MUSI 200 Week 1 Discussion

MUSI 200 Week 1 Discussion | American Public University System

W1: Introductions & Listening Game

Goal: The goal of this discussion is to explore and develop listening skills.

Course Objective(s): CO-2: Apply musical terminology, concepts and critical listening skills to a given major composer and style of music.

Welcome to MUSI200! For the Week 1 Discussion, be sure to answer all parts of the prompt. (Only make one post that includes your introduction and answer to the Listening Game question.)

Part I: Introduction

·         Introduce yourself to the class. Share any information you would like—where you are from, degree you are pursuing, your profession, family, etc. 

·         What your learning goals and/or expectations are for this course, and what you hope to gain from obtaining your degree? 

·         What kind of music do you connect with most, and why?

·         How might learning about music benefit you?

Part II: Listening Game

Choose a location. (It can be any location you would like to use for this experiment, such as the backyard, living room, etc.) Write down everything you hear for two minutes. Then listen again for two minutes. What did you hear this time? Has the focus of your listening changed? If so, why? If not, why not? What skills are required to be an effective listener of music? 

Summarize the information presented in your post with a thoughtful subject line that reflects your main points.  

Introductory Forum Requirement:

The Introductory Forum topic serves as your official entry into the course. The Introduction Forum must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. ET on Sunday the first week of the course to maintain your course enrollment. Students who do not post to this forum before this deadline will be automatically dropped from the course. NO EXCEPTIONS."

Forum Guidelines:

·         Three posts minimum.

·         The initial forum response is due by Thursday at 11:55 p.m. EST and must be 250+ words in length.

·         For peer replies, respond to at least two of your classmates by Sunday at 11:55 p.m. EST and give meaningful replies that advance the discussion.

Before you post, please thoroughly edit your writing to ensure it is professional and academic. For more details about the initial post and peer replies are graded, see the attached grading rubric.