Required Media (Listening + Video):

• Alice Coltrane, “Journey In Satchidananda” (1970): https://youtu.be/TQtEFdyhgdE
• Esperanza Spalding, “Formwela 7” (2021): https://youtu.be/4DY_QNe_3tY
• Lauryn Hill, “To Zion” (1998): https://youtu.be/1sQjh261rU8
• Janelle Monáe, “Q.U.E.E.N. feat. Erykah Badu” (2013): https://youtu.be/tEddixS-UoU

A 1-2 page short paper on a song or recording selected from our required listening. Like our Discussion Forums, this short paper is intended to engage with our required materials in a dialogic, analytical, and open-ended way. In this case, however, students are encouraged to explore a topic independently and with more focus.

Your writeup should include the following details:

1) Select a Song or Recording (1 paragraph / 5 pts)

2) Culture of Color (1 paragraphs / 5 pts)

3) Analysis (2-3 paragraphs / 10 pts)

5) Citations (5 pts)

Example 1 – if referencing a book, include the name of the author, title of the book or article, and page number:

(Jones, “Jazz and the White Critic,” 11)

Example 2 – if referencing an online article, include only the author and title of the article:

(Rohter, “Borders and Epochs”)

4) Comparison (1 paragraph / 2 pts / Extra Credit)