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Paper Instructions:

For your midterm paper, you will pick one of the genres from the class website to write about. See the website: https://scalar.usc.edu/works/music-in-global-america/course-introduction.

The paper should be double spaced, no larger than 12 pt font, and approximately 5 pages. Your paper will be emailed to me directly. Please do not send it early.

INSTRUCTIONS: Using the website as your main reference, you will do further research on the genre, the traditional musical instruments that define it, and choose at least one additional song outside of the website to discuss as a case study.  Since this course is "Global Music in America," your primary focus should be on how the genre interacts with Western or American music. 

Dig deep into the genre for this paper. Your opinion and references are important, especially if you are exposed to it or invested in it. Write like an academic paper and not a “wiki” entry. What made you choose your particular song as the case study for this paper? You may choose more than one song, preferably.

When describing a musical passage or song, be sure to include: 

* a brief introduction to the artist

Your observations on the social function and meaning of the performance. Toward what end does this music operate in this particular social circumstance? What sorts of cultural, spiritual, or political messages does this music convey?
If there are lyrics, what are they about?
Describe the style, form, mood, and social or historical values that define the music. If it relates to anything we have studied in class, explain how. 
Make sure you use the website : https://scalar.usc.edu/works/music-in-global-america/course-introduction. as the main reference. 
------ Resources and works cited page must be included !