Option A: Inuences on Contemporary Music 1. Locate and select a contemporary music video released after January 1, 2000, by any composer I performer that has an easily sharable URL that can be viewed by your classmates. 0 Youtube and Soundc'loud both have large libraries of easily shareable songs. 2. Carefully listen to your selected song and critically examine its components, style, context, and influence. You may also wish to refer back to the Module 6 ' Required Online Exploration resources as well as the required pages in your textbook. 3. Do research and nd the relevant information required in step 4. Be sure to cite the websites, books, textbook, etc. where you found the information. 4. Now that you've carefully examined the work of music you selected, write a new thread of at least 200 words, in which you: a. Identify the song and artist / band that you chose. b. Provide a brief biography of your chosen artist / band. c. Describe the artist's / band's style of music. d. Identify at least one musician, band or musical style from the textbook or online exploration that influenced your chosen song. (Consider similarities in components, style, and/or context). e. Indicate how you came to that conclusion and include specific evidence from the text, your research, your online exploration, and your chosen song that supports your arguments. f, include the URL (hyperlink) to your chosen song. 3. Explain why you chose the song, ' using your knowledge of musical components. styles, and history. Option B: influences on K-pop Music 1. Using online resources and/or 5 other researc h, familiarize ' yourself with the South Korean K-Pon music genre. The group Girls' Generation were early pioneers and currently BTS is a musical sensation. Find your favorite song / video from their work that has an easily shareable URL that can be viewed by your classmates. You can select from ANY K POP group or artist that you like. 0 One Example, the South Korean K-Pop group Girls' Generation, has been a phenomenal success across many parts of Asia since it hit the scene in 2007. They have been compared to the sensation that was created in the 19605 by the Beatles. 0 BTS is arguably even bigger! 0 Using the intemet, find out as much information as possible about Girls' Generation, BTS, or any other K Pop artist and use the guiding questions in #2 below to guide your research. 0 Suggested resources the sure _ to cite these sources too if , you reference them}. BTS links 2 are in Required Online l Exploration earlier in this Module. l 0 Girls' Generation i Youtube Channel i a Billboard's Girl's l r l Generation artist site 0 Dazeds article "Girls' Generation's K-pop \\ reign\" ' o The New Yorker's article "Factory Girls\" r 2. Carefully listen to a few K-n'Pop , lsongs and critically examine their components, style. context. and _ , influence. You may also wish to. refer 7 ' back to the Module 6 Required ' ' Online Exploration resources as as the required pages in your
