Short Answer Questions

On Merengue Style Guide
(class 1, homework 1)

Note:

(1) assignments appear in the syllabus on the day assigned, not the day due

(2) You must submit your written work through blackboard's assignment system

(3) BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE FILE-NAMING CONVENTIONS FOR THIS COURSE (5% penalty if you do not).

All files should be saved on your computer as: your last name, followed by an underscore ("_"), followed by the first two letters of your first name, followed by an underscore ("_"), followed by the assignment number. So if a student named Saddam Hussein were to submit assignment number 1, the file name would be:

hussein_sa_1.doc

THIS IS ASSIGNMENT 1

 

This homework refers to tracks available on our blackboard site under course documents.

See tracks:

Ex1Tk1.mp3

Ex1Tk2.mp3”

Questions on Ex1Tk1.mp3

1. What kind of Merengue is this? Tipico or Orquesta? How do you know?
2. What is the instrumentation (That is, which instruments appear in this track)?
3. What instrument is playing the melody?
4. What is the tempo (BPM)?
5. Identify the moments when the jaleo sections are happening. That is, provide a time-stamp (example 1:13-2:01).

Questions Ex1Tk2.mp3

1. What kind of Merengue is this? Tipico or Orquesta? How do you know?
2. How many measures (bars) is the paseo section? Merengue section?
3. What is the instrumentation?
4. What is happening from 1:04 – 1:31? Which instrument is playing lead and which instrument is responding?
5. Transcribe lyrics: 1:50 – 2:16. If you don't know Spanish, transcribe phonetically--so, don't worry about spelling.