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Concert Attendance Assignment
UL 2010 all, 2022
MUL 2010 students are required to view on YouTube (or another video platform) one full
music concert and write a three-to-four-page response to the performance using the
information and terminology you have learned in our class. This assignment should be
typed in formal English and submitted as an email attachment. The Concert Attendance
assignment is due on Wednesday, December 7th (by 11:59 pm). Your chosen concert
should pertain to western art music or other musical styles addressed in our class.
Acceptable musical styles include all classical music performances, opera performances, and
musical theater performances. Please contact your instructor is you would like to write
about a jazz concert or a concert of non-western music (such as the music of Brazil, India,
Africa, etc.).
Please consider the parameters listed below as you write your essay. Please include the
items that are most important and relevant to your musical experience as you discuss each
work on the program (please feel free to include other observations as well):
lease analyze the pieces using the five foundational questions that guide our musical
discussions: What is it? How does it work? What does it mean? What is its history?
Where do I go from here?
—hat did you like and/or dislike about the work and the performance? Why? Please be
honest and straight-forward but justify your position.
„iscuss the most prominent musical features of the specific work. Please consider
information discussed in the Elements section of your textbook and apply these musical
concepts (melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, form, style, etc.) to the works that were
performed.
„iscuss the instrumentation. How was it used and exploited for aesthetic effect.
„iscuss the musical features of the composition as it relates to the historical period of
the work.
„iscuss the importance of knowing the extra-musical elements in a programmatic work.
„iscuss the role of the conductor in the performance. How did he lead the ensemble?
„iscuss your level of interest and how it increased or decreased during the
performance. Relate any observations you may have about the concert atmosphere,
audience members and concert etiquette issues.
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Please do not be overly concerned about the accuracy of your statements; I would rather
have you make an incorrect aural assessment rather than avoid these issues entirely. I want
you to test your ear and challenge yourself to listen more actively. This activity requires
practice. Please view your chosen event in its entirety. Most importantly, enjoy the concert!
This assignment is worth 15% of your overall grade.

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