+1 862 207 3288 A. Start by announcing key information about the concert you are choosing to report on: For live concerts, state the date of the concert, name and location of event.
B. Choose two or more pieces/selections of music from the concert to discuss. A single movement of a composition may count as one selection;
C. State in detail and underline the title of the pieces and their respective composer’s name. If you are writing about a multi-moment work, make sure to specify which movement(s) you will be focusing on. Otherwise, it will count only as one selection;
D.Within the report, explain how your choices made a strong impression on you. In addition, you must incorporate SEVEN out of the following 10 musical terms to describe and demonstrate your understanding and /or appreciation of the music:
Genre • Style • Rhythm • Dynamics • Timbre • Harmony • Texture • Form • Melody • Tempo
In your report, ONLY these SEVEN terms must be indicated in boldface type, one single time per term.
E.Since the focus of this report is strictly on your perception of the works you selected, do not include historical background information, opera plots, etc.
Optional: Discuss the most interesting musical elements/features of the pieces that were performed, and compare the pieces you chose from this performance with other compositions you have studied in class, noting similarities and differences. (Note: In selecting a composition from class, you may want to look for a piece by the same composer, from the same style period, or of the same genre as the piece(s) from the performance.) In addition, think of your response to these questions as you try to describe the music:
•(About genre) Is it a symphony, concerto, string quartet, etc.?
•(About style) Is it Baroque, Impressionist, etc.?
•(About rhythm) Does it have polymeter, triple meter, syncopation, etc.? How are elements of rhythm used to create “special” or interesting musical effects?
•(About dynamics) Is it forte, piano, etc.? Identify changes in level of sound and discuss the effect these changes create.)
•(About timbre) Does it sound bright, brassy, warm, ringing, hollow, etc.?
•(About harmony) Does it sound consonant, dissonant, major, minor, etc.?
•(About texture) Is it monophonic, homophonic, polyphonic, etc.?
•(About form) Is it sonata form, theme and variations, strophic, etc.?
•(About melody) Is it conjunct, disjunct, narrow-ranging, etc.?
•(About tempo) Is it Allegro, Adagio, Presto, etc.?
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