Exploring the World of Classical Music through NPR Stories Summary 1: “The Music Of ‘The Americans’: The Show’s Composer Picks Her Top 10 Tracks” In this NPR story, composer and music supervisor for the TV show “The

Your Initial Post 1. Go to http://www.npr.org/music/genres/classical/ and look through the stories there. Don’t necessarily select to the first ones (unless you particularly like them). You may want to scroll down a bit to find stories personally interesting to you. Notice that some of them have “listen” buttons beneath the title – those are the ones we’re using for this assignment. 2. Select 2 stories, click the “listen” button, and take careful notes on what you hear. 3. Write a detailed report on these stories. a. You should have 2, clearly defined sections that correspond to the 2 stories you’re reporting on. b. Each summary should be at least 200 words long. Your whole assignment, not including bibliography, should be at least 400 words long. c. Each summary needs to end with your personal opinions on the issues discussed. 4. Include a citation for each story you used. Use this format: NPR Classical Music. “Title of Episode You Listened To.” Accessed [date you listened]. Retrieved from, [insert link].