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VERNON COLLEGE - DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS

MUSI 1306

MUSIC APPRECIATION

LivePerformanceReview
Duedate:
Wednesday&Thursday,December5/6,2012

Youarerequiredtowritea ConcertReview aboutamusicalperformanceyou


attendduringthecurrentsemester. Theperformanceforyourreviewshouldbe
musicallyappropriatetothisclassandmustbeapprovedbytheinstructor. The
reviewmustbetyped,doublespacedandapproximatelytwotothreepagesin
length. You will be graded on correct grammar and spelling. The concert
programmustbeattachedtoyourreview.
Togetanideaofthebasicformatitwouldbehelpfultoreadseveralreviewsfrom
variouspublications.Ingeneral,theopeningsectionshouldcontaintheFiveW's:
who, what, when, where, why. The following part should briefly present the
worksperformedasawhole,givingageneraloverviewoftheconcertintermsof
style, mood, instrumentation, audience response, etc. The next section should
center around your critical reaction to some or all of the pieces performed.
Concentratingindepthononlyafewofthepiecesmightbemoreilluminating
thanbrieflytryingtodescribeallthemusicperformed. Yourcommentsshould
reflectyourdevelopingmusicalknowledge.
Finally, you should close with your own highly subjective reaction to the
concert(thumbsup,thumbsdown,andwhy).Beparticularlyawareofyourown
musical tastes in making this judgment. This review is a chance for you to
combinecriticalthoughtandlisteningskillswithcreativewritinginauniqueand
hopefullyenjoyableway.

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