Music

CONCERT/MUSICAL REPORT (150 pts total: 25 pts for attendin" rel="nofollow">ing or viewin" rel="nofollow">ing a concert or musical durin" rel="nofollow">ing this 3-week (18-day) semester and up to 125 pts for the report). The report must be submitted to the course Dropbox by Tuesday, July 26. Choose a live concert or musical theater event to attend* or a video of a complete concert or musical to view**. The concert or viewin" rel="nofollow">ing MUST take place durin" rel="nofollow">ing our course, so that you can observe it usin" rel="nofollow">ing knowledge you have gain" rel="nofollow">ined from the course. After attendin" rel="nofollow">ing the event or viewin" rel="nofollow">ing the concert or musical, submit a researched report that is at least 1200 words (approx. 4 to 6 pages) usin" rel="nofollow">ing complete sentences and paragraphs in" rel="nofollow">in 10- to 12-pt type, double-spaced, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing citations as appropriate and a properly-formatted bibliography showin" rel="nofollow">ing the use of a min" rel="nofollow">inimum of six sources. Attach a program, if requested, to your report. Note that the research and bibliography components are critical to receivin" rel="nofollow">ing a passin" rel="nofollow">ing grade for this report. Make sure to proofread your report before submission, and use a standard format such as MLA for your citations and Bibliography (see Parkland Library's website, "Research Help" if you need in" rel="nofollow">information about this--a lin" rel="nofollow">ink is found on your Cobra Home Page). The report may be written in" rel="nofollow">in essay style or in" rel="nofollow">in paragraphs directly correlatin" rel="nofollow">ing to the sets of questions given below. Complete sentences as well as correct spellin" rel="nofollow">ings and grammar are expected. * If you choose to report on a live concert or musical/opera that you have attended, the concert or musical/opera itself, and your attendance of it, must have occurred durin" rel="nofollow">ing the time of this course. Every reasonable effort will be made by the in" rel="nofollow">instructor to confirm that this requirement has been met. ** If you choose to view a video of a concert or musical/opera—the event may have occurred at an earlier time. This is OK. The poin" rel="nofollow">int is that YOU are viewin" rel="nofollow">ing it durin" rel="nofollow">ing the time of this class, and that your observations reflect what you are learnin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in the course of this class. Don’t forget to in" rel="nofollow">include the source of the event you viewed in" rel="nofollow">in your bibliography. Please address the followin" rel="nofollow">ing poin" rel="nofollow">ints in" rel="nofollow">in your report: 1. VENUE (10 pts): Give date of the concert, location of the concert, and type of venue. Q: Was the venue appropriate and suitable for this style of music and method of performance? Note: If reportin" rel="nofollow">ing on a film of a musical, identify the year, location, and director of the origin" rel="nofollow">inal stage production, and the year of the film along with its director and screenwriter. 2. PERFORMER(S) (30 pts total): a. Name(s) of soloist(s) and/or group(s). Identify the musical director, if any. b. Types of in" rel="nofollow">instruments or ensemble and/or vocal range used. c. General style of music for which performer is known. Research (20 pts): Provide a brief background on the musicians, the group, and/or the director. You can use as sources the program notes, CD lin" rel="nofollow">iner notes, and onlin" rel="nofollow">ine websites, as well as traditional sources. Make sure to use at least three different sources. If little in" rel="nofollow">information is found about the particular musician(s), you can research the background of the general style of music they are known for. 3. MUSIC PERFORMED (30 pts total): a. Names of composer(s) represented (if available) and the compositions performed. (If more than four composers or compositions were performed, please don't list all, but identify a selection to show the musical range of the concert.) b. Genre of these works (e.g., musical theater, symphony, opera, strin" rel="nofollow">ing quartet, jazz, gospel, classical piano, type of rock/pop). Research (20 pts): Give a brief defin" rel="nofollow">inition and background or history of the composers or musical styles represented, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing the dates or era durin" rel="nofollow">ing which each style of music was most promin" rel="nofollow">inent, the place of origin" rel="nofollow">in (as generally accepted), and whether the music reflects its culture and time (such as the way, for example, American Rock music is a reflection of American culture for a given time period). Again" rel="nofollow">in, use a min" rel="nofollow">inimum of three different sources to confirm what is considered "common knowledge" and what may be considered opin" rel="nofollow">inion or conjecture. Q: Did you feel the choice or orderin" rel="nofollow">ing of musical selections provided unity or created contrast in" rel="nofollow">in the concert? Was it an effective program? 4. MUSICAL DESCRIPTION (30 pts): a. If you are attendin" rel="nofollow">ing a concert, try to describe one piece that was performed in" rel="nofollow">in a way that the reader can have a sense of what you were hearin" rel="nofollow">ing. Try to address the various musical elements as best as possible: · overall form or dramatic shape of the piece · texture and timbre (what are the roles of the various in" rel="nofollow">instruments/voices, how are they combin" rel="nofollow">ined or used for musical effect, and what is the dynamic range?) · tempo and rhythmic characteristics · the primary melodic and harmonic ideas (or more generally, you could comment on whether the use of pitch seemed mostly dissonant or consonant, and whether the piece fin" rel="nofollow">inally achieved a sense of closure or seemed left "open" harmonically). Or b. If you are attendin" rel="nofollow">ing a musical theater event, please address the followin" rel="nofollow">ing issues. Identify specific examples from the story and music in" rel="nofollow">in regard to answerin" rel="nofollow">ing the followin" rel="nofollow">ing three sets of questions. · WHAT IS THE GENERAL ROLE OF THE MUSICAL SCORE? Does the music play a role in" rel="nofollow">in tellin" rel="nofollow">ing the story, does it in" rel="nofollow">interrupt the story lin" rel="nofollow">ine, and/or does it play more of a background role? If the latter, is it settin" rel="nofollow">ing the mood for different scenes, is it parallelin" rel="nofollow">ing more of a play-by-play action, or is it providin" rel="nofollow">ing some kin" rel="nofollow">ind of secondary commentary, such as creatin" rel="nofollow">ing a sense of irony? How are these aspects of the music achieved? · WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE LYRICS, IF ANY? Does dialogue lead smoothly in" rel="nofollow">into songs, suspendin" rel="nofollow">ing disbelief about the unusual situation of characters breakin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">into song (and dance)? Or is the show more a vaudeville or revue, not meant to tell a story, so that the musical numbers don t need to in" rel="nofollow">interrelate? Or are songs used as background music, and if so, how? · WHAT IS THE ROLE OF CHOREOGRAPHY, IF ANY? Does choreography play a role in" rel="nofollow">in tellin" rel="nofollow">ing the story, or is it used for entertain" rel="nofollow">inment value only? Is it used to identify and/or defin" rel="nofollow">ine characters, to express their emotions, and/or to move the action along? Is the choreography well in" rel="nofollow">integrated with the music you hear? Does it enhance or conflict with the music? How? 5. AUDIENCE AND PERSONAL RESPONSE (10 pts): Describe the audience as a whole, and the typical audience member. Use the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions as appropriate to help you form a response. If you are viewin" rel="nofollow">ing a video and no audience is apparent, then please extend your research to in" rel="nofollow">include two different reviews of the performance, with which you can argue pro and/or con. a. Was the audience what you expected for that venue? b. What was the audience's reaction to the overall concert? Did it seem they were more in" rel="nofollow">interested in" rel="nofollow">in the performer(s) or the music bein" rel="nofollow">ing performed? In general, did you agree with their reaction, or did you feel at odds with the majority of the audience? c. Was there any part of the concert durin" rel="nofollow">ing which the audience's reaction seemed particularly strong positively or negatively? If so, please describe. d. Was the performance convin" rel="nofollow">incin" rel="nofollow">ing? Did the performer(s) "connect" with the audience in" rel="nofollow">in some way that seemed appropriate for the style of music? Please explain" rel="nofollow">in your impression. e. Your fin" rel="nofollow">inal impressions. 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY (15 pts): A bibliography of the sources you used for research must be supplied. MLA or APA or any other standard bibliographic style is acceptable. Expect to consult a total min" rel="nofollow">inimum of SIX sources, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing program notes or CD lin" rel="nofollow">iner notes. Please in" rel="nofollow">include at least two proven reputable sources, such as articles from the Grove Dictionary of Music Onlin" rel="nofollow">ine (available through the Parkland Library website), Rollin" rel="nofollow">ing Stone Magazin" rel="nofollow">ine, or published books or reviewed periodicals. Please note that proper citation for use of quotes or paraphrasin" rel="nofollow">ing of material is expected. Any form of plagiarism or fabrication of attendance or viewin" rel="nofollow">ing of an event will result in" rel="nofollow">in the assignment of “zero” for the project as well as a report to the College. A lack of a bibliography may reflect a loss of greater than 15 poin" rel="nofollow">ints if research and citation requirements have not been demonstrated. WRITING MECHANICS (Spellin" rel="nofollow">ing/Grammar, etc.): Up to 15 poin" rel="nofollow">ints may be deducted from total score. The general formula will be -0.5 pt/error. For longer, well-flushed out papers, this formula may be prorated. Please proofread your work carefully before submission and make sure your ideas are presented clearly!