Requirements
Write an essay:
– 250 words minimum/ 500 words maximum (must fit on one side of a single sheet of 8.5 x 11 inch paper)
– Word-processed (not handwritten) single-spaced 12-point font
– put your name on it
Brief Introduction:
– Background about the piece (date, composer, performer, what category of music this piece represents)
– Briefly say why you chose this particular work
Main Body (discuss SOME or ALL of the folowing)
– What traits about this work are “American”? (What “American” values is this work promoting?)
– Is this “pushing the envelope” for change in any specific ways, or is it maintaining the status quo?
Conclusion
– What did you learn about the artist(s) and about American music from researching and writing this paper?