by perkin1 | May 31, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
Yesterday, to start learning about musical life in 1920s Paris, we read several chapters from several books, including Roger Nichols’ The Harlequin Years: Music in Paris 1917-1929 (pp.6-15, 41-58), Nigel Simeone’s Paris -A Musical Gazetteer (pp.11-21), and...
by Siriana | May 31, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
The mountain of information I had compiled into my spreadsheet seemed insurmountable. By the time I had finished the first three readings we were assigned, I had already collected over 50 locations to map. I felt a bit like Hercules facing the Hydra. My previous map...
by lacy1 | May 31, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
This morning, my team and I created our very first digital map. We put together a spreadsheet of place names from some reading that we did yesterday about music in 1920’s Paris. The authors we read included Roger Nichols, Nigel Simeone, and Jann Pasler. We each...
by emmanu1 | May 31, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
Creating a map was definitely the most exciting part of my day. Even though the data collection was somehow time consuming (more precisely in finding information about the location and descriptions of each of the Parisian cities, art and cultural places), it was very...
by emmanu1 | May 31, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
As I am starting my first day of CURI, I am really excited not only to learn more about musical geography but also work with a strong and enthusiastic team. Even though I am not a music major nor have a too deep knowledge of music, I am really fascinated by the...
