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Unit 8.1 DB: Being Alone, Isolated, and Misunderstood

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 Using the internet or your phone, listen to the following songs: “One” by Metallica “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana “Paranoid Android” by Radiohead After listening to the above songs, answer the following questions in your discussion post: What musical influences do you hear in each of these songs and how would you categorize each of them in … Read more

Psychology Unit 7 Assignment: Black Pop and Neotraditional Trends of the 80s and 90s Music as a Cultural Artifact – Guided Listening Assignment

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  Throughout the course, you will be building a PowerPoint presentation in which you embed videos of musical selections from the time period we are studying that week.  Use the PowerPoint template as a guide and complete the Unit slides each week, culminating in a complete presentation that you will share with your peers in … Read more

Unit 7 DB: Multifaceted Performers

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 Consider the importance of MTV in the careers of so many musicians who rose to fame in the 1980s. For this discussion, choose either Michael Jackson or Madonna, both of whom were considered multifaceted performers who rise to stardom was the direct result of MTV. Use the mashup tool to post one of their videos … Read more

Unit 6 DB: Rap – East versus West Coast

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 There were stylistic differences between East Coast rappers/hip-hop artists and the West Coast rappers/gangsta rappers. Identify an artist from each of the coasts and share one of the songs (use the mashup tool) by each of these artists. What is similar and what is different about these musical styles and performances? What musical influences (blues? … Read more

Psychology Unit 4 Assignment: Rock and R&B after 1970 – Music as a Cultural Artifact – Guided Listening Assignment

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  Throughout the course, you will be building a PowerPoint presentation in which you embed videos of musical selections from the time period we are studying that week.  Use the PowerPoint template as a guide and complete the Unit slides each week, culminating in a complete presentation that you will share with your peers in … Read more

Unit 4.2 DB: Technology in the Late 1970s

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  The new technologies of the 1970s allowed listeners more personal choice in what they listened to at home and in their cars. Later, people gained even more freedom when they could listen in their portable headphones when they listened to their SONY Walkman. This change in technology caused changes on the radio as well, … Read more

Psychology Unit 3 Assignment: Bob Dylan – Music as a Cultural Artifact – Guided Listening Assignment

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  Throughout the course, you will be building a PowerPoint presentation in which you embed videos of musical selections from the time period we are studying that week.  Use the PowerPoint template as a guide and complete the Unit slides each week, culminating in a complete presentation that you will share with your peers in … Read more

Psychology Unit 2 Assignment: Rock and Roll – Music as a Cultural Artifact – Guided Listening Assignment

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  Throughout the course, you will be building a PowerPoint presentation in which you embed videos of musical selections from the time period we are studying that week.  Use the PowerPoint template as a guide and complete the Unit slides each week, culminating in a complete presentation that you will share with your peers in … Read more