Week One Discussion 2 Familiar or Unfamiliar Music  You will see that answers will vary from student to student simply  because they are set up to be subjective. Your effort counts as there  are no wrong answers.  After you complete the readings for this week, and the Additional Assignment project, watch the following videos: Make the effort to listen to each piece of music in its entirety whether this music is your kind of music or not. Listen to each piece then by using the Five (5) short questions,  apply them to each one of the six music video examples beginning with  Rufus Blaq.  All of the other works are considered to reflect classical music; even if it isn't what you thought was "classical music".  Always name the piece or composer, (one who writes the music)  or performer and write in complete sentence format. Number the answer to  match the work. Is it music? Is it good and useful or potentially harmful?  When or where should this music be played and not be played? For what age level is this not appropriate? Is it pleasing and beautiful? (Watch out, your answer may expose your defaults and amount of music and history knowledge). Why is it important to keep an open mind when listening to unfamiliar music? 1. Rufus Blaq I Love My Haters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF_NvZOCZOw 2. Ligeti's Mysteries of the Macabre: Singer and conductor, Barbara Hannigan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ireZYjEkpac 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6357vL9TPg  Another classical music work from the 20th  century. Peter Maxwell Davies "Eight Songs for a MAD KING with  subtitles. These days, everything is offensive to someone. This is a  one-act classical music stage opera. It demonstrates somewhat losing  their sanity.  You can hear a brief yet clear example of sanity at  timestamp 16:21, or is it? At timestamp 18:18 ("I am not ill")  recognizes someone who is mentally lost but can't recognize it.   It  doesn't matter whether you "like or don't like" this piece, it is a work  of expression. 4. The Swan by Saint-Saens was performed by the Kanneh-Mason family.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Z1eNq21yc 5.   Berg's Classical music opera earlier 20th century: WARNING! Not suitable for young eyes: Monitor  and censoring is your responsibility!  The first video of the opera  LULU is mainly a very brief explanation on the subject of Lulu and Jack  the Ripper. I trust that most, if not all, of you, know at least something about the notorious killer, "Jack the Ripper".  6.  This is a fusion of 19th-century classical style violin improvisation in Hip Hop Violin style certainly embraces the best of two styles. What is your opinion of this music? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLX7V_eDT5U 

Assignment: Creating Balance Through PlacementEven if you are not consciously aware of it, your eyes and your brain respond more favorably to images that are in balance, or are symmetrical, than those that are not. For this reason, photographers can generate strong reactions from their audience by their use of balance—or by their choice to exclude it. Balance, or lack thereof, adds to the meaning of a photograph. In this Assignment, you will take a photograph, balancing the key elements within it through the careful placement of those elements.To prepare for this Assignment:Review Chapters 2 and 3 in the course text, The Photographer’s Eye.Choose three design features from this week’s reading to apply to your composition of a balanced photograph.Review the article, “Visual Balance—Means Taking Another Look” in this week’s Learning Resources and the website “Balance in Composition: Everything You Need to Know.”Consider how you will use design features to create balance in the composition of your photograph.Compose and take the photograph.The Assignment:Apply design basics to the composition of a balanced photograph by creating a 2-slide PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:Slide 1:In one photograph, apply three design features chosen to create balance in your photograph.Include a brief description of your photograph (title and subject).Slide 2:Write a 3-paragraph description of the three chosen design basics used to create balance in the composition of your photograph. Include answers to the following:Evaluate your effectiveness at achieving your photographic goal.Analyze what you might do differently next time. Explain.Be sure to cite at least one example from the course readings to support your writing.Sources to be used:Freeman, M. (2013). The photographer’s eye: Graphic guide: Instantly understand composition & design for better digital photos. Burlington, MA: Focal Press.Chapter 2, “Placing” (pp. 30–47)Chapter 3, “Dividing” (pp. 48–61) In these chapters, you will learn about different aspects of color photography, including the uses of rich color, pastel hues, muted color, contrast, and accent, and the relationship between color and theme.Expert Photography. (2015). Balance in composition: Everything you need to know. Retrieved from http://expertphotography.com/basic-composition-techniques-balance/Garrison, T. (n.d.). Visual balance—means taking another look. Retrieved from http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/visual-balance-in-photography On this website, Garrison explains the difference between formal balance and informal balance.USE OF THE TEXTBOOK IS NECESSARY AS WELL AS THE OTHER SOURCES PROVIDED. THE PHOTOGRAPH TO BE USED WILL BE ATTACHED BELOW. THE PREVIOUS WEEKS ASSIGNMENT TOO WILL BE ATTACHED TO PROVIDE AN IDEA OF WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE. THANK YOU.