Homework C5 #20

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. When was the TAMI show film made?
2. Name one famous artist who was fascinated with James Brown's performance?
3. What did TAMI stand for?
4. Why did the Rolling Stones close the show instead of James Brown?

Due Friday April 30 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #19

Read the following article:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Snapshot+music+scene/2918882/story.html

Homework C5 #18

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.

1. unnerve
2. kaleidoscopic
3. shimmer
4. lip-synching
5. acronym
6. falsetto
7. upswept
8. ecstatic

Due Friday April 30 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #17

Define the following words:
1. unnerve
2. kaleidoscopic
3. shimmer
4. lip-synching
5. acronym
6. falsetto
7. upswept
8. ecstatic

Due Friday April 30 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #16

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. How would you define an artist "selling out"?
2. Why would selling out be a good thing to do for an artist in 2010?
3. Why did the writer's interest in Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes diminish?
4. Answer any one of the last questions in this article.

Due Friday April 30 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #15

Read the following article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-20002543-27.html

Homework C5 #14

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.

1. explicitly
2. ebb
3. subculture
4. gadfly
5. forthcoming
6. synchronicity
7. diminished
8. irrevocably

Due Friday April 23, 2010 or Friday April 30 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #13

Define the following words:
1. explicitly
2. ebb
3. subculture
4. gadfly
5. forthcoming
6. synchronicity
7. diminished
8. irrevocably

Due Friday April 23, 2010 or Friday April 30 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Special assignment for Monday April 12th 2010

Watch the following video:

http://www.mtv.com/videos/kings-of-leon/317671/use-somebody.jhtml

Answer these questions:
1. Where does the first verse seem to take place?
2. How does the scene shift in the chorus?
3. Where does most of the second scene seem to take place?
4. In the wordless bridge section the scene shifts again. Where to this time?
5. The rest of the video mashes all the locations together. What do you think they are trying to say in this video?
6. Do you think this is an effective visual interpretation of this song?
7. If you heard the song before and never saw the video how would you imagine a video for this song?

Homework C5 #12

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. What were the three Grammys the song, "Use Somebody," got?
2. What do some critics think it's about?
3. How many legal digital downloads has the song received in the United States?
4. When was "Use Somebody" recorded?

Due Friday April 16, 2010 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #11

Read the following article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_Somebody

Homework C5 #10

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.

1. consecutive
2. format
3. lusty
4. infectious
5. bluster
6. prior
7. debuted

Due Friday April 16, 2010 or Friday April 23 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #9

Define the following words:
1. consecutive
2. format
3. lusty
4. infectious
5. bluster
6. prior
7. debuted

Due Friday April 16, 2010 or Friday April 23 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #8

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. What does Nessun Dorma mean?
2. What is the name of the opera it comes from and who wrote it?
3. What happens at the end of the song?
4. What singer popularized this song?

Due Friday April 9, 2010 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #7

Read the following article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nessun_dorma

Homework C5 #6

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.

1. aria
2. prospective
3. herald
4. explicitly
5. subsequently
6.Adaptation
7. transcription
8. quavering

Due Friday April 9, 2010 or Friday April 16 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #5

Define the following words:

1. aria
2. prospective
3. herald
4. explicitly
5. subsequently
6.Adaptation
7. transcription
8. quavering

Due Friday April 9, 2010 or Friday April 16 by email (albert@cellsum.com)