As you write your post for Tuesday, remember that as the term progresses, the more you will have read, so the opportunities for synthesis increase. You may find it productive to compare/contrast what you learned from Johnson with what you learned from Le Guin. (Perhaps Johnson could be invited to the Salon de Parnasse?) Or you may wish to (re)consider our repertoire (Pergolesi, Hasse, Gluck, etc) in light of what you read.
But don't go straight to synthesis. Remember that we need to start with analysis. What is the author saying? How is s/he saying it? Several of our colleagues in Salon de Music 362 (please won't someone come up with a better title?) did a good job with this in their first posts. I encourage you to read each other's posts and my comments. Let's stand on each other's shoulders -- learn from one another and build on one another's good work.
Assume that YOU will be chosen to read your opening statement on Tuesday. Please reread section of three of the Discussion and Blogging Manual.
You'll notice I've added boxes for "interesting" and "I want to discuss this" below posts. This is a little bit like "liking" something in Facebook, or "was this review helpful to you" in Amazon.com. I may consider these boxes when I select people to read their opening statments -- so vote!
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