Multimedia Presentations (Updated)


This semester, you will be responsible for a multimedia presentation based upon a music-related topic.

Presentations must: 

  • Run at least 10 minutes—you may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g. PowerPoint, Slides)
  • Be 10-12 slides in length, excluding cover slide and works cited—introduction and conclusion slides are mandatory; presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot receive higher than a C+
  • Include at least one multimedia clip—no longer than two minutes in length
  • Include an MLA Style works cited slide—not to be presented
  • Include a one-page handout—to be distributed to the class the day before your presentation via Canvas*
  • Be submitted to Canvas no later than the day of your presentation

*In addition to summarizing the salient points of your presentation, your handout should also echo its style and tone.

IMPORTANT: 

  • To present on Zoom, you will be made a co-host. Be sure to select "Share Sound" before sharing your screen.
  • Not required, but presenting with your camera on can significantly improve class engagement

Topics: 

  1. I Won a TV Singing Competition and Now … 
  2. Beyond the Hood: The Hip Hop of Japan, Brazil, and France 
  3. Blonde Ambition: Four Decades of Madonna 
  4. How TikTok Has Changed the Music Industry 
  5. The Left/Right Divide: What Music Do Liberals and Conservatives Listen to? 
  6. The Story of Glee 
  7. Earth to MTV: MTV Around the Globe 
  8. Feed the World: All About Live Aid 
  9. How Nirvana's Nevermind Changed Everything 
  10. #mexmoz: Why Mexicans Love Morrissey 
  11. Strike Up the Band: Are Americans Still Playing Instruments?
  12. How BTS Changed the Face of Pop 
  13. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and the Day the Music Died 
  14. Cat-astrophe: What Happened with Cats? 
  15. Explicit Content: The History of the Parental Advisory Label 
  16. Hittin’ It Big Everywhere—Except in America: X Japan, Robbie Williams, and Tokio Hotel 
  17. If You’re Going to San Francisco: The Music of the Summer of Love 
  18. Inside the Bollywood Musical 
  19. Evergreen: The Story of Barbra Streisand 
  20. How Napster Changed Everything 
  21. When Social Media Makes a Music Star: Shawn Mendes, Cardi B, and The Weeknd
  22. I Love the Nightlife: When Disco Ruled 
  23. K-Pop 101
  24. F**k The Police: Body Count and the “Cop Killer” Controversy 
  25. Go, Man Go: The Legacy of West Side Story 
  26. Is That Really a Thing?: lowercase, Chap Hop, Skwee, and Pirate Metal 
  27. Knowing Me, Knowing You: The Story of ABBA
  28. Les géants de la musique Française: Charles Aznavour, Maurice Chevalier, and Edith Piaff
  29. Music in the Classroom: A Crisis
  30. Ritchie Valens: Rock’s First Latino Star 
  31. Eurovision: The World’s Biggest Musical Contest (That America Knows Nothing About)
  32. Not Throwin' Away My Shot: The Story of Hamilton 
  33. The Founding Sistas of Hip Hop: MC Lyte, Salt-N-Peppa, and Monie Love 
  34. The Michael Jackson Music Video Experience: "Thriller," "Black or White," and "Scream"
  35. Mariachi 101
  36. The Music of Ancient Rome 
  37. The Show Must Go On: Live Music in the Post-Covid Era
  38. There’s a Light: The Legacy of The Rocky Horror Picture Show 
  39. Totally Bitchin’: All About New Wave 
  40. The Holy Sites of Music: Graceland, The Grand Ole Opry, and The Apollo

Schedule:

Week 8: Mon 10.9/Wed 10.11
  1. Nishitha B - The Show Must Go On: Live Music in the Post-Covid Era
  2. Sara T - There’s a Light: The Legacy of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  3. Noel B - Beyond the Hood: The Hip Hop of Japan, Brazil, and France
Week 9: Mon 10.16/Wed 10.18
  1. Mira S - Knowing Me, Knowing You: The Story of ABBA
  2. Kate S - Totally Bitchin’: All About New Wave
  3. Kaden H - How Nirvana's Nevermind Changed Everything
Week 10: Mon 10.23/Wed 10.25
  1. Isabelle C - The Story of Glee
  2. Joshita K - Inside the Bollywood Musical
  3. Chrystelle J - K-Pop 101

Week 11: Mon 10.30/Wed 11.1

  1. Kaelyn B - When Social Media Makes a Music Star: Shawn Mendes, Cardi B, and The Weeknd
  2. Vraj M - Earth to MTV: MTV Around the Globe
  3. Pranali N - Blond Ambition: Four Decades of Madonna

Week 12: Mon 11.6/Wed 11.8

  1. Rick C - The Left/Right Divide: What Music Do Liberals and Conservatives Listen to?
  2. Uttam L - Explicit Content: The History of the Parental Advisory Label
  3. Mika S - Strike Up the Band: Are Americans Still Playing Instruments?

Week 13: Mon 11.13/Wed 11.15

  1. Caden Y - How TikTok Has Changed the Music Industry
  2. Quinn P - How BTS Changed the Face of Pop

Week 15: Mon 11.27/Wed 11.29

  1. Kamryn S - Evergreen: The Story of Barbra Streisand
  2. Terrance T - The Michael Jackson Music Video Experience: "Thriller," "Black or White," and "Scream"
  3. Edbert L - Not Throwin' Away My Shot: The Story of Hamilton

Week 16: Mon 12.4/Wed 12.6

  1. Joe E - Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and the Day the Music Died

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