In the excerpt from R. Murray Schafer’s The Music of the Environment (1973) he introduces the notion of “schizophonia’’. For this response, you are asked to answer 3 questions:
1. What does Schafer mean by this term and why did he choose it?
2. How does the idea of schizophonia fit into Schafer’s larger argument?
3. Do you agree with Schafer’s position and conclusions? Why or why not?
Your answers to these questions should reference the reading attached, they may use direct
quotation or paraphrase, but in either case there should be at least one citation. Your
evidence for your answers should be based in the reading, but when you begin thinking
about whether or not you agree, you can use evidence from your own sonic experience,
conceptual understanding, or other texts.
The writeup does not need to rephrase the three questions, it should have its own
thesis and should answer the questions either as an introduction to the thesis or as part
of the information that supports the thesis.
Requirements
Your response should be about 1–2 pages long, it should separate its ideas into paragraphs
and have proper citations for any text and/or music considered.
Rubric
Formatting, grammar, spelling, citation, content and style all matter
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