sep 02 | Week 2

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

Participation Verification closes 9/03 at 11:55 PM

Mo' Elements

Overview

Our survey of musical instruments continues. By the end of this week you'll be conversant with the sounds and techniques of keyboard, electronic, wind and percussion instruments. Your first forum and quiz are this week. Click the links below to get started:

4. Keyboards & Electronic

5. Wind Instruments

6. Percussion

Duration

We break duration down to four components:

7. Beat, Meter and Rhythm

Ancient Music

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

8. Ancient and Non-Western Notation

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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 | 9/02 12:00 AM to 9/09 11:55 PM

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. To begin, click the Tests and Quizzes icon on the Laulima toolbar (left side of page).

Laulima Toolbar

Once the tool opens, you'll see an assessment list. Most items show "closed" status but Quiz, Elements, will indicate "Ready to Begin" if within the 3-day quiz window. Click "Begin," agree to the honor pledge and answer the questions. Quizzes are not timed.

Quiz, Elements | 9/06 12:00 AM to 9/08 11:55 PM

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.

Review Option

The Tests and Quizzes tool allows review of quiz questions after submission. Review show incorrect questions, without answer key or scores. Showing the answer for incorrect responses defeats the learning process of figuring out the answer.

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. Pro tip: enter quiz and test dates in your computer calendar and enable notifications.