Analysis 1 will be assigned in class on the following dates:
- BMCC, 0701 (MW): October 1
- BMCC, 2001 (TTh): September 27
- QCC, all sections: October 2 (final draft due October 23)
Assignment prompt and rubric:
- BMCC: Analysis 1 – BMCC
- QCC: Analysis 1 – QCC
- Final draft instructions, general feedback: Analysis 1 final draft and general feedback
- How to submit your paragraph for peer critique (due by 11:59pm on October 20): How to post assignments online – Fall 2018
- Peer critique instructions: Analysis 1 critique
The following list of questions generated by students in class for meaningful inquiry into a piece of music may also be helpful: 07 questions followup
Required pieces (3):
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty, Act III Pas de deux (1890):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsjk4e2yz2E
Igor Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, opening (1913): https://youtu.be/jF1OQkHybEQ?t=2m33s
Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring, opening (1944):
Dr. Jones' Music Classes 