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CULTURAL ARTIFACT 1 Music as a Cultural Artifact: Black Pop and Neotraditional Trends of the 80s and 90s Author Name Post University CULTURAL ARTIFACT 2 Music as a Cultural Artifact: Black Pop and Neotraditional Trends of the 80s & 90s Write your introduction here. Describe this video and explain why you believe that Michal Jackson’s song/video “Thriller” became such a mega hit. The sources you cite should be from our class. Avoid sources like Wikipedia or “CourseHero.” Michael Jackson In this section share a brief biography of the composer that you chose. In a narrative format answer these questions. (Do not use bullet points. These are only bulleted to make sure you see each part of every question.) • Thriller is considered characteristic of post -1980s pop music. o Describe what makes it characteristic. o Be sure to include information about the rhythm, use of electronic instruments and conventional instruments and Jackson’s voic e. Summary: My Preferences It’s OK to use first person in this section. Describe your favorite thing about the performance/recordings. Describe the emotions that the performance/recordings made you feel The Renewal of Rock and the Resurgence of Blues Music There is a list of songs to choose from in the assignment description. Choose one of these songs and respond to the questions below. Make sure you are answering in a narrative (paragraphs) and supporting your arguments with sources! Remember, do not use sources like CourseHero and Wikipedia! • Is your choice representative of a resurgence of rock music or blues music?

Explain why you made this determination. CULTURAL ARTIFACT 3 • Share a brief biography of each of the band/artists you chose. o Name the members of each of these bands. • Examine the lyrics and share the lines which are your favorite and/or made an impression on you. • What are the ideas being addressed in each of these songs? • What is the date that the original music was written? What is the date that this original recording was made/released ? • Has anyone else recorded the song you have chosen? If so, find one YouTube recording of a “cover” of the song you have chosen if it is available. If nothing is available, please indicate that as well. (hint: all of these song s have been covered!) • List the instruments you hear in these recordings. Are each of these songs the same or different instrumentation? Summary: My Preferences It’s OK to use first person in this section. Describe your favorite thing about the performance/recordings. Describe the emotions that the performance/recordings made you feel. Socially -conscious Female Singer -Songwriters Choose a song from the list on the assignment page. What song did you choose? • Share a brief biography of each of the b and/artists you chose. o Name the members of each of these bands. • Examine the lyrics and share the lines which are your favorite and/or made an impression on you. • What are the ideas being addressed in each of these songs? • What is the date that the origi nal music was written? What is the date that this original recording was made/released ? • Has anyone else recorded the song you have chosen? If so, find one YouTube recording of a “cover” of the song you have chosen if it is available. If nothing is availa ble, please indicate that as well. (hint: all of these songs have been covered!) • List the instruments you hear in these recordings. Are each of these songs the same or different instrumentation? Summary: My Preferences It’s OK to use first person in this section. Describe your favorite thing about the performance/recordings. Describe the emotions that the performance/recordings made you feel . CULTURAL ARTIFACT 4 References Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volum e number (issue number), xx -xx. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/ yyyy Author, A. A. (year). Title of work . Publisher . Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xx -xx). Publisher . Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx -xxx). Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxx Author, A. A. (year). Title of the dissertation (Publication No. xxxxxx) [Doctoral dissertation, Name of Educational Institution]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global . Author, A. A. (year). Title of the dissertation [Unpublished d octoral dissertation ]. Name of Educational Institution . Author, A. A. (year). Title of the dissertation [Doctoral dissertation , Name of Educational Institution]. Name of Institution Database. Full URL of database Author , A. A. (year, Month day). Title of document. Blog Name. Full URL . Author , A. A. (year, Month day). Title of documen t. Site Name. Full URL . Author, A. A. (year , Month day ). Title of presentation [Lecture notes or PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved Month day, year, from URL Commented [JMW1]: How to cite a journal article (APA Section 10.1) Note: Do NOT include a URL that leads to a BU link requiring login. That will not be useful to anyone else and might reveal your affiliation in cases of blind peer review. Commented [JMW2]: How to cite a book (APA section 10.2) Commented [JMW3]: How to cite a book chapter in an edited book (print) (APA section 10.3) Commented [JMW4]: How to cite a book chapter in an edited book (online source) (APA section 10.3) Note: Do not include BU retrieval information that requires a login. You can also provide the digital object identifie r (https:// doi.org/ xxxxx) . Commented [JMW5]: How to cite a doctoral dissertation published online, not in a database (APA section 10.6) Commented [JMW6]: APA Commented [JMW7]: How to cite a website (APA section 10.16) Commented [JMW8]: How to cite a blog post (APA section 10.1) Commented [JMW9]: How to cite a webpage on an online news site (APA section 10.16) Commented [JMW10]: Note: When citing online sources, be as specific as possible with the publication date (day, month, year) when available. When lecture notes are available only from the teacher via course management software (such as Blackboard), or from someone who took notes during a lecture, cite them as a personal communication (see section 8.9 of the Publication Manual ). Personal communicatio ns are not recoverable by other researchers. Cite personal communications in text only; include initials as well as the surname of the person involved, and give as precise a date as possible: (J. A. Howard, personal communication, September 19, 2011). The same approach would apply to notes taken during a lecture or material that was handed out in class but not posted elsewhere (e.g., on the instructor’s public website). You should probably NOT be using class notes for support for this paper.