Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Monday of Unit 8 Points: 100 Overview: Music has long been used by movements seeking social change. In the 1950s and '60s, this was particularly true, as successful black and white musicians openly addressed the issues of the day. During the '60s, popular white singers such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez lent both their names and their musical talents to the American Civil Rights Movement. In fact, music long assisted those working to win civil rights for African Americans. Freedom songs, often adapted from the music of the black church, played an essential role in bolstering courage, inspiring participation, and fostering a sense of community. For your final project in this course, you will explore a special topic and artist in American Music that is connected to American society and culture. Then you will create a PowerPoint presentation to share with the class and exhibit what you have learned. Submission Timelines: The project will be broken up into three parts and spread out over the course of several units to help you complete your project in stages. You will be graded on these assignments and receive feedback from your instructor so you will be comfortable knowing that you are on the right track. The timeline of assignments for the course project include: • Instructor assigns each student a special topic at the beginning of Unit 2. • Project Resources Assignment due by Sunday of Unit 3. • Project Outline Assignment due by Sunday of Unit 5. • Course Project due by 11:59 p.m. EST, Monday of Unit 8. Instructions: Your PowerPoint presentation should include the following: • Background and explanation of your special topic. • Brief background of your American musician/artist. • The relationship your American musician/artist had to this special topic and the contributions they have made. • An explanation of how your American musician/artist connected to and influenced both music and American society and culture. Special Topics in American Music - Final Project MUS320 - American Music Requirements: • Presentation must consist of 7-10 slides, with additional title and reference slides, all formatted in accordance with the most current APA guidelines. • Each slide will provide succinct points of the key information that you wish to convey. • Use the Notes section to elaborate on the information presented in each slide. The Notes section is your narrative for the presentation. o Here is a tutorial on how to use speaker notes in PowerPoint. If you do not have a LinkedIn Learning account (complimentary for Post students), refer to the Course Information page for information on how to set it up so you can properly view this video. • At least four (4) images - Two (2) related to your special topic and two (2) related to your artist. • A video example from YouTube including music from your artist. • Cite and reference at leas ...

1. Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Monday of Unit 8
Points: 100
Overview:
Music has long been used by movements seeking social change.
In the 1950s and '60s, this was
particularly true, as successful black and white musicians
openly addressed the issues of the day.
During the '60s, popular white singers such as Bob Dylan and
Joan Baez lent both their names and
their musical talents to the American Civil Rights Movement.
In fact, music long assisted those
working to win civil rights for African Americans. Freedom
songs, often adapted from the music of the
black church, played an essential role in bolstering courage,
inspiring participation, and fostering a
sense of community.
For your final project in this course, you will explore a special
topic and artist in American Music that
is connected to American society and culture. Then you will
create a PowerPoint presentation to
share with the class and exhibit what you have learned.
Submission Timelines:
The project will be broken up into three parts and spread out
over the course of several units to help

2. you complete your project in stages. You will be graded on
these assignments and receive feedback
from your instructor so you will be comfortable knowing that
you are on the right track.
The timeline of assignments for the course project include:
• Instructor assigns each student a special topic at the beginning
of Unit 2.
• Project Resources Assignment due by Sunday of Unit 3.
• Project Outline Assignment due by Sunday of Unit 5.
• Course Project due by 11:59 p.m. EST, Monday of Unit 8.
Instructions:
Your PowerPoint presentation should include the following:
• Background and explanation of your special topic.
• Brief background of your American musician/artist.
• The relationship your American musician/artist had to this
special topic and the contributions
they have made.
• An explanation of how your American musician/artist
connected to and influenced both music
and American society and culture.
Special Topics in American Music - Final Project
MUS320 - American Music

3. Requirements:
• Presentation must consist of 7-10 slides, with additional title
and reference slides, all formatted
in accordance with the most current APA guidelines.
• Each slide will provide succinct points of the key information
that you wish to convey.
• Use the Notes section to elaborate on the information
presented in each slide. The Notes
section is your narrative for the presentation.
o Here is a tutorial on how to use speaker notes in PowerPoint.
If you do not have a
LinkedIn Learning account (complimentary for Post students),
refer to the Course
Information page for information on how to set it up so you can
properly view this video.
• At least four (4) images - Two (2) related to your special topic
and two (2) related to your artist.
• A video example from YouTube including music from your
artist.
• Cite and reference at least three (3) scholarly sources. One of
these sources may be your
textbook.
Due Dates:
• By 11:59 p.m. EST, Monday of Unit 8, submit your completed

4. presentation to the discussion
board.
• By 11:59 p.m. EST, Wednesday of Unit 8, review at least two
(2) of your classmates'
presentations and respond with the following:
o An explanation of what you found to be most interesting in
their presentation.
o New knowledge you have gained from the presentation.
o A question the presenter can answer that might further inform
you and your classmates.
• By 11:59 p.m. EST, Friday of Unit 8, submit your final
responses to the questions asked of
your presentation.
Here are the topics that will be assigned:
Special Topic American Artist/Musician
The Civil Rights Movement The Staple Singers
The Role of Music in the U.S. Marine
Corps Band
John Phillip Sousa
“Strange Fruit” and its role in changing
social policy
Billie Holiday
Woodstock and anti-war protest Jimi Hendrix
“Chester” America’s First National
Anthem

5. William Billings
Music for peace in the 1960s The Beatles/John Lennon
Sexually transmitted diseases in the
“Jazz Age” in the United States
Scott Joplin
The exploitation of black Jazz
musicians in the United States
Benny Goodman
Misogyny and homophobia Charles Ives
The changing pop music scene for
women in the 1980s
Madonna
Narratives of everyday life in
Appalachia
Doc Watson
Native American Music The Cherokee Indian Tribe
President Nixon’s trip to China John Adams
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-powerpoint-
2019/use-speaker-notes?u=74651418
Special Topic American Artist/Musician
December 7, 1941 and FD Roosevelt Aaron Copland
The issues of race in the musical Porgy
and Bess

6. George Gershwin
Women in contemporary percussion
music
Mary Ellen Childs
The use of the Adagio for Strings in the
film Platoon
Samuel Barber
Atonality as a reflection of the human
condition
Arnold Schoenberg
Cultural appreciation versus cultural
appropriation
Elvis Presley
The Vietnam War Barry Sadler
Inclusivity Lady Gaga
The Civil War Daniel Decatur Emmett
Alan Lomax and the legacy of folk
music
Jelly Roll Morton
Sharecropping in the United States Robert Johnson
Controversies and record contracts Prince
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be

7. evaluated before you write and again
after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for American Music Final Project
Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement Proficient
(0 - 14 Points) (15 - 17 Points) (18 - 20 Points)
Content The slides do not
address elements of
the assignment in any
meaningful way.
There is little to no
evidence of critical
thinking and research.
The slides mostly
address all elements of
the assignment in a
clear manner. There is
some evidence of
critical thinking and
research.
The slides clearly
address all elements of
the assignment in a
thorough and detailed
manner. There is
evidence of critical
thinking and research.

8. Notes Section The Notes section was
scarce/empty.
The Notes section
contains some
supporting note and
statistics.
The Notes section is
complete with robust
and meaningful
supporting notes and
statistics.
(0 - 5 Points) (6 - 8 Points) (9 - 10 Points)
Images and Video Required amount of
images or video are
not included, or most
are not relevant or
enhance the project in
any way.
Required amount of
images or video are
included; however
some may not be
relevant or enhance
the project in any way.
All required images
and video are included,
relevant, and enhance
the project.

9. Review and
Responses
Responses not made
to classmates, or
responses lack
required components
and reflect inadequate
review of their work.
Did not provide
answers to classmates’
questions.
Reviewed at least two
classmates’
presentations and
included required
elements, but
responses may lack
detail or clarity.
Provided answers to
classmates’ questions.
Reviewed at least two
classmates’
presentations and
included all required
elements in responses.
Provided complete and
thoughtful answers to
classmates’ questions.
Overall Organization There is no consistent
or logical flow to the
information or
presentation.

10. The slides present
information in a logical
sequence which the
audience can follow
but may need to
improve flow from one
topic to the other.
The slides present
information in a logical,
interesting sequence
which the audience
can follow. Topics flow
from one to the other
with good transitions.
CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement Proficient
Professionalism Overall, the slides and
supporting notes are
not presented in a
clear, succinct manner.
Slides may be
crammed full or
missing information.
Slides demonstrate
little or no advance
preparation.
Overall, the slides and
supporting notes are
good and presented in
a somewhat

11. professional manner
but may lack details or
clarity. Slides
demonstrate there was
some preparation.
Overall, the slides and
supporting notes are
professional and
presented in a succinct
and effective manner.
Slides demonstrate
there was thorough
preparation.
References Required amount of
resources were not
used, or none of the
resources were from
appropriate sources.
Required amount of
resources were used,
but one or two were
not from an
appropriate source.
Required amount of
scholarly resources
were used from
appropriate sources.
Clear and
Professional Writing
and Format

12. Errors impede
professional
presentation;
guidelines not
followed. APA citations
are not included.
Numerous errors
somewhat interfere
with professional
presentation.
APA citations are
included but contain
numerous errors.
Writing and format are
clear, professional, and
error-free. APA
citations are included
with little to no error.
Due: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 3
Points: 15
Overview:
Now that your topic is assigned - you are on your way to
learning more about it! For this first
part of the course project, you will begin researching your topic

13. and compile an APA style
Annotated Bibliography. This step in the process of creating
your final presentation will
strengthen your skills in thinking more critically about the
sources you are using in your
research and in discovering what is being said about your topic.
You may not use Wikipedia,
About.com, Ask.com, or similar websites as references.
Here are some helpful resources to get started:
• Purdue OWL
• Annotated Bibliography Samples
• APA Style Introduction
Instructions:
• Using APA style formatting, compile an Annotated
Bibliography with at least three (3)
different sources you will use to research and reference in your
course project.
• Summarize the main findings described in the sources.
• Explain how each source relates to your project topic.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be
evaluated before you
write and again after you write. See the grading rubric below.
MUS320 – American Music
Project Resources Assignment

14. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_writing_as
signments/annotated_bibliographies/annotated_bibliography_sa
mples.html
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/
Grading Rubric for Project Resources Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Development Needed Proficient
(0 - 1 Point) (2 - 3 Points) (4 - 5 Points)
Sources Not completed; Less
than required number
of sources and/or
sources are irrelevant
to the topic.
Required amount of
sources included;
some may not be
relevant.
Required amount of
sources included; All
sources are relevant to
the topic.
Annotations None provided;
Unclear; irrelevant to
the source;
incomplete.

15. Annotations
summarize the source
but may lack clarity or
completeness.
Annotations concisely
summarize the key
relevant points of each
source. It is clear from
the annotation how the
source is relevant to
the topic.
Clear and
Professional Writing
and Formatting
Spelling, grammar,
APA formatting errors
impede professional
presentation.
Spelling, grammar,
APA formatting
present few errors that
are beginning to
impede professional
presentation.
APA formatting and
citations are compliant
and error-free; Very
few or no spelling and
grammar errors.

16. Due: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 3Points: 15