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(allow 20 minutes for this section) Discuss Registration and address the following:  What is a register?  What are the common names for the registers of people who sing tenor/bass-baritone/baritone/bass? For the registers of people who sing soprano/mezzo?*  How do we best blend registers?  What role, if any, does resonance play in the blending of registers?   * In some books, these are referred to as “male registers” and “female registers.” We are using inclusive speech, but we do not wish to confuse you. If you prefer to provide a gendered discussion, you may.

(allow 30 minutes for this section) Choose one of these composers: Terence Blanchard, Kaija Saariaho, Daniel Catan, William Grant Still, Benjamin Britten, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Wofgang Amadeus Mozart or George Frideric Handel.  Write an essay about the musical development of operatic works by this composer. Discuss and describe the commonly accepted styles or stylistic periods in which they wrote, and what distinguishes those styles/periods from one another.  Give dates, at least in general terms.  Describe musical characteristics in some detail and dramaturgical characteristics.  Name at least five vocal works and place them in the appropriate periods. 

According to your textbook, what are the three categories of means expert entrepreneurs use to start a new venture?

What does “cheap failure” enable entrepreneurs to do?

What is the primary focus of traditional managers when launching a new product?

What is one of the main benefits of focusing on affordable loss for entrepreneurs?

Which word means ‘sick’ or ‘ill’?

Match the irregular verb below to the correct identification of each form.

Match each vocab word below to its correct meaning.

Volubilis respondet, “mihi non placet! ego sum coquus; tu es servus ignavus. abi! hīc manere non potes.” Bregans, postquam e culina exiit, Varicam conspexit. vilicus cum multis servis in fundō laborabat. vilicus servique Bregantem non viderunt. ille igitur post horreum cucurrit, ubi nemo eum videre poterat. subito Loquax et Anti-Loquax e villa venerunt. gemini Bregantem salutaverunt. “salve, Bregans! cur tu non laboras?” “Varica me ad villam misit,” respondit Bregans. “ego servis cibum paro.” “cur nullum cibum habes? cur non es in culina?” rogavit Loquax. “tu es servus mendax et ignavus! Salvius et Varica semper te punire volunt. Question: What is Varica doing when Bregans sees him?