Half a page per task: MLA FORMAT
Task 1:
Are there benefits to studying music (either learning how to play an instrument or taking music classes)? Does the study of music benefit society? If so, how? Discuss your thoughts and opinions on this matter using one to two scholarly articles and/or online sources to support your ideas.
Cite all sources using MLA format.
Task 2
Listen to and watch the performance of Benjamin Britten’s “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra,” found in the Listening Examples in Connect (when in Connect, navigate to the Resources area, then select “Media Bank”, and type the title of the piece into the search bar to find the video). Utilize the terms and concepts covered in your readings and lectures to discuss this piece of music. What do you additionally hear or notice? Specify the areas you discuss using the time-marker on the video.
Additional external sources are not required; however, if used, cite them using MLA format.