Homework C3 #15

Answer the following questions:

1. How old is recorded jazz?
2. Why are King Oliver's recordings number one on this list?
3. How did Bix Beiderbecke die?
4. Why were Fletcher Henderson's recordings noteworthy?
5. Name 5 of the artists and the name of the recording they made on this "Best Jazz Recordings" list?

Due Wednesday, January 6 , 2010

Homework C3 #14

Read the following article:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/6515486/100-Best-Jazz-Recordings.html

Due Wednesday, January 6 , 2010

Homework C3 #13

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

6. beguiling
7. propulsive
8. poignant
9. joie de vivre
10. insouciant

Due Wednesday, January 6 , 2010

Homework C3 #12

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. permutation
2. wistful
3. Skirling
4. eloquence
5. cornucopia

Due Wednesday, January 6 , 2010

Homework C3 #11

Define the following words:

1. permutation
2. wistful
3. Skirling
4. eloquence
5. cornucopia
6. beguiling
7. propulsive
8. poignant
9. joie de vivre
10. insouciant

Due Wednesday, January 6 , 2010

Homework C3 #10

Answer the following questions:

1. What are the intentions of the "Fire In My Bones" album?
2. Who was the person who organized this collection?
3. Why is this collection not a good history of gospel music?
4. What are some of the many ways to praise God mentioned in this article?
5. What is this collection's greatest quality?

Due Monday, December 21, 2009

Homework C3 #9

Read the article:

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13759-fire-in-my-bones-raw-rare-otherworldly-african-american-gospel-1944-2007/

Due Monday, December 21, 2009

Homework C3 #8

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

6. ruminative
7. eschew
8. Disparity
9. gravitational
10. extolling

Due Monday, December 21, 2009

Homework C3 #7

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. overture
2. enumerate
3. secular
4. degenerate
5. angst

Due Monday, December 21, 2009

Homework C3 #6

Define the following words:

1. overture
2. enumerate
3. secular
4. degenerate
5. angst
6. curate
7. eschew
8. Disparity
9. gravitational
10. extolling

Due Monday, December 21, 2009

Homework C3 #5

Answer the following questions:

1. Why was the writer of this article going to "Hitsville USA"?
2. Why was the film crew there at the studio?
3. What did Berry Gordy say to the writer?
4. Why, other than that he had so many hits, was Berry Gordy notorious in the music business?
5. Why does Berry Gordy say that being happy with oneself is all that matters?

Due Monday, December 14, 2009

Homework C3 #4

Read the article:

http://www.michigandaily.com/content/personal-statement-lesson-berry-gordy

Due Thursday, December 14, 2009

Homework C3 #3

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

6. litany
7. albeit
8. prolific
9. serendipity
10. paradox

Due Monday, December 14, 2009

Homework C3 #2

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. salon
2. spectacle
3. reconcile
4. montage
5. entourage

Due Monday, December 14, 2009

Homework C3 #1

Define the following words:

1. salon
2. spectacle
3. reconcile
4. montage
5. entourage
6. litany
7. albeit
8. prolific
9. serendipity
10. paradox

Due Monday, December 14, 2009

Homework C2 #25

Answer the following questions:

1. Who are the Russian rappers urging to fight corruption and other problems faced by everyday Russians?
2. Where did Vladimir Putin, who is the former Russian president, grow up?
3. Did Vladimir Putin actually rap at the awards show? What exactly did he do?
4. Who won first prize in the event?
5. What group organized this event?

Due Thursday, December 3, 2009

Homework C2 #24

Read the article:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=114&sid=1815269

Due Thursday, December 3, 2009

Homework C2 #23

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

6. genre
7. propaganda
8. intimidate
9. siege
10. dabbled

Due Thursday, December 3, 2009

Homework C2 #22

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. persona
2. stereotypical
3. realms
4. accolades
5. pervasive

Due Thursday, December 3, 2009

Homework C2 #21

Define the following words:

1. persona
2. stereotypical
3. realms
4. accolades
5. pervasive
6. genre
7. propaganda
8. intimidate
9. siege
10. dabbled

Due Thursday, December 3, 2009

Homework C2 #20

Answer the following questions:

1. What did Red Krayola call their signature sound?
2. How did they create their first "rhythm machine"?
3. How long did it take to record that first LP?
4. What happened at the 1967 Berkeley Folk Festival?
5. How did the initial combo's live career end?

Due Monday, November 23, 2009

Homework C2 #19

Read the article:

How a dead parakeet changed the course of rock music

Due Monday, November 23, 200

Homework C2 #18

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

6. abscess
7. eclectic
8. wringing
9. minimalist
10. tenuous

Due Monday, November 23, 2009

Homework C2 #17

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. Parable
2. Arable
3. motley
4. abetted
5. enigma

Due Monday, November 23, 2009

Homework C2 #16

Define the following words:

1. Parable
2. Arable
3. motley
4. abetted
5. enigma
6. abscess
7. eclectic
8. wringing
9. minimalist
10. tenuous

Due Monday, November 23, 2009

Homework C2 #15

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the approximate amount of money the Marley heirs have lost in ILLEGAL sales each year?
2. Who have the family hired to protect their rights to the Marley brand?
3. How do most of the people in this article feel about this move?
4. How might Bob Marley feel about using his name to market snowboards?
5. How are some of the profits of his coffee farm used?

Due Monday, November 16, 2009

Homework C2 #14

Read the article:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=105&sid=1800064

Due Monday, November 16, 200

Homework C2 #13

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

6. dreadlocks
7. emulate
8. icon
9. patriarch
10. emblazon

Due Monday, November 16, 2009

Homework C2 #12

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. heirs
2. grousing
3. credo
4. insurmountable
5. vigilantly

Due Monday, November 16, 2009

Homework C2 #11

Define the following words:

1. heirs
2. grousing
3. credo
4. insurmountable
5. vigilantly
6. dreadlocks
7. emulate
8. icon
9. patriarch
10. emblazon

Due Monday, November 16, 2009

Homework C2 #10

Answer the following questions:

1. What is "Cubist Bebop Comics," which comes from the end of the period when Mr. Crumb was making heavy use of LSD, about?
2. Why is Robert Crumb in the Untied States at this time?
3. What kind of music is R. Crumb mostly interested in?
4.What are the few occasions when R. Crumb has any love for humanity.
5. Who regards Crumb as a genius?

Due Monday, November 9, 2009

Homework C2 #9

Click or paste the following url into your browser.

Read the article:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703574604574501332414413294.html

Due Monday, November 9, 200

Homework C2 #8

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

6. vociferous
7. miscreant
8. vernacular
9. oeuvre
10. megalomania

Due Monday, November 9, 2009

Homework C2 #7

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. ostensibly
2. profusely
3. levitate
4. frenetic
5. self-deprecation

Due Monday, November 9, 2009

Homework C2 #6

Define the following words:

1. ostensibly
2. profusely
3. levitate
4. frenetic
5. self-deprecation
6. vociferous
7. miscreant
8. vernacular
9. oeuvre
10. megalomania

Due Monday, November 9, 2009

Homework C2 #5

Answer the following questions:

1. Why did Judith Shatin found the Virginia Center for Computer Music 20 years ago?
2. How has the VCCM center has grown in the past 20 years?
3. What kinds of works does Ted Coffey, who joined the faculty in 2006, include?
4. What are some of the projects the instructors offer?
5. Who are the newest members of the VCCM team?

Due Monday, November 2, 2009

Homework C2 #4

Click or paste the following url into your browser.

Read the article:

http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=6971

Due Monday, November 2, 200

Homework C2 #3

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. forefront
2. linguistic
3. tangent
4. mimic
5. infectious

Due Monday, November 2, 2009

Homework C2 #2

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. ferment
2. endeavor
3. astronomically
4. attributes
5. dogma

Due Monday, November 2, 2009

Homework C2 #1

Define the following words:

1. ferment
2. endeavor
3. astronomically
4. attributes
5. dogma
6. forefront
7. linguistic
8. tangent
9. mimic
10. infectious

Due Monday, November 2, 2009

Homework #25

Answer the following questions:

1. What did Wayne Coyne produce in his backyard?
2. What is the the dramatic left turn the Flaming Lips have taken with their Mystics follow-up?
3. What does Embryonic's formidable opener "Convinced of the Hex" owe its grooves to?
4. Why does "I Can Be a Frog" read like another of Coyne's animal-populated nursery rhymes, but is too creepy for kindergarten?
5. What new phase does Embryonic portend for the Flaming Lips?

Due Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Homework #24

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. demise
2. respites
3. foreboding
4. lapse
5. herald

Due Tuesday October 20, 2009

Homework #23

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. gestation
2. cloying
3. squelching
4. holistic
5. minions

Due Tuesday October 20, 2009

Homework #22

Define the following words:

1. Sagittarius
2. demise
3. onslaught
4. ominous
5. respites
6. foreboding
7. strobe
8. lapse
9. herald
10. splendorous

Due Tuesday October 20, 2009

Homework #21

Define the following words:

1. gestation
2. scattershot
3. cloying
4. ruminate
5. hallucinogenic
6. squelching
7. holistic
8. devoid
9. fatalist
10. minions

Due Tuesday October 20, 2009

Homework #20

Click or paste the following url into your browser.

Read the article:

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13522-embryonic/

Due Tuesday October 20, 2009

Homework #19

Answer the following questions:

1. Who is Emily Howell?
2. Why did Cope originally start this project?
3. What does EMI stand for in this article?
4. What did Cope say to his detractors?
5. What kind of theory is Cope using for his newest project?

Due Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Homework #18

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. detractors
2. amalgam
3. excruciating
4. smug
5. akin

Due Tuesday October 13, 2009

Homework #17

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. predecessor
2. analytical
3. academia
4. innate
5. refuted

Due Tuesday October 13, 2009

Homework #16

Define the following words:

1. predecessor
2. analytical
3. academia
4. innate
5. refuted
6. detractors
7. amalgam
8. excruciating
9. smug
10. akin

Due Tuesday October 13, 2009

Homework #15

Click or paste the following url into your browser.

Read the article:

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/09/

Due Tuesday October 13, 2009

Homework #14

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. innocuous
2. baritone
3. aesthetic
4. laments
5. elusive

Due Monday October 5, 2009

Homework #13

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. squalid
2. intuit
3. evocative
4. quaver
5. laceration

Due Monday October 5, 2009

Homework #12

Define the following words:

1. squalid
2. intuit
3. evocative
4. quaver
5. laceration
6. innocuous
7. baritone
8. aesthetic
9. laments
10. elusive

Due Monday October 5, 2009

Homework #11

Click or paste the following url into your browser.

Read the article:

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13477-album/

Due Monday October 5, 2009

Homework #10

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the most distinctive thing about BLK JKS?
2. How do they get their sound?
3. What is one problem the writer sees in their music?
4. What is one thing the writer likes about them?
5. What is the reason they were playing this gig?

Due Tuesday September 29, 2009

Homework #9

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. flailing
2. polyglot
3. melodramatic
4. propulsive
5. gratuitous

Due Tuesday September 29, 2009

Homework #8

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. austere
2. volatile
3. bewilderment
4. metronomically
5. pulverizing

Due Tuesday September 29, 2009

Homework #7

Define the following words:

1. austere
2. volatile
3. bewilderment
4. metronomically
5. pulverizing
6. flailing
7. polyglot
8. melodramatic
9. propulsive
10. gratuitous

Due Tuesday September 29, 2009

Homework #6

Click or paste the following url into your browser.

Read the article:

http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-09-15/music/blk-jks-all-solos-all-the-time/

Due Tuesday September 29, 2009

Homework #5

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the writer saying in the first paragraph?
2. How has Jay-Z been able to generate interest in his new albums?
3. What is "On to the Next One" supposed to be about?
4. What is the reviewer's biggest problem with this Jay-Z album?
5. Why does he think "Young Forever" is a good closer to the album?

Due Monday September 21, 2009

Homework #4

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. reiterate
2. salutation
3. lingua franca
4. rhetoric
5. trenchant

Due Monday September 21, 2009

Homework #3

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. bromides
2. contradictory
3. imploring
4. punchdrunk
5. ubiquity

Due Monday September 21, 2009

Homework #2

Define the following words:

1. bromides
2. contradictory
3. imploring
4. punchdrunk
5. ubiquity
6. reiterate
7. salutation
8. lingua franca
9. rhetoric
10. trenchant

Due Monday September 21, 2009

Homework #1

Click or paste the following url into your browser.

Read the article:

pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13445-the-blueprint-3/

Due Monday September 21, 2009

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