Sign up with me to summarize one of the assigned readings in class. You’ll remind your colleagues of the author’s main points, highlight important facts or examples, answer questions, and help to kick off discussion.
Due: this assignment can be done once any time before the last day of class.
Earn two participation credits if you have no unexcused absences all semester
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Critics like George Upton who thought that women could not write great music were faced by a number of counterexamples: women who could and did compose well. Find at least three examples of women composers active at any time before Upton wrote his essay in 1880.
In the “Composers” thread on Blackboard, give a brief bio of each composer and include links to reliable sources about her life and work (books, scholarly articles, etc.) and, if possible, recordings of her music.
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