Describe how popular music spread around the country pre-20th century, in the early 20th century, and now.

1. Describe how popular music spread around the country pre-20th century, in the early 20th century, and now. Your answer should be at least 6 sentences long.
2. What causes people to experience music differently? Why might my impression of a song be different from yours? Define and explain at least 3 reasons.
3. Describe at least two reasons why the oral tradition is a good thing. Describe at least two reasons why the oral tradition is a bad thing. Which do you side with – good or bad? Defend that choice in at least two sentences.
4. Describe at least two reasons why the oral tradition is a good thing. Describe at least two reasons why the oral tradition is a bad thing. Which do you side with – good or bad? Defend that choice in at least two sentences.
5. Select and name three styles of jazz. Identify at least two musicians associated with each style. Describe the musical characteristics of at least one of the styles.
6. Select one sample of popular music in any style described in the Popular music chapter of the textbook. Include a link to your musical selection in your response. Write a (minimum) 300-word description of the musical elements you hear in the selection, including which genre of popular music your selection fits in to and why. You must discuss how the texture changes throughout the song and identify the form, and you must discuss at least one other musical element besides texture and form. Your selection cannot be something you have used for any other assignments or from the textbook Listening Guides.
7. Select one sample of music from any country outside of the United States (like the music described in Ch. 7-8). Include a link to your musical selection in your response. It cannot be from a Listening Guide in the textbook or one of your PlayPosit assignments. Write a (minimum) 100-word description of the musical elements you hear in the selection. You must discuss how the melody and rhythm change throughout the selection, and at least one other musical element besides melody and rhythm.
8. Describe the four classifications of instruments (that end in -phone). What is the greatest benefit of using this system to classify instruments?
9. Describe the four classifications of instruments (that end in -phone). What is the greatest benefit of using this system to classify instruments?

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