describe the process of gaining appreciation in general.  Please provide a life experience.  What have you gained an appreciation for in other areas of your life? 

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Throughout this course you have experienced that reading, thinking and writing about music enhance your appreciation of it. You have developed techniques such as careful observation and music analysis, which consequently has helped you to build a deeper relationship with music then that experienced by a casual listener. Finally, the purpose of this course was to show you how music can enrich our lives when we pay attention to its contexts and when we understand the way cultural expectations affect the way we listen and appreciate it. For your final project you are asked to make use of all the techniques and historical perspective you have developed/acquired in this course to write a thoughtful and convincing paper which builds a case of how to appreciate one of the two musical genres below. (Each genre has a dedicated page with genre-specific questions and research prompts, selected sound files links, lyrical content, and other research resources)

Country music:

 

Country Music Specific Information

Links to a collection of selected Country Music works can be found here:

Jimmie Rodgers, Blue Yodel, no.11 (1929)

Blue Yodel Number Eleven by Jimmie Rodgers (1929)

Carter Family, Wildwood Flower (1950)

The Carter Family – Wildwood Flower

Hank Williams, I’m So Lonely I Could Cry (1949)

I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY (1949) by Hank Williams

Kitty Wells, It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (1952)

Kitty Wells – It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels

Patsy Cline, Crazy (1961)

Patsy Cline – Crazy

Tammy Wynette, Stand By Your Man (1961)

Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man (Audio) (Pseudo Video)

Merle Haggard, Mama Tried (1968)

Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter (1970)

Coal Miner’s Daughter

Lyrics for each selected Country Music song can be found here: Final Project: Country Music Option Song Lyrics

https://www.britannica.com/art/country-music

PAPER OUTLINE

I. Introduction [One paragraph]

Opening thoughts on Country Music from 1929-1970.  Why did you choose this option? Were you familiar with Country Music before this paper?  If so, please elaborate.

II. Country Music Overview [Two to Three Paragraphs]

  • What is Country Music? Please do not include modern country music hybrids in the description [i.e. Country Rock, Country Pop,…]
  • Who are the key figures in the development of Country Music from 1929-1970? Let the selected song list guide your research.
  • What areas of the U.S.A. were hot beds for the development of Country Music?
  • What demographic traditionally connects with Country music?  Has it remained constant through the years?

III. Musical Observations [Three to Four paragraphs]

  • After listening to the selected collection of Country Music songs describe the connecting stylistic attributes.  Try to make connections between two or three of the selected songs.  Be specific and use music terminology
  • Discuss the lyrical content of the collected songs (reference al least four songs in your answer.)  [Song lyrics can be found here: Final Project: Country Music Option Song Lyrics ]  Do find any conflicts between the lyrics and the instrumental sounds?
  • How is Country Music different or similar to the music we’ve studied in MUSC&105 thus far? [Think about melody, harmony, goal-directed harmonic progressions, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, song form, etc…]
  • Describe the instrumentation/timbre of the selected Country Music works?  Are there any obvious trends of instrument choice and the role of the instruments in the accompanying texture?  What mood or atmosphere do you think these timbres/textures provide the music?
  • Where is Country Music experienced?  In your estimation, which mode of/location for listening to Country Music is the best?
  • Does Country Music have a distinctive following?  If so, please describe.

IV. Appreciating Country Music [One to Two Paragraphs]

In a paragraph or two make a case for appreciating Country Music.

  • Describe what the listener should focus on in the Country Music.  Be specific, let your research inform this section.
  • In order to truly appreciate what makes Country Music special, what attributes associated with other genres of music should be de-emphasized?  Meaning, what common musical expectations will not be met for a “new” listener of Country Music?
  • How should the listener approach the lyrical content in Country Music?  Are the lyrics in general too specific to be universal or can any person relate to average message of a Country Music song?  [Focus on the selected song collection to support this portion of your “appreciation case.”
  • Describe the optimal mindset and location for successfully experiencing Country Music
  • Are there mis-conceptions of Country Music?  Explain.

V. Concluding Thoughts [One Paragraph]

In a paragraph:

  • describe your personal thoughts on Country Music and the process of researching and describing appreciation of the Country Music genre.
  • describe the process of gaining appreciation in general.  Please provide a life experience.  What have you gained an appreciation for in other areas of your life?

Bibliography

Cite all resources…websites and all.

*OR*

Ambient Music:

 

Ambient Music Specific Information

Links to selected Ambient Music works can be found here:

 

Brian Eno, Music for Airports (1978)

Brian Eno – Ambient 1: Music for Airports [Full Album]

Brian Eno, Apollo (1983)

  • An Ending (Ascent) 

An Ending (Ascent)

  • Under the Stars 

Under Stars (Remastered 2005)

Thomas Koner, Permafrost (1993)

Thomas Köner – Permafrost (Full Album)

Aphex Twin, Selected Ambient Works, Vol.II (1985-1992) [Full Album]

Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II

Eliane Eadigue, Islas resonantes (2005)

Islas resonantes, Eliane Radigue

Some Resources…

A Conversation With Brian Eno on Ambient Music

Ambient Genius

Discuss ways in which an evidence-based practice model might provide practitioners useful information for making decisions about the degree to which the treatment modality you selected in #3 is an appropriate treatment for the disorder you specified.

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Read the following articles, which can be accessed through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library:

  • Evidence-based practice in psychology: Implications for research and research training.
  • Practice-based evidence: Back to the future.
  • Psychological treatments: Putting evidence into practice and practice into evidence.

Write a three- to four-page article review in which you discuss methodological issues unique to psychological research and analyze basic applied psychological research relevant to the treatment of mental disorders. In your paper, you will discuss the topics of evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence and their roles in providing practitioners useful information for making decisions about appropriate mental health treatments.

In the body of your paper:

  1. Discuss the methodological issues and challenges that are unique to psychological research investigating effective treatments for psychological disorders.
  2. Explain the concepts of evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence and identify controversies associated with these concepts.
  3. Select one treatment modality associated with a disorder in the DSM-5 and present at least one example of pertinent, applied psychological research investigating the efficacy of the treatment modality. Discuss the findings of the research. Locate at least one peer-reviewed article that contains a research study on a treatment modality to fulfill this requirement. You may not use any of the course materials.
  4. Take the point of view of Bauer (2007) to analyze the article(s) you selected in #3. Using this author’s arguments from his Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology: Implications for Research and Research Training article, what would be his evaluation of the article(s) you selected?
  5. Take the point of view of Brendtro, Mitchell, & Doncaster (2011) and analyze the article(s) you selected in #3. Using these authors’ arguments from their Practice-Based Evidence: Back to the Future article, what would be their evaluation of the article(s) you selected?
  6. Discuss ways in which an evidence-based practice model might provide practitioners useful information for making decisions about the degree to which the treatment modality you selected in #3 is an appropriate treatment for the disorder you specified.
  7. Conclude your paper with a discussion of your opinion of the utility of evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence for practitioners needing to identity effective treatments for psychological disorders.
  8. Utilize a minimum of two additional peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last five years (not including the course text or any of the course materials). At least one article must be used to satisfy the requirement in #3, and at least one article must also be included to support your arguments. All sources must be documented in APA style, as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.

Writing the Methodological Issues Article Review

The Assignment:

  1. Must be three to five double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. (Refer to the Ashford Writing Center Thesis Generator (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. ).
  4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  5. Must end with a conclusion that summarizes your opinion of the utility of evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence for practitioners needing to identity effective treatments for psychological disorders.
  6. Must utilize each of the three required articles: Bauer (2007); Brendtro, Mitchell, & Doncaster (2011) and Dozois (2013).
  7. Must utilize a minimum of two additional peer-reviewed sources published within the last five years (not including the course text).
  8. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  9. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Cente

Define and describe Constitutional laws and the court procedure.

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The constitutional rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights are most highly protected during the trial stage of a criminal proceeding. This is when the adversarial process, which characterizes the U.S. criminal justice process, is at its peak.  Analyze and evaluate the steps which would bring an individual to trial beginning with the arrest phase of the process.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Identify and discuss the four (4) elements of arrest.
  2. Identify and discuss the four (4) requirements for search and seizure with a warrant.
  3. Explain the various aspects of the plain view doctrine.
  4. Compare and contrast the various means of identifying suspects.
  5. Summarize the basic constitutional rights of the accused during trial.
  6. Use at least four (4) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments.
  • Explain and debate fundamental Supreme Court cases associated with criminal procedure.
  • Define and describe Constitutional laws and the court procedure.
  • Explain and debate fundamental Supreme Court cases associated with criminal procedure.

Identify and discuss the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.

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Procedural Law and the Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights finds its roots in documents such as the British Magna Carta of 1215 AD. It was one of the first documents that provided the common man independence from a monarch. It did imply that the federal government’s law dominated all others; however, it gave each state control of any laws outside of those reserved to the federal government. The Bill of Rights acts as a blueprint that every individual state uses to protect the rights of individual citizens. In this assignment, you will utilize the various concepts found in the Bill of Rights to provide the foundation of the various sections of the question.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Compare and contrast two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
  2. Critically analyze and discuss two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
  3. Identify and discuss the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
  4. Compare and contrast the concepts of probable cause and reasonable suspicion. In your own words, explain how they are similar or different.
  5. Examine and discuss the two (2) examples in which the exclusionary rule may not apply.
  6. Identify and discuss one (1) contemporary issue or case law related to the use of force.
  7. Use at least four (4) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest through trial.
  • Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments.
  • Describe the difference between searchers, warrantless searches, and stops.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in the criminal procedure.
  • Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using proper writing mechanics.