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Concerts Report Format (Music 1D)The assignment is to attend two different concerts and report on your
experiences on each of the concerts. One concert must be classical and
one must be either jazz, rock. pop or hip hop. Please remember that
this is not a research paper and I want to read about your observations
and experiences. You may want to do research before attending any
concert but be sure that what you report on is all your own. Research
information or information from program notes will not be considered
part of your paper.
The length of the main body for each report
must be at least 3-5 full pages. Your report will be considered
incomplete if you include a 3 inch margin on the first page or if the
3rd page is only ¾ full. The title page with your name, instructor's
name, date and any other important information you wish to include,
should be a separate page. Again, the length of your report must be at
least 3-5 full pages. All reports must be double spaced as this allows
room for comments to be written on your paper. Use 12-point font (Times
New Roman) with 1 inch margins (top, bottom, left and right) otherwise
points will be deducted from your report (a full page of font 14 is not a
full page). You must include either the ticket/s to the concerts or
the program/s or you will not receive a grade for the report. One
ticket to one of the concerts and a program to the other is fine (or two
tickets or two programs). Again, one of these for each of the two
concerts. If you have one ticket the most you will receive on your
report is 50%.
What To Look/Listen For At The Concerts
It
is not necessary to answer all of the questions in your report but this
sample of questions should give you an idea of the kinds of
observations you should be making.
----How many performers
were there? What kind of music did they perform? Where did they
perform (perhaps consider the acoustical environment)? How did the
performers behave while performing? How did the audience respond to the
performance? Did the performers communicate with the audience and if
so how obvious was this?
----Which compositions/songs did you
like/dislike and why (The why is the important part)? What elements of
the music did you notice (form, texture, melody, tonality, harmony,
instrumentation, rhythm, tempo, dynamic contrast)?
----What was
the visual experience like? For you was this relevant to the
performance experience? Was there a conductor or leader of some sort?
What was their role in the performance? If there was a conductor, how
did they communicate with the other performers? Did the performers
express any emotions and if so, how? What was your overall impression
of each of the concerts? How did the performers dress and how was this
relevant to the performance?
Again, this is just a short list
of the kinds of things to observe while attending each concert. You
will probably notice other aspects of the concerts not mentioned here.
Please do comment on any points you feel are relevant to the concert
experience. But….please stay on topic. Irrelevant information will not
be included as part of your report.
Above all enjoy the
concerts.
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