MUS102 ASSIGNMENT 1
Choose any three radio stations with a popular music format. One may be a station you regularly listen to, but the other two may not. Make sure that the three have different formats (styles of music) and make sure that the three are music stations (not talk radio). Listen to each station for twenty minutes. It is best to do the listening at the same time each day so that you can compare similarly targeted programming. For instance, you might listen to one station per night between 9:00 and 9:20 p.m. on three successive nights. Keep track of exactly how much time is used for music, advertising, and DJ banter/contests/etc. be as detailed as possible. Note the titles of the songs (if not given, describe the song), and the length of each song. Once you have done your research on all three stations, compare the three in a 1-page, typed, double-spaced paper. Present your data on a chart or table on a second page.
Your paper must be written in complete sentences and in paragraph form. If this is unclear to you, please see the writing center (http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/). Papers must be stapled or paper clipped and must be computer-printed or typed in black ink. Inproper formatting may result in lower marks.
Music 102 Assignment 2,
Listen to one hour of “The Big Broadcast” on WAMU 88.5 FM. The show runs from 7:00-11:00 p.m. on Sunday evenings. If you cannot listen to the show during that time, you may listen to it on line any time on the WAMU website:
Your paper must be written in complete sentences and in paragraph form. If this is unclear to you, please see the writing center (http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/). Papers must be stapled or paper clipped and must be computer-printed or typed in black ink. Inproper formatting may result in lower marks.
Concert Report Format
You must write reports on three concerts during the semester. They may be turned in at any time before then. Reports should be roughly 500 words long and should be typed in a 12-point font, double-spaced, with 1.5 inch margins. The three concerts should be in different styles of popular music. (If the music you want to see isn’t directly related to something covered in the book, ask me if it will count.) For each concert, do some preliminary research. Find out what style of music the band plays, what the audience for the show will be like, what some of the music sounds like (if recordings are available.) Have an idea of what you think the performance, performers, and audience will be like. Your report should then focus on the concerts from two angles: anthropological and musical. You should observe the audience and ask questions like these. What is the age range? What social/economic/racial groups are predominant? How are people dressed, and what are they doing during the show? What kind of behavior seems to be the accepted norm? Do people dance? Cheer during songs? sit quietly? You should also try to describe the pieces played using the musical terms and skills we have worked on in class. Describe the style and form of the music. Compare the expectations you had for the sound of the band with what you actually hear.
Your paper must be written in complete sentences and in paragraph form. If this is unclear to you, please see the writing center (http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/). Papers must be stapled or paper clipped and must be computer-printed or typed in black ink. Inproper formatting may result in lower marks.
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