Music Theory Fundamentals | Note Naming Assignments | Hunter College | Spring 2022
Two homework assignments given in sequence to practice note naming, staff notation, and treble and bass clef in the tradition of Western […]
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Introduction to Music | Collected Blog Prompts | Queens College | Spring 2021
A collection of nine blog prompts developed for an introductory music course that incorporates world music, popular music, and Western art music […]
Music Theory Fundamentals | Introductory Assignment | Hunter College | Spring 2022
Variety of question formats (short answer, multiple choice, fill in the blank, etc.) on syllabus content, musical staff, and keyboard. Assigned during […]
Music in Global America | Music-Culture Writing Assignment | Brooklyn College | Fall 2019
Two-page concert report. Students asked to attend a musical event of their choice (live or virtual) and then analyze it by applying […]
Music in Global America | Nueva York Written Assessment | Brooklyn College | Spring 2018
Written assessment in which students critically interpret an audio documentary on Puerto Rican New Yorkers, invoking two related scholarly writings on the […]
Music in Global America | Podcast Research Project | Brooklyn College | Spring 2020
Students engage in-depth with a new or previously discussed musical topic by conducting research and recording an “audio-documentary” podcast on it. Students […]
Introduction to Music | Musical Elements Assignment | Queens College | Spring 21
A definition-focused worksheet about the musical elements based on vocabulary from the textbook Music: A Social Experience, 2nd ed. by Steven Cornelius […]
Introduction to Music | “Music and… Playlist” Assignment | Queens College | Spring 2021
The Music and… Playlist is a semester-long scaffolded writing assignment that I designed to replace a midterm and final exam. (Scaffolding refers […]
