Electronic Assignments - Music 335

During the course of the semester, you will be asked to complete several "projects". There follows a description of these projects and their respective due dates. As with all projects and assignments, IF THEY ARE NOT COMPLETED ON TIME, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO KEEP THEM.

Electronic Assignments - EA's
[100 points possible for the five EA Projects]

During the course of the semester, you will be asked to complete five "Electronic Assignments" otherwise known as EA's [each carrying a value of twenty points]. These are five, very short assignments and when completed, you will get full credit for your efforts. There follows a brief description of these projects, and their respective due dates. Amplification of the projects will be discussed in class. As with all projects, IF THEY ARE NOT COMPLETED ON TIME, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO KEEP THEM. Please completely follow all directions when completing, sending and saving your work.

Rather early in the semester [end of the first week] you  will be asked to complete "EA #1" to ensure that you are up and running on the concept of completing/sending me via email your Electronic Assignments. It is imperative that you have an active email account - and I know what your preferred email address is. When completing an EA - pleasure ensure that in the subject line you put..... Your Name, MUS335 EA# [i.e. Peter LaRue, MUS335 EA#3] If this format is not followed you shan't receive credit for that particular EA [this is imperative - as I have several filters on my email - and if this format is not followed - I will not receive your assignment. Then complete your assignment and send to ... plarue@georgetowncollege edu.

There follows a brief description of each EA, the question or questions upon which I want you to reflect and answer and their respective due dates

  Electronic Assignment Number One
"Successful Access"
[twenty points possible]

EA#1
please wire me [via email] a short message in the previously prescribed format and answer the following question - Why do you want to be a conductor? What one trait do you have that you believe will enable you to be a successful conductor? What one weakness do you have - that you feel you will need to work on to be a successful conductor?

Electronic Assignment Number Two
Good Traits/Bad Traits
[twenty points possible]

EA #2
please wire me [via email] a short paragraph in the previously prescribed format and answer the following - please list at least five - and no more than ten traits, skills or abilities which you feel a successful conductor must possess. Additionally, please least five - and no more than ten traits or characteristics which "get it the way" of a successful conductor.

Electronic Assignment Number Three
Great Orchestral Conductors
[twenty points possible]

EA #3
please select from the pool of great orchestral conductors which follows - one of these all-stars - and write a brief summary of their life, musical contributions and approach to conducting.

Great Orchestral Conductors
[this list is not meant to be comprehensive - rather a brief sampling]

Arturo Toscanini     Fritz Reiner    
Serge Koussevitzky     Herbert von Karajan    

Electronic Assignment Number Four
Great Choral Conductors
[twenty points possible]

EA #4
please select from the pool of great choral conductors which follows - one of these all-stars - and write a brief summary of their life, musical contributions and approach to conducting.

Great Choral Conductors
[this list is not meant to be comprehensive - rather a brief sampling]

Robert Shaw     Dale Warland    
Norman Luboff     F. Melius Christiansen

Electronic Assignment Number Five
Great Band Conductors
[twenty points possible]

EA #5
please select from the pool of great orchestral conductors which follows - one of these all-stars - and write a brief summary of their life, musical contributions and approach to conducting.

Great Band Conductors
[this list is not meant to be comprehensive - rather a brief sampling]

J. P. Sousa     Frederick Fennell    
David Whitwell     H. Robert Reynolds