nov 10 | Week 12

Take Test 3 if you haven't done so yet.

Test 3 Closes 11/11

Don't wait until the last hour to take a test. Chances of something bad happening—Lamakū jammed, computer crash, etc.—increase at the eleventh hour. Get it done early!

19th Century

Overview

With the last echoes of Test 3 fading into the twilight, it's time to dream of the 19th century and musical romanticism.

Our objectives in this unit are to:

Explore the times and lives of Romantic musicians.
Understand characteristics of Romantic style.
Identify seminal works of the era.

1. Romanticism and Beyond

2. Romantic Style

Art Song

Musical compositions for solo voice and piano written in the classical art music tradition are called art song.

3. Art Song and Schubert

After studying these chapters, you'll be ready and able to discuss and identify Romantic style, culture, and art song.

Forum 2

Forum 2 | 11/12 12:00 AM to 11/19 11:59 PM

Using the Lamakū Discussions tool, Forum 2 is a student-led discussion of selected music topics. Read the Art Song and Piano Solo chapters and watch the videos to prepare. To widen the discussion, a World Beat pieces from the Wind Instruments chapter is included.

Topic Choices

Pick only one: Topic Choice 1, Topic Choice 2 or Topic Choice 3.

Topic Choice 1

Der Erlkönig | Listen to Schubert's Der Erlkönig in the Art Song chapter. What did you think of the performance and vocal quality? Don't merely say you loved or hated the performance or voice and leave us hanging. Be specific about the how and why of your observations and reasoning. Listen carefully and put your imagination and technical knowledge to use!

Topic Choice 2

Piano Solo | You heard Romantic era piano solos in the “Piano Solo | Franz Liszt | Fréderic Chopin” chapter: Liszt’s Transcendental Étude No. 10 in F Minor and Chopin’s Étude in C Minor, Op. 10 No.12 ‘Revolutionary’. Be specific about your observations and reasoning. Listen with discernment and put your imagination and technical knowledge to use!

Topic Choice 3

Panpipe Fusion | Listen to Wake Me Up by Avicii and the Inamauri Panpipers in the Wind Instruments chapter (scroll to the Panpipe section). What did you think of the performance and style involving vocals, panpipes, guitar and percussion? Enlighten us with the how and why of your observations and reasoning. Listen with care and put your imagination and technical knowledge to use!

Post & Reply Required

Partial credit is not given for incomplete assignments. Credit is earned only if students participate in all aspects of the assignment. To receive credit for this forum (possible 50 points), you must:

Write a topic post (possible 30 pts).
Read posts of classmates (participation is tracked).
Write at least one reply to a classmate's post (possible 20 pts).

How to Start

Log into Lamakū, open the Discussions link, and read the Forum 2 Discussion Instructions. To post, open Forum 2 General Discussion below the instructions. Click “Start a New Thread” to write or “Reply” to an existing thread.

Forum Conduct

Keep messages on topic, and edit for clarity, grammar and spelling. Inappropriate comments, AI generated content and plagiarism will be deleted. To learn about proper online behavior, read the Student Netiquette quick guide (accessible Google Doc version).

No Forum Makeups

If you miss the forum, it's gone forever. The class will not reassemble to converse with you.

Grades

Forum grading criteria are in the Forum Grading Rubric. Grades will be posted in the Grades tool within 24 hours of the due date.

Download | Forum Grading Rubric

SLO Accomplishment

By participating in Forum 2, you are fulfilling a student learning outcome (SLO) of this course: analyze musical styles and their roles within the context of history and society.

Play Guitar or 'Ukulele

Learn to play guitar or ‘ukulele in MUS 121D, Guitar 1, or MUS 121Z, ‘Ukulele 1, next semester. Get real hands-on instruction in a classroom. We teach basics of technique, notation, and music playing. You’ll strum, pick, solo, and jam with others in no time!