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| Quizzes |
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| The class will take a quiz every
other week and an exam at the end of the semester. |
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| Quizzes will ask you (a) for the names of performers, producers, engineers, and songwriters, (b) about technological or musical developments, and (c) for the years in which songs or events happened. |
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| I assign grades in five percentage point increments. |
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| Quiz 1: 6 Feb |
Quiz 2: 20 Feb |
Quiz 3: 7 Mar |
Quiz 4: 2 Apr |
Quiz 5: 16 Apr |
Quiz 6: 30 Apr |
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| Final Exam |
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| I will construct the final exam by pulling music examples and questions directly from the six quizzes. However, if after the quizzes and the submission of your
essay your grade is B+ or better, you will have the option
of not taking the final exam. Your grade at that point will be your grade for the semestser. |
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| Essay |
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Web. We will have repeatedly talked over the semester about how recordings
result from the contributions of producers, recording engineers,
music directors, songwriters, and stage and studio musicians. |
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| Select
a recording or related recordings that are (a) British and (b) from the sixties and discuss how different individuals
contributed to the production. You can also include changes in the economy, society, and/or technology as parts of the cultural ecology you describe. |
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| Give your paper a title and use subtitles to organize the information. Open with a clear statement in the first paragraph about what you are about to describe. Whenever possible, propose a thesis, present your data, and draw a conclusion. |
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| Follow the MLA style for in-text parenthetical citation and for your bibliography, as described in the Skidmore Guide to Writing. |
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| You need to cite your sources so that a reader can confirm that (a) that you have quoted correctly, (b) that you have interpreted the information accurately, and/or (c) that the source is credible. A reader should be able to follow your sources to recreate your conconclusions. |
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| I will grade papers according to how they meet the linked set of Grade Guidelines. |
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| Submit your 2,000-word essay (inculding bibliography) by 15 April. Send me your essay as a Word attachment. Late submissions cannot be accepted. |
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| If your quiz average and essay grade give you an average of B+ or better at the end of classes, you may choose to skip the final exam and take your existing grade. I will notify you after the Quiz 6 when I will compile your grades and include these at the end of your essay, which I will return to you by email during study break. |
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