You will be comparing and contrasting three songs: ani difranco: not a pretty girl (links to an external written and recorded by ani difranco, 1995 lauren hill: doo wop (that thing) (links to an external written and recorded by lauryn hill, 1998 k. d. lang: nowhere to stand (links to an external written and recorded by k. d. lang and the reclines, 1989

In the exercise for the week, read the sentence carefully concentrating on the word noxious. using other words or phrases in the sentence to compose a student friendly definition.

Explain why a work of art is considered so valuable and who is affected when a work of art is stolen

Discussion board 5 - the romantir areanocturne, op. 9 no 2 solo piano - chopin (peatured listening p 778)when you listen to this piece, what does it make you think of and how does it make you feel? what do you think "nocturne" means? is that an appropriate title for this piece? the piano uses rubato throughout - what effect does that have on the performance? do you think the use of rubato enhances the performance, or would you rather hear a steadybeat throughout the piece? after you post your answer, read and respond to the posts of at least two other classmates.