jan 20 | Week 2

Before starting the weekly lesson, take the Participation Verification quiz if you haven't done so yet.

Participation Verification closes 1/21

Overview

Your first forum and quiz are this week. Our objectives are to be conversant with the sounds and techniques of keyboard, electronic, wind and percussion instruments.

Mo' Elements

Our survey of musical instruments continues:

4. Keyboards & Electronic

5. Wind Instruments

6. Percussion

Duration

The components of duration are beat, tempo, meter and rhythm.

7. Beat, Meter and Rhythm

Ancient Music

Sample music of the ancient world through notation systems predating Western staff notation by thousands of years:

8. Ancient and Non-Western Notation

Forum 1

This assignment is a student lead discussion of music topics. Read the forum page linked below for topic choices and instructions:

Forum Instructions and Topic Choices

Forum 1: 1/20 to 1/27

SLO Accomplishment

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

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Quiz, Elements

Your first quiz debuts this week: 10 questions drawn from the Elements unit up to and including the Ancient and Non-Western Music Notation chapter.

Laulima Toolbar

Open the Quizzes tool link on the Lamakū toolbar. Locate Quiz, Elements, click "Start Quiz!" (blue button) and dive in.

Quiz, Elements: 1/24 to 1/26

Timing is Everything

All tests, quizzes and forums open at 12:00 AM and close at 11:59 PM on designated days. Test and quiz sessions are untimed but must be submitted by the designated due date.

A Second Chance

If you miss questions, study the textbook, and retake the quiz to improve your grade. The highest earned grade is retained. Quizzes may be retaken once within the due date window.

Answer Choice Shuffle

To enhance security, answer choices are shuffled. If you retake a quiz, answer choices are the same, but presented in a different order.

No Quiz Makeups

Late quizzes are not accepted. Why? Quizzes are used to check attendance and participation. If you disappear for a week and miss a quiz, it fades into the mists. Don't ask for an exception—I won't respond since you know the answer. Tip: enter quiz and test dates in your computer calendar and enable notifications.