For this assignment, you will use the internet to search for information on a contemporary popular music artist in one of the following countries:
Belarus
Belgium
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Iceland
India
Iran
Israel
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Poland
Turkey
Ukraine
Content:
I would recommend that you search for a few and zero in on the artist that really intrigues you. Here, ‘popular music’ is broadly defined, and includes genres such as Top 40 pop, R&B, hip hop, heavy metal, acoustic rock, folk rock, ethno rock, punk rock, etc.
Your project should include the following:
Write a brief biography of the artist: where were they born? How did they begin their music training? What was their family life like growing up? What instruments do they play? Do they write their own music? Etc. (35)
Identify at least 2 of their songs, provide links to recordings or videos of both songs, and write brief (200 word or less) description of the song (including meaning of lyrics and musical sound). (35)
Write at least three reasons this artist stood out to you (100 words or less) (25)
Recommended Resources: Internet resources, books, recordings that you utilized for your paper. Reference listings can follow any accepted style guide, e.g., Chicago Manual of Style. (5)
NOTE: Do NOT just copy/paste website information into your presentation. This constitutes plagiarism and will be detected by Turnitin.com. When you borrow material from any other source, make sure you provide in-text citations. It is not enough to include the source in the list of resources without crediting it in the text.
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