What kind of listener were you at the concert? Why? What pieces were performed?
For this project you need to plan ahead. You will need to attend a Symphony Orchestra Concert in order to complete it. As long as it is a symphony orchestra concert, any event is OK. Solo recitals, musicals, chamber music concerts, jazz concerts, operas, or other non-orchestra concerts will not be acceptable.
Your Assignment
You are to write a 3-page term paper giving a review of the concert you attended. Your report should be in essay form, 12-font, single-spaced. Please be sure to cover every piece on the program. Your review must include the following:
- What kind of listener were you at the concert? Why?
- What pieces were performed?
- What was the style of each of the pieces performed?
- What was the instrumentation of the orchestra?
- Draw out the seating arrangement of the instruments in the orchestra.
Analyze each piece played in the concert with following criteria from the course:
- Unity and Variety
- Structure of the Music
- Purpose of the Music
- Tempo
- Volume
- Rhythm
- Melody
- Harmony
- Form
- Historical Period
Did you enjoy the concert? Why or why not?
Please submit your report online, by clicking Submit. You must also submit a printed copy of your report, along with the concert program and your ticket stub, and your drawing of the seating arrangement of the orchestra to my office on or before the due date to receive full credit. You may mail your Concert Report materials to the campus address shown on the Important Information page for this website or come to the Music Office at the Madison Campus between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on week days to leave these materials in an envelope in my department mail box. The Madison Music Academy is located on Santa Monica Blvd. between 10th and 11th Streets and there is plenty of free parking.
No late reports will be accepted. Evaluation of your work will depend on how complete, coherent, and valid your comments and arguments are.
Submission Instructions
- Click “Add Submission”
- Use the text entry box and/or upload a file to add your assignment.
- Click “Save Changes.” You will have the option to “Edit Submission” after you have saved your changes to continue working on your assignment.
- Click “Submit Assignment” when you are ready to submit your assignment to your instructor.
- Click “Continue” at the prompt “Are you sure you want to submit your work for grading? You will not be able to make any more changes.”