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==Resources==
==Resources==


==== Readings ====
* ''Music Theory Online:''
** [http://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.18.24.1/mto.18.24.1.boone.html Boone, "Gendered Power Relationships in Mashups"]


==Class Activities==
==Class Activities==

Revision as of 13:52, 30 July 2020

This lesson is part of the Style & Compositional Techniques category.

Objectives

  • Students will explore the characteristics of polystylism and mashup
  • Students will explore the compositional techniques of eclecticism, quotation and sampling.

Resources

Readings

Class Activities

  • Discussion and definitions of polystylism
  • Analysis of music from different styles which feature polystylism
  • Composition and improvisation in a polystylistic structure
  • Discussion and definition of musical eclecticism and quotation
  • Discussion of the practical and ethical aspects of sampling
  • Analysis of music which features quotation or sampling

Assignments

  • Identification and analysis of polystylistic techniques in written and recorded music
  • Identification and analysis of eclecticism, quotation and sampling in written and recorded music

Notes