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Homework: Women in Music
Instructions:
Read "American Women and the Nature of Identity" as well as provided selections from Von Glahn's Music and the Skillful Listener, listen to Pauline Oliveros' Alien Bog and respond to the following questions.
Your answers to the following questions should total between 700 to 1000 words. You will be graded on how thoroughly and thoughtfully you answer the questions as well as spelling and grammar. Include specific musical, historical, biographical, and cultural details discussed in the articles and in class to support your answers** You should not consult outside sources, however feel free to cite the assigned articles in your responses, but use citations (author, page number) (e.g. Von Glahn, 42).
Task
A. Explain how certain conceptions of "nature" are connected to American national identity? How did gender norms of the 19th century relate to these conceptions of national identity and influence Americans' access to the natural world. How did this access shape music made by both men and women during this time? (5-6 sentences) Get the instant assignment help.
B. According to Von Glahn, how were early narratives around nature and American identity shaped by issues of race and colonialism? How did the observational approach to nature writing disrupt these narratives (or not)? (2-4 sentences)
C. How do Pauline Oliveros' Sonic Meditations put her ideas about deep listening into practice? Define sonic meditations and deep listening. What do these practices have to do with the natural world/environment? (4-5 sentences)
D. Compare Beach's Hermit Thrush and Oliveros' Alien Bog. How do these pieces reflect different and/or similar cultural attitudes towards women and the natural world? (4-5 sentences)
E. In addition to Amy Beach and Pauline Oliveros, what are some other examples from class of how women engaged with the natural world through music/sound? (4-5 sentences)