Concert Experience Report Hide Assignment Information Instructions Due Date: The

Concert Experience Report
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Due Date: The third Sunday of class by 11:59 p.m. PT
Frank Zappa famously said that “writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” But part of the composer’s art is to create a surprising narrative through sound, where none previously existed. Use this assignment to write as creatively about music, as the music itself is. View a concert or other extended performance between the beginning of the course and this week, and write a report. (Be sure to take notes while you watch!). The performance can be a livestream, youtube video, or other screen-based event. It need not be a performance of classical music. Professional or amateur performances are both fine, in any genre, so long as it is a minimum of 45 minutes long.
Use lively, well-informed language to construct your report. Apply course content to bring us there! Relay the viewing/listening experience through your own eyes, and use language and information from throughout the course to support your impressions.
Your report should include the following, in full, descriptive sentences, and at a minimum of 500 words:
Name of performance, performer(s), including soloists, and what instrument(s) or ensemble was involved. If you encounter an instrument you can’t name, describe it thoroughly.
Date, time, and location of the original performance, and its duration.
Youtube, Facebook Live, or other link to the source, plus a screenshot of the performance. Caption your screen shot with a comprehensive description of what we are seeing. For example, “One of the songs from the concert” is not descriptive. “Lizzo plays the flute during her band’s performance of ‘About Damn Time,’” is.
Estimated size and description of the audience, either live at the performance, or viewing on youtube, or both, plus descriptions of the audience’s reaction. (Youtube comments are fine.)
The pieces performed and their titles. If you can’t identify a title, describe it the best you can. Use active, visual language, and refer to terms or ideas you have learned in the class.
Which piece(s) you enjoyed most and least and why? Be specific and descriptive. Use terminology and other elements you have learned in this class to characterize your reactions/responses.
What surprised you the most? What disappointed you? What do you wish had been done differently, or conversely, what did they get right that other performers should do?
Make three additional connections between the performance you viewed and the content of the class. This can include vocabulary, time-frames/genres, musical elements, Discussion Board posts, readings, lectures, listenings, in-class conversations, or other elements from throughout the term. Be specific about these connections.
How has the information in this class changed how you view concerts such as these?
Requirements:
500 words minimum
APA or MLA
Due at midnight on the third Sunday of class
Grading:
The concert report is worth 10 points
You can view the grading rubric on the submission page for this assignment and on the Student Resources page.
Click on the “Week Three Assignment – Concert Report” link above to submit your assignment and view the grading rubric.
Course Learning Outcomes:
CLO 4: Develop vocabulary related to Western music, and learn concepts that help interpret and describe other musical sound, including: timbre, rhythm, tonality, texture, key, scale, notation, dynamics, instrument families, harmony, and form
CLO 5: Think and write critically about music using the content and concepts of the class.
CLO 6: Experience live or recorded performances and knowledgeably apply the information learned in this course.
Due on Aug 20, 2023 11:59 PM
Available until Aug 20, 2023 11:59 PM. Access restricted after availability ends.
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Rubric Name: Concert Report Rubric JW
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CriteriaExcellentGood
Fair
Underdeveloped
Criterion Score
Artist name and instruments used identified
0.75 points
0.6 points
0.45 points
0.3 points
Score of Artist name and instruments used identified,
/ 0.75
Date, time, location, and duration identified
0.75 points
0.6 points
0.45 points
0.3 points
Score of Date, time, location, and duration identified,
/ 0.75
Audience size estimated (in person or online)
0.75 points
0.6 points
0.45 points
0.3 points
Score of Audience size estimated (in person or online),
/ 0.75
Audience reaction
0.75 points
0.6 points
0.45 points
0.3 points
Score of Audience reaction,
/ 0.75
Link PLUS screenshot or other embedded visual included
0.75 points
0.6 points
0.45 points
0.3 points
Score of Link PLUS screenshot or other embedded visual included,
/ 0.75
Songs comprehensively identified or described
0.75 points
0.6 points
0.45 points
0.3 points
Score of Songs comprehensively identified or described,
/ 0.75
Music enjoyed most AND least
0.75 points
0.6 points
0.45 points
0.3 points
Score of Music enjoyed most AND least,
/ 0.75
What surprised you?
0.75 points
0.6 points
0.45 points
0.3 points
Score of What surprised you?,
/ 0.75
Tie to Class ContentExcellentGood
Fair
Underdeveloped
Criterion Score
Three substantive ties made to the content (concepts, content, or terminology) of the class
1.5 points
1 point
0.5 points
0.25 points
Score of Three substantive ties made to the content (concepts, content, or terminology) of the class,
/ 1.5
Additional ElementsExcellentGood
Fair
Underdeveloped
Criterion Score
Work has been proofread for spelling, meaning, and other elements of college-level writing
1.25 points
1 point
0.5 points
0.25 points
Score of Work has been proofread for spelling, meaning, and other elements of college-level writing,
/ 1.25
All sources cited appropriately and fully
1.25 points
1 point
0.5 points
0.25 points
Score of All sources cited appropriately and fully,
/ 1.25
Automatic ZeroUngradeableCriterion Score
All or partially plagiarized
0 points
Score of All or partially plagiarized,
/ 0
TotalScore of Concert Report Rubric JW,
/ 10Overall Score
Exemplary87.5 points minimum
Good62.5 points minimum
Acceptable37.5 points minimum
Unacceptable0 points minimum
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