Topic: Concert review
Paper details:
The Concert Experience and Concert Review
As a part of your “music experience,” you will be reviewing three concerts during the term and submitting a review of each. You should have read the sample professional reviews provided in the ConcertReviews Download ConcertReviewsdocument. Because of concerns about social distancing, all three concerts must attended digitally. A list of concerts available online will be provided, but you are encouraged to find your own events. At least two of the events need to reflect music being studied in this class, meaning classical concerts, music theater, or reviewing the musical score of a movie. Because describing audience reaction is part of the review, finding events with an attending audience is still the goal. But, if during the term live events happen in response to the pandemic, meaning music without an audience, attending these events would be preferred. In short, we are making this up as we go along. If you have any questions, just email.
These reviews should be no shorter than one full double-spaced page, utilizing a standard font (Times New Roman, Arial, Century Gothic, or Tahoma) of 12 point size or smaller. Please provide a link to the concert or event.
Purpose
The goals of concert attendance include, but are not limited to, providing you with opportunities to:
Participate as an audience member in the active process of music-making. This can be tough as you are digitally attending, but give it a try. Your response to the performance is part of the review.
Develop and broaden listening skills. Use terms you have learned from the class to describe the performance.
Hear a broad range of music repertoire presented in live performances by large ensembles, chamber music groups, and/or soloists. Broaden your horizons.
Develop and model appropriate concert etiquette as audience members.
Instructions
A Concert Review is a critical review of the event you attended. If you choose to cite any sources that are not personal information (program notes, course packet, etc.), it is necessary to include footnotes and a bibliography in your review.
In addition to attaching a copy of the program and/or ticket stub, be certain that you:
Include your name, date, class title, term, and instructor,
List the name of the group or concert, date of event, and location, and
Include information on the performer, the performance, and the audience.
Make observations about the performance, such as:
What information can you provide on the performers?
What do you believe is the mission of the performer(s)?
How did the performer/piece connect with the audience?
Did the composition bridge the past to the present?
What was the ambience of the concert?
What instruments or voices were featured, and how were they used?
What information can you provide about the music performed
Did the performer(s) seem to find the piece(s) satisfying?
What was the audience reaction?
What was your reaction to the music? Would you recommend this music to someone else?
Quality of writing is considered as part of the concert review. Be thoughtful, imaginative, and don’t forget to proofread.
Take Notes
To write a successful Concert Review, you must take notes during the concert. Although this is one of the most challenging aspects of writing a concert report, it is vital that you take notes that are detailed enough to generate a thorough report.
Writing the Concert Review: Style and Content
These are formal papers. Provide a title that reflects the concert you attended or viewed.
Your report should have an introduction, body, and conclusion.
Write about ALL of the works on the concert program.
Provide concrete examples and support your statements with analysis or factual information.
Remember that “less is more.” Don’t get bogged down in wordy sentence constructs.
PROOFREAD your paper!
Cite your sources.
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