Writing Homework Help

Thus far, the only secular (non-religious) medieval music that we looked at was written after the year 1100 during the High Middle Ages. However, there was certainly secular music during the dark ages even though it wasn’t recorded. Consider what was discussed in our last discussion board as you respond to the following three prompts.

Respond to all of the prompts below. 

Number your responses to make it easier for the instructor to read and grade. 

1. Find two trustworthy/reliable sources that provide additional insight into what secular music might have been like during the Dark Ages (prior to the year 1000). These sources can be written, video, visual, or multimedia sources.

• Post formal MLA, APA, or Chicago-style citations for your sources. More than just a URL is required!
• Briefly summarize each source. 
• For each source, list two reasons why you trust that your source is factually accurate. Be specific!

2. Close your eyes and take a moment to imagine what life was like for a person living in Europe during the Dark Ages. Using what you learned in this lesson and drawing on information from your research, in what ways might that person have experienced music, and what might they have thought about the music? Be specific! 

• Your response must reference at least one specific thing you learned from the Dark Ages video and two specific things you learned from your additional sources.
• Use parenthetical citations in your post to indicate which information came from which source.

3. How much do you think a medieval person would appreciate and value music, and how might that differ from 21-century perspectives about music today?