Assignment #3: Music and Language

1. Read Chapters 10 & 11

Essay #1: defining music; improvisation

1. Compose a 2-3 pp. CRITO-based, argumentative essay following closely the guidelines as indicated in handout QA.  (For more detail on CRITO and paper mechanics, review as necessary handouts CR1-CR3.)

Topic: (choose one)

a. What is music?

b. What is musical improvisation?

Due: February 23; hard copy; in class.

Assignment #2: Improvisation

1. Read: Brown, Chapter 6.

Supplemental: "Improvisational Pedagogy" (Silliman and Braden-Johnson):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mm6ANBj5htqF5FHWTBKlD8J7XAh4UYt5jtJACy2-os8/edit