in a synchronous
discussion.
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Due by Tuesday @ 11:59! Check out the
“Helpful Resources” link in Unit 4
discussion board or Doc Sharing.
Be sure to view the short video in the
instructions/rubric document before
beginning.
Use the example paper as a template…
Project #2: “Your Soundtrack”
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What songs/genre are important and why?
Explain the role of music in your life (not limited to)
 Childhood
 Adolescence
 Comfort
 Happiness
Step out of the box!!
Grading Criteria
A: 108-120
points
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Essay reflects careful consideration of the role of music
throughout one’s life (10 pts.).
Shoot for this!
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Project demonstrates the concepts strongly using concrete
examples of music in childhood, adolescence, and as a form
of rebellion (10 pts.).
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Project uses vocabulary terms from the unit (10 pts.).
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Project is clearly written—minimal grammatical, mechanical,
and formatting errors (10 pts.).
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Project meets posted length requirements—and follows
directions (10 pts.).
Musical Terms
Atonality
Melody
Avant-garde
Minimalism
Baroque
Pentatonic scale
Chamber music
Ragtime
Chromatic scale
Rap
Counterpoint
Rhythm
Diatonic scale
Rock
Dissonance
Rock ’n’ roll
Fugue
Scale
Half-tone
Symphony
Harmony
Syncopation
Hip-hop
Toccata
Improvisation
tone
key
Love for and appreciation of music is a
universal feature of human culture
(Vaidya, 2004).
What do you think?
Might music pre-exist language?
Music is Universal
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How?
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Why?
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Examples?
Fotosearch, 2011)
Kinds of Music
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Name a concert/ show
you have been to.
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What period of music
was it from or what
style of music was it?
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Symphony
Hip-hop
Ragtime
Rock
Jazz
Folk
Spiritual
Pop
(Fotosearch, 2011)
If only one genre of music was available for
mankind to listen to what would it be?
Why?
Music and Emotion
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Several characteristics have been
suggested that might influence
the emotion of music:
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Major keys and rapid tempos
cause happiness
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Slow tempos cause sadness
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Rapid tempos together with
dissonance cause fear
Can you think of movies, soap
operas, TV shows that remind you
of this?
Background Music
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Is it intended to
encourage close
attention?
Become a
“foreground” listener.
Where would you
expect to hear
background music?
(Fotosearch, 2011)
Gender Specific Music
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Are female performers
having trouble
competing in what is
still a male-dominated
scene?
Do you prefer male to
female performers, or
vice versa?
(Starplus, 2011)
References
Fotosearch. (2011). Binary world [Royalty Free Photograph]. Retrieved from
http://www.fotosearch.com/IGS128/110_010/
Fotosearch. (2011). Oneperson, person, people, onepersononly [Royalty Free Photograph].
Retrieved from http://www.fotosearch.com/TGR386/trd014ca4480/
Fotosearch. (2011). Waiter's foot blocking elevator doors. [Royalty Free Photograph]. Retrieved
from http://www.fotosearch.com/UNX556/u16566472/
Gabber, D. (2010). Lady Gaga: 2010 MTV video music awards - press room. Starplus.com.
Retrieved from http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Lady_Gaga/gallery/DGG-025894/
Vaidya, G. (2004). Music, emotion, and the brain. Serendip. Retrieved from
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro04/web2/gvaidya.html
Questions?
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Contact Laurie:
 Email:
[email protected]
 AIM:
lsmartpottle