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Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of each Unit
Points: 100
Overview:
In this assignment, you will be building a presentation each Unit in which you embed a
video of a musical selection from the time period we are studying.
Requirements:
You will include the following information on each slide:
1. An embedded video.
2. Name of the artist performing.
3. Date of the performance/recording. (Remember, the date of the performance is not the
date that the video was uploaded to YouTube!)
Instructions:
• Using the PowerPoint Slideshow template include the required information for
each week.
• Submit this assignment to your instructor by the deadline in each Unit.
Unit 1: Due Sunday of Unit 1 at 11:59 PM
• Rhythm and Blues Artist
• Doo Wop Artist
Unit 2: Due Sunday of Unit 2 at 11:59 PM
• Early Rock and Roll Artist #1
• Early Rock and Roll Artist #2
Unit 3: Due Sunday of Unit 3 at 11:59 PM
MUS121 – Rhythm, Blues & Hip-Hop
Unit 1-8 Assignments: Musical Selections
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• Bob Dylan, First Song Choice
• Bob Dylan, Second Song Choice
Unit 4: Due Sunday of Unit 4 at 11:59 PM
• Led Zeppelin song that influenced hard rock or heavy metal. (for this selection you are
choosing a song by LZ)
• Heavy Metal song influenced by Led Zeppelin (for this selection, you are choosing a
song influenced by LZ, not performed by LZ)
Unit 5: Due Sunday of Unit 5 at 11:59 PM.
• Funk , First Song Choice
• Funk, Second Song Choice
Unit 6: Due Sunday of Unit 6 at 11:59 PM
• East Coast Rap
• West Coast Rap
Unit 7: Due Sunday of Unit 7 at 11:59 PM
• Socially Conscious Female Singers
• Resurgence of Blues and Rock
Unit 8: Due Monday of Unit 8 at 11:59 PM (This will be assessed as a DB assignment)
• Share your presentation to the Discussion Board so your peers can review the songs
you have chosen. Comment on two of your peers’ presentations and offer feedback
concerning their musical choices.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before
you write and again after you write.
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Evaluation Rubric per Slide:
CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement
Proficient
0 10 Points 20 points
Embedding of
video
Video is not
present.
There is a link to
the video, but it is
not embedded
Video is
embedded
0 N/A 5 Points
Name of
performer
Name not present
or incorrect
performer’s name
Performer’s name
is present and
accurate.
Date of
performance
Date not present
or incorrect
. Date is present
and accurate.
