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Tag: scaffolded assignment

June 12, 2023February 6, 2024Assignments, Musicology assignments

Topics in Musicology | Research Paper | Queens College | Spring 2023

Instructions for producing a 10-page argumentative research paper as a final project, including preliminary/scaffolded stages of an outline and partial draft. Though […]

March 21, 2023February 6, 2024Musicology syllabuses, Syllabuses

Introduction to Music | Syllabus | Queens College | Spring 2022

Online and in-person. Organized by social topics rather than chronology; incorporates world music and popular music alongside Western art music. Assignments include […]

January 24, 2022February 6, 2024Assignments, Ethnomusicology assignments

The World of Music | Music Analysis Paper | Hunter College | Spring 2019

Final stage of a scaffolded writing assignment (preceded by a bibliography assignment also shared on the Hub). Instructor: Natalie Oshukany Course: The […]

January 24, 2022February 6, 2024Assignments, Ethnomusicology assignments

The World of Music | Bibliography Assignment | Hunter College | Spring 2019

First part of a scaffolded writing assignment (leading to a final paper), where I asked students to propose & think about a […]

January 20, 2022February 6, 2024Assignments, Ethnomusicology assignments

Introduction to World Music | Concert Analysis & Review Large Assignment | City College | Fall 2021

Scaffolded large assignment in which students watch a concert video of their choice, analyze one song from it, and review the concert […]

July 25, 2021February 6, 2024Assignments, Musicology assignments

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 […]

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