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CONCERT REVIEW/REPORT—DIRECTIONS
- Each student is required to submit two (2) Concert Reports/Reviews. If you are in any doubt about whether your choice of concert will count for the class, please email me directly BEFORE viewing the concert and writing your paper.
- Your concerts must be of Classical music. One must be of a large, conducted ensemble, such as a symphony orchestra. The other can be another large ensemble concert or something smaller, such as a solo recital or a string quartet concert.
- Concerts can be selected from links listed on the assessments/assignments page resources – these will be available in the third week of classes. You may also find other online concerts but….make sure that they are full length concerts (typically one hour or more in length) and that they are of Classical music – not jazz or world music, for which there are other GSU classes.
- You cannot use a concert in which you performed for this assignment.
- You may write in the first person. You may also write this either as an essay or a review.
- Correct punctuation, spelling, and grammar are essential. One point will be deducted for each mistake noted.
- Concert reports /reviews must be at least two full (2) pages long, typed single spaced in 12 point font with 1” margins. Your paper/s should not start half- way down the first page. I need A MINIMUM OF two FULL pages for each one. For class, instructor and title details, you must use a cover page. You must submit your papers as Word documents.
- There are 100 points available for each final paper (see also 4.a below).
- All reports are due on the following dates by 11.59pm EST:
- It will be expected that the student will attempt to locate information for the report either from the program notes given at the concert (either onscreen prompts about the music, or in the video description) or in our textbook (even if we have not studied the concept yet—for example, the typical make-up of a solo concerto). Highlighted/bold terms in the text can be very helpful. Do not copy any concert information verbatim! (plagiarism) When you view the concerts, please take copious notes – the more the merrier. That way you will have something (or lots of information) to work from when compiling your final document.
Keep a notebook for the concerts (or a file) and keep detailed notes so that you will be able to type the information needed following the concert. The following may help in collating your notes:
Medium: refers to the type of performing group or solo
Examples: orchestra concert band
orchestra with solo instrument string quartet
solo instrument orchestra with voices
chorus/choir solo voice
opera brass ensemble
Style Periods:
Baroque (1600-1750) Classical (1750-1830)
Romantic (1820-1900) Modern (1890–)
4. Points will be deducted from the final grade for the paper (100 points available for each final version of each paper) on the following scale:
a) Failure to submit a final or a full, 2 – page minimum, draft paper on or before the due date: 100 point deduction. You will fail these assignments if you do not complete and submit a timely and complete draft.
b) Any grammatical, punctuation, or spelling error: One (1) point deduction per error (including repeated errors)– no maximum
c) Any evidence of plagiarism from web, text, or other sources, or evidence of papers written by more than one person per paper (or more than one paper per person) will result in a grade of F for the paper and 0 points for your paper.
d) Submitted final papers which are not at least two (2) full pages (excluding required cover page) will have 25 points deducted per unfilled page. No exceptions.
e) Failure to adhere to any aspect of the directions in 1.f) above will result in a 25 point deduction per omission.
f) You must cite your sources and attach them to your review. Failure to do this will result in a 10 point deduction for every missing citation.
help me learn. you can chose either concert below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HZ_fEwD9s
