Download Live Concert Review

In order to complete this assignment you will need to attend a public concert outside of
class. You must attend a concert selected from the types of music included in the next
paragraph. Reviews of concerts that are not on this list are not accepted and will receive
no credit. If you wish to attend a type of concert that is not on the list you must ask me
whether it can be added to the list before you attend the concert. Concerts will not be
added to the approved list after they take place.
Acceptable concerts include professional orchestras, soloists, jazz, Broadway musicals
and instrumental or vocal ensembles, and comparable college or community groups
performing music relevant to the content of this class. (Optionally, either your concert
report or your concert review - but not both unless advance permission is given - may be
based on a concert of non-western music selected from events on the concert list.)
Acceptable concerts include the following:
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Symphony orchestras
Concert bands and wind ensembles
Chamber Music (string quartets, brass and woodwind quintets, etc.)
Solo recitals (piano, voice, etc.)
Choral concerts
Early music concerts
Non-western music
Some jazz concerts
Opera
Broadway Musicals
Flamenco
Ballet
Tango
Assignment Format
The following are required on the concert review assignment and, thus, may affect your
grade.
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Must be typed
Must be double-spaced
Must be between 2 and 4 pages in length not including the cover sheet.
Must use conventional size and formatting of text - e.g. 10-12 point serif or sans
serif fonts with normal margins.
Must include the printed program from the concert and/or your ticket stubs.
Photocopies are unacceptable. (Contact me at least 24 hours before due date if any
materials are unavailable.)
All materials (text, program, ticket stub) must be stapled together securely.
Folded corners, paper clips, etc. instead of staples will not be accepted.
Careful editing, proofreading, and spelling are expected, although minor errors
will not affect your grade.
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Papers that do not follow these format guidelines may be returned for resubmission, and
late penalties will apply.
Concert Review Assignment Content
I. Cover Sheet: Include the following on a cover sheet attached to the front of your
review:
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Title or other description of the event/performers you heard, along with the date
and location of the performance. For example:
New World Symphony Orchestra
1258 Lincoln Road
Saturday, June 5, 2013
Lincoln Road Theater, Miami Beach
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Your name, assignment submission date, course. For example:
Pat Romero
October 31, 2013
Humanities 1020 MWF 8:05 a.m.
II. Descriptions The main body of the concert review should include brief discussions of
three of the pieces in the concert you attend. In most cases, a single paragraph for each
piece should be sufficient, although you may wish to break descriptions of longer pieces
into separate short paragraphs, one per movement.
Your description of each piece (song) should include:
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The title of the piece and the composer's name if possible, as listed in the concert
program.
A brief description of your reaction to the piece. For example:
When the piece started I thought it was going to be slow and boring, but the faster
section in the first movement made it more exciting. A really great flute solo full
of fast and high notes in the third movement caught my attention. I'm not sure, but
I thought that some of the brasses may have been a bit out of tune in the next
movement when it got very loud...
You must describe these 3 pieces which were performed in the concert. Partial reports
will earn a lower grade.
III. Summary: Following your review of the individual pieces and described above, you
should conclude your paper with a final "Summary" paragraph in which you offer your
reaction to the experience of the concert as a whole.
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