Essay Topic: Write an essay discussing how Mayan musical traditions, including usage, social function, song types and instrumentation compare and contrast between Pre- and Post-Encounter times and the present. Also, discuss how these traditions (old and new) have affected Guatemalan folk music today?
Required resources:
1. Olsen and Sheehy, chapters and music listed below
Olsen & Sheehy, CD1 track 31: Amalihani
Olsen & Sheehy, CD1 track 33: Los Novios
Olsen & Sheehy, CD2 track 14: Los Trece
2. WebQuest blogsite on Art Music of Middle Latin America (Mexico, Guatemala)
https://mexicoguatemalamusic2015.wordpress.com/
3. At least one additional resource of your choice (Oxford Music Online, and Naxos Music Library should be your first choices because they are academic quality resources. Other sites, usually more commercial sites and blogs, may be used but be careful becasue they sometimes have innacuracies that can be problematic. Because of this, the amount of time that you have to spend verifying information from non-academic sites can be very time consuming.)
4. Wikipedia? Only as a last choice! If the information on Wikipedia is high quality there will be a list of sources that you can use to verify information – or even use as a source to find the info yourself. So, Wikipedia only as a last resort.
Rubric:
This essay assignment will receive up to 20 points as follows:
(1) Punctuality __
(1) Physical form __
(15) Content __
(1) Appropriate style __
(2) Spelling, punctuation, grammar, and typing __
Total – 20 total points possible which equals 20% of your total grade
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