Pick a shot or combination of shots (short scene) from the first 15 minutes of Money Heist (TV Series, Season 1, Episode 1) and discuss the camera movement. Find examples of shots with five different types of camera movement: Pan right, pan left, dolly, dolly in, dolly out, reverse dolly, zoom in, zoom out, tilt up, tilt down, hand-held shot (with or without Steadicam), aerial […]

1. Explain two ways that Phil Chan is working to make ballet inclusive for a greater number people. 2. What are two factors that can prevent audiences from experiencing dance? Connect your examples to at least one part of class this semester. 3. Why is it important to learn about how dance forms originated? Give an example of how this information impacts the field.

“Renaissance” literally means “Rebirth”. Discuss how you think this is a good descriptor for the music, art & sciences in the Renaissance era. • Your answer must include 5 -10 bullet points. • Use objective language, vocabulary from lectures.

Glass Onion Movie Explain how the following characteristics of modern crime films apply to the movie Glass Onion . Identify the film. Discuss the characterization, chronology, clues, criminals and solutions. How does the film follow the conventions discussed in Rules 3? Which conventions does it not follow (if any.)?

I need this rewritten to sound more creative and original: The original version of “Summertime” from George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” is a slow, mournful aria sung by a soprano. The piece is characterized by its use of legato phrasing, which creates a smooth, flowing melody. The accompaniment is provided by a full orchestra, which adds depth and richness to the piece. On the other […]

What factors gave rise to the incredible popularity of Disco after 1975? Why did Diana Ross and the Motown Machine fail to dethrone Donna Summer from her Disco throne? What lessons should Record companies have learned from the way ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ and ‘I Feel Love’ were produced? Is Silver Convention making good music [Fly Robin Fly, Get Up and Boogie]? Why/Why Not? Did Neil […]

Assignment Prompt Early in the history of Western art music, notation was sometimes quite vague and did not specify every aspect of a performance – there were a lot of choices left up to the performers. This means that two modern recordings of the exact same composition may actually vary quite a lot. For your first longer paper, select a pair of recordings from the […]

The Romantic era audiences wanted to hear music they already knew when they attended a concert. The composer wanted to put forth something new on the program. And so the battle began. In your experience, is this still an issue today? If so, how? If not, why?

In the early Classical era, all fully-educated people played an instrument and read music. Chamber music was written particularly for people to play together in their homes. What does the term “fully-educated” mean to you in present-day society? In your opinion, has it a different meaning today? Do you consider yourself “fully-educated?”

Listen to Bach’s Sarabande while following the score, attending especially to the end of the second section. Which of the following descriptions best describes the cadence at 2:19 and 3:02?