Introduction to MUSI 1306 Blogs

This is not a lecture-based course. Although the course has a freshman course number and meets at 8:30am, I do not expect to see bobbing/sleepy heads and blank expressions. The purpose of this course is to BETTER understand music … of any culture. To achieve this, we will learn basic music and anthropology concepts applicable to most, if not all, cultures and then dive into music cultures throughout the world which allow us to practice these methods and gain better insight. Although this might sound a bit dry, the methods for understanding music will range from student blogs which explore subcultures of your interest from general content covered in class to in-class workshops which might require that you get out of your seats. Yes, there are some lectures, but I hope this online environment will open doors to in-person discussions as well.

In the meantime, here are a few steps to get you started on your class blogs.

1. Create a blog through http://www.blogspot.com for the purposes of completing assignments for this course but feel free to expand your blog into other discussions about music.
2. Once the blog address is established, email the blog address to me (see email on course syllabus) with your full name and MUSI 1306 in the subject line.
3. Familiarize yourself with blogspot and begin working on Post 1 (due January 19th at 8am).
4. By Thursday, January 14th, you should see your blog listed under “Student Blogs” to the right. If your blog address does not appear, please resend the address and recheck the email address on your syllabus.

Posts will be made to this blog regularly for assignment guidelines, announcements, and other helpful information.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Although assignments will be posted to your blogs this semester, you will NOT receive a grade for your assignments unless you post BOTH to your blog AND Turnitin.com. Please familiarize yourself with both early in the semester and visit office hours/schedule an appointment if help is needed.

Enjoy your world music blogs this semester!