Choose 1 piece of music OF ANY GENRE OR TIME PERIOD (Classical OR Popular styles) to write about in a Listening Journal Entry. This 1 entry should be approximately 3/4 to one full, single spaced page. This listening journal will be available in Blackboard for 2 DAYS after the due date. However, journals will lose 10% each day they are late. This journal will be worth . As always, write the journal in a such as Microsoft Word, and your journal to this assignment through the link below: Attach File > Browse My Computer. 

Please choose 1 song/piece of any style/genre. If possible, please paste into your document a of your chosen song/piece. This is so the instructors can have a reference for the accuracy of your observations.

**If you  reference, direcectly quote, or even paraphrase background information  from an outside source (such as a website), you MUST provide properly  formatted citations to avoid plagiarism. The reference book to use for  these citations is called “A Manual for Writers: of research papers, theses, and dissertations” 8th edition by Kate L. Turabian. This includes citations at the end of sentences or paragraphs AND a brief listing at the end of the journal.  However, since this is supposed to be YOUR thoughts and observations, it should not be necessary to use much outside information.**

You MUST include the following information: Name of the artist. Title of the song/piece. Name of the actual Composer (for popular music, this is often NOT the singer- use the internet, ). Specific genre and/or sub-genre: example- don’t just say “rock”. Which kind of rock?

In  the journal entry you should discuss: What do you hear? What is going  on in the piece? How does the music develop compositionally or  sound-wise throughout the piece? What are the instruments or vocal  ranges being used? What genre and/or style are they playing/singing?  What distinguishes this piece of music from others you know and have  listened to? What do you like about this music? What do you not like? Do  you have an emotional response to the music? Be specific and describe  what you hear. You should use vocabulary words that you have learned so  far, and your own words to describe the music.

GOALS for the Assignment:  As always, the goal is for you to demonstrate your ability to talk  about music on a deeper level, by properly using music vocabulary terms.  I don’t want the majority of the journal to be background information or the story behind the piece,  which you likely copied or paraphrased from an outside source. This is  missing the point of the assignment and will result in a lower grade. I  want to see you talking about . Go IN-DEPTH since this is for extra credit. Surface-level, general statements or a short journal entry will not cut it