Description

You will access and listen to the following two Youtube videos. Please write a well-defined comparative essay explaining your choice about how one of the Five Characteristics is heard or observed in both genres. Materials that build your argument are found in Module #1-6 which include Ortiz and Gilroy’s research to support your argument. Please refer to the midterm rubrics to make your case.

The Five Characteristics (Choose one)

• Call and Response
• Buzzy timbre
• Ostinato
• Community Participation
• Rhythmic Complexity (2+3 or 3+2)

Essays should include an explanation of all components in aural analysis including rhythm, pitch, melody, harmony, timbre (use the template) heard in both, the use of terms from “Popular World Music,” utilization of the answers to the questions in Modules #1-7 and any additional concepts or definitions necessary particularly the Five Characteristics of African and African-derived musics. You should also include any other distinguishing ethnomusicological features associated with both.

Remember to utilize any useful answers from the chapters already uploaded. A rubric “Midterm Rubrics” (page 1) will provide the framework for your analysis in the papers. You should use this format to structure the paper. An additional diagram has been provided to aid in essay your structure. (scroll below)

Specifics about Due Date for the Essays

The essays are due on Thursday, October 31, 11:59 p.m. Your essays should be a minimum of 1,200 words, double spaced, with one-inch margins on top/bottom, right/left. They must include an extra page titled Works Cited with proper citation. Cite your work in Chicago style citations (see Chicago Quick Reference in COURSE INFORMATION for specifics). An example of how your paper should be submitted been embedded in this assignment. Open Blackface.pdf a paper that shows how to include a footnote in the body and a bibliography page (or Works Cited). You should use a maximum of 2.0 line spacing and a font that is no less than 12 pt. pitch using Times New Roman font. Papers that do not conform to these rules will receive negative points. Again, you must properly cite any information that you have paraphrased from another writer. Failure to do so will result in a charge of plagiarism. Please observe this requirement stringently. The two excerpts follow these directions below. You must upload your paper to the Turnitin prompt in the Assignment no later than Thursday, October 31. It will be returned to you with comments and a grade. Please check your Matching Report to ensure that it does not exceed 20%. Follow these guidelines carefully.

Upload your Word document with a .docx file extension to the Turnit-In prompt in below (click on View/Complete to upload). Do not send file attachments in emails and do not use Google-Docs. They do not work well with Turnitin. Late papers will not be accepted especially after the deadline.

Again, attached an example of a paper that shows the format that should be presented. Access Blackface.docx and use it only as a guide. The content in the example does not relate to the content for your essay. It is only an example to show CMS format.