Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 1 Points: 100 Overview: For each week in our course, you will consider music as a cultural artifact and be assigned either a piece of music or a specific musical artist to explore and analyze for the week. This week, you will be listening to music from the Rhythm and Blues genre. As you have read this week, Rhythm and Blues signifies the biggest change in blues- based music after WWII. In addition to your etextbook, you should expect to complete some research online to respond to these questions. Be sure to use vetted resources—if you aren’t sure what a reliable source is, remember, you can use the CRAP test to determine if your source is reliable! Resources that might help you:

? Rhythm and Blues. (n.d.) Library of Congress.

Instructions:

? On the internet or your phone, listen to TWO of the following R&B Songs from the list below:

o Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five, “Choo Choo Boogie” o Muddy Waters, “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man” o Dion and the Belmonts, “I Wonder Why” o The Ravens, “Write Me a Letter” o The Orioles, “It’s Too Soon to Know” o Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats, “Rocket 88” o The Chords, “Sh-Boom”

? After listening to your TWO selections, answer the following questions in a word document:

o Define the musical term: Rhythm and Blues. o Share a brief biography of each of the two bands/artists you chose. o Name the members of each of these bands. o Do each of these songs exemplify the Rhythm and Blues style, or are they

a bit of an “off-shoot” of the style, like electrified blues, or doo-wop, for example? Explain your response.

o Examine the lyrics and share the lines of each song which are your favorite and/or made an impression on you.

MUS 121 – Rhythm Blues and Hip Hop

Unit 1 – Rhythm and Blues, Music as a Cultural Artifact – Guided Listening Assignment

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o What are the ideas being addressed in each of these songs? o What is the date that the original music was written? What is the date that

this original recording was made/released? o Has anyone else recorded the two songs you have chosen? If so, find one

YouTube recording of “covers” of each the two songs you have chosen if they are available. If nothing is available, please indicate that as well.

o List the instruments you hear in these recordings. Are each of these songs the same or different instrumentation?

o What was your favorite thing about the performances/recordings? o What emotions did the performances/recordings make you feel when you

heard it? Requirements:

? Three to four pages in length, excluding the Reference page.

? APA format, including an in-text citation for referenced works.

? At least four resources.