You must provide a two to four (2-4) page synopsis of the concert. The required items to be addressed within your narrative are listed below.
Your report must be typed, in a font no larger than 12-point Times New Roman and double spaced. Please use 1-inch margins and indent all paragraphs.
Paper must conform to MLA or Chicago Humanities standards.
Your reports must have a title page with your name, professor name, “DL Music Appreciation” and semester & year on front. Include the name of the performing ensemble (Example: The YouTube Symphony).
Careful editing, proofreading and spelling is expected, although minor errors may not affect your grade.
Be concise and honest. Take notes during the concert to help you remember elements of music that you noticed during the performance.
Items that must be addressed within the text of your narrative:
Through the report, you must use a MINIMUM of ten (10) musical terms describing what you heard and observed. Use the terms learned from the Elements of Music and in the discussion forums of music and the orchestra in this course. Many of them apply directly to what you experienced at the concert. Appropriateness and accuracy in usage of the terminology will affect your grade.
Describe any observation you might have made concerning the different sections of the orchestra (bowings for strings, percussion instruments used, etc.), Include the instrumentation of the ensemble (what instruments were included in the group).
Describe the conductor and his/her conducting techniques/patterns, even her mannerisms or how he/she portrayed the spirit of the music during the concert.
The music and any particular element of music that you observed in the performance, Talk about your favorite piece and why you liked it. Speak aesthetically…how did it make you feel?
And finally, provide qualitative observations. Discuss what you heard in terms of quality of the performance
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-ps if possible write the essay as if I just went to the concert and Im writing a report on it, please and thank you
YouMar 27, 1:39 AM
Paragraph #1. Introduction (discuss the venue, group and conductor as well as your expectations for the concert)
Paragraph #2. Musical work #1 – state the title of the musical work and then comment on observations you made about the music(using your musical terms) and the quality of performance.
Paragraph #3. Musical work #2 – state the title of the musical work and then comment on observations you made about the music(using your musical terms) and the quality of performance.
Paragraph #4. Musical work #3 – state the title of the musical work and then comment on observations you made about the music(using your musical terms) and the quality of performance.
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