Section 3: Ragtime, the blues, blues form, and 32-bar song form  Written for the piano, the rag was one of the most influential styles of music on early jazz. The left-hand accompaniment pattern of the rag was adopted in early stride-style jazz piano. Scott Joplin is one of the […]

Assignment: Final Reflection Each year, Walden University recognizes outstanding Scholars of Changescholar practitioners whose work and dedication exemplify the Walden mission: Walden University provides a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners so that they can effect positive social change. At the end of […]

To express how well you are retaining and analyzing the information and ideas that are presented in the assigned readings and class lectures, you will be completing two Analytical Essays (3-5 pages).  To garner the highest possible score on each of these Analytical Essays, you must draft a clear thesis […]

How similar and different are the issues faced by and tactics used by proponents of the Black Power Movement of the late-1960s from those faced by and used by proponents of the modern-day #BlackLivesMatter movement?  And, what do the similarities and differences in public responses to those movements during their respective eras reveal […]