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ESSAY 1: Describe the historical roots of the Western orchestra in regard to how those roots impacted women as professional conductors today.

ESSAY 2: Although screened auditions improved the chances that women could gain entry into American professional orchestras, describe the inner workings of the orchestral "system" as described by professional female performers in practice.

ESSAY 3: Several professional conductors were discussed in this chapter. Address the contrasting ways in which they negotiated space in a profession that had long been associated with men.

ESSAY 4: Describe how women use segregated music ensembles to address sexism in music and culture.

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ESSAY 1: Although art songs existed prior to the 20th century, Ruth Crawford Seeger's "Rat Riddles" features a decidedly 20th century sound. Musically, how did the composer accomplish this?

ESSAY 2: Explain what is meant by "experimental music" in 20th century musicology. Using an example of your choice from the guided listening experiences, explain how the composer took a traditional ensemble or genre and created an "experimental" work.

ESSAY 3: In general, how did 20th century audiences respond to experimental music? How does that reaction compare with that of scholars who documented the music? In particular, how does this impact the documentation of women's experimental music?

ESSAY 4: Describe the impact of higher education on the overall compositional output for women in the 20th century. Provide detail regarding forms and genres.

ESSAY 5: Compare and contrast the use of structural devices in Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Symphony Number One and Chen Yi's Myths Cantata.

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ESSAY 1: Describe how ragtime evolved from plantation entertainment to a genre embraced commercially. What was the role of women in this transformation?

ESSAY 2: Compare and contrast the "canary role" in jazz with the "all-girl" band movement in terms of women's stage presentation, musical roles, and how the performers were perceived by the public.

ESSAY 3: Discuss two women who elected to perform in gender-integrated jazz ensembles during the 20th century in terms of the challenges they faced and the manner in which they perceived and dealt with those challenges.

ESSAY 4: Jazz historiography tends to focus on single "superstars." How has this impacted perceptions of women in jazz?

ESSAY 5: Compare and contrast perceptions of women pianists versus women brass players in gender-integrated bands. Explain historical and sociological reasons for these perceptions.

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ESSAY 1: Describe how societal notions of gender and technology impacted women's activity in both the art music and popular music realms.

ESSAY 2: Explain how the electronic manipulation of recorded music impacts art and popular music in the 20th century.

ESSAY 3: Explain how Pauline Oliveros and Kaija Saariaho interconnected live sound with electronically-created sound.

ESSAY 4: Explain why the DJ world has been traditionally associated with men. What do women DJs have to overcome to succeed in the art?

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ESSAY 1: Using a sociocultural framework, explain why female folksingers were successful in the mass music market, while female rock guitarists had more difficulty breaking into the system.

ESSAY 2: Describe the inner workings of the music industry in terms of what it takes to get a product to consumers. Historically trace how this has impacted women artists since the latter half of the 20th century.

ESSAY 3: Discuss feminist arguments for and against the "girl power" movement as expressed in popular music since the 1990s.