Class 10 - Recordings

DISCUSSION: Students wrote as many music genres as they could think of, and we discussed which genres developed from sources that the musicians could have heard only through recordings (most of them). We discussed the wide influence of African roots on many American styles of music, including rock'n'roll. We looked at Wikipedia's list of music styles. We discussed formats and the history of recorded music.

SHOW AND TELL: Edison's cylinder, shellack records, vinyl 45s and LPs, 8-track tape, and album of recordings of "Louis Louis" and a page from a book about the song and the FBI's investigation into its lyrics.

DVD: We viewed the first part of This Film is Not Yet Rated, an analysis and commentary on the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system.  

QUIZ MAKE UPS:  Missed quizzes or low quiz scores on Quizzes 1 to 7 can be made up by answering the Self-Quiz questions (in the light blue boxes) within each chapter for each missed quiz. You can find the questions at my De Anza Website. Each quiz question is worth one point. If you got a grade of 0 or missed a quiz, answer 10 questions for that chapter.  The responses should include the questions and should be typed (or very neatly written), with the chapter clearly labeled and handed in. Bullet points are OK.

HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 8 - Radio and complete workbook. Turn in take-home Chapter 7 quiz on Tuesday.

BLOG 5: Movies or Recordings (20 points). Please note that the assignments have several steps. To get full points, complete all steps. To make the experience more pleasant for your readers, use friendly links and embeds. You can find instructions for links and embedding on YouTube.

Write 2-3 sentences about your favorite movie of 2010-11 and why you liked it. Write 1-2 more sentences about your all-time favorite movie and why you like it. In which format(s) did you first see these movies? Add links to both in rottentomatoes.com or IMDB.com  Find and embed a trailer for one or both of the movies.      

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Write 2-3 sentences about your favorite sound recording of 2010-11 and why you liked it. Write 1-2 more sentences about your favorite oldie and why you like it. In which format(s) did you first hear these recordings? Add or embed links to Amazon.com, YouTube.com or other sites where others can listen to your recordings (or samples). 

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