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After either attending a live concert or watching a full length concert online, write a critique of the
performance following the format below.
Here are a few examples of full length concerts you can find online (by conducting a web search using
the criteria below) that could be used for this assignment:
 Coldplay Live In Boston 2012 (Full Concert DVD)
 Sting: If on a winters night-Live from Durham Cathedral 2009 (watch all 14 songs on concert)
 Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ron Wood, Bill Wyman, Jan Hammer, Charlie
 Duke Ellington The Great Paris Concert
 Richard Galliano/Winton Marsalis – Billie Holiday meets Edith PIAF
 Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Jazz Center Orchestra @ The BBC Proms 2004
 Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson, Amazing stuff!
 Loretta Lynn — You’re Looking At Country – Legends In Concert
You may choose a different concert video to watch, but be sure you include the URL of the concert you
chose in your critique, or scan the program of the live concert you attended and attach it. The musical
style of the concert should include at least one of the genres studied in this course.
The Concert Critique should be 2.5 pages long, double spaced. It should contain five paragraphs that
describe the following aspects of the concert you attended:

  1. Who are the performers? Give the title of the concert and write something about the performers.
    Is it an orchestra? A choir? An ensemble? Solo artists? Why did you choose to attend this
    particular performance? Tell as much as you know about the musicians that performed – are they
    professionals? Students? Teachers? How long have they been performing? Etc.
  2. Describe the music that was performed on the concert. Use the musical characteristics that we
    have been learning in class. What genre is the music (opera aria? Jazz song? Standard tune?
    Solo instrument piece? Symphony?)
  3. What style period was the music written in? What was the tempo, dynamics, texture, etc.?
    Sometimes the music in a concert will be only one genre. Sometimes there will be several genres
    performed. Attach the program to your critique, and then refer to the titles in the program. For
    example: “Autumn Leaves” was performed by a small instrumental ensemble (guitar, bass, and
    percussion). It is a standard contemporary tune. The tempo was a moderately slow ballad. It had
    a very mellow sound…
  4. Tell how well you think the performers interpreted the music that was on the concert. Were the
    singers in tune? Did the piano player play musically and rhythmically? Do you think the
    performers communicated the music as it was meant to be communicated by the composer?
  5. Tell which pieces or part of the concert was most moving or enjoyable for you. If you didn’t enjoy
    the concert very much, tell why you didn’t enjoy it. What could have been better? Be as specific
    as you can when expressing your opinion of the performance – don’t just write generalities like “It
    was nice” or “it made me feel like dancing”. Tell why the music made you feel like dancing. Write
    about why you particularly enjoyed that part of the concert.
  6. Conclude your critique by summing up the performance and telling us if you would go to hear
    these performers again – or would invite your friends or family to hear this
    performance/performers.
    Submit the Concert Critique to the Dropbox no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 5.
    (This Dropbox basket is linked to Turnitin.)
    Grading Rubric:
    Describes the
    Performers and their
    background.
    (10 points possible)
    Does not
    describe the
    performers or
    their
    background at
    all.
    0
    Gives only vague
    description of
    performers with
    little or no
    background.
    10
    Lists performers’
    names and gives
    some experience
    and background.
    16
    Gives a complete
    description of the
    performers and their
    backgrounds.
    20
    Describes the music
    that was performed
    using music terms.
    (10 points possible)
    Does not
    describe the
    music that was
    performed at all.
    0
    Includes a partial
    list of the music,
    or only gives titles
    with no
    description.
    10
    Lists the music
    and gives some
    description of it
    that uses musical
    terms.
    16
    Gives a complete
    description of the music
    including genre, style,
    tempo, instruments.
    20
    Critiques the
    performance and
    gives reasonable
    explanation.
    (10 points possible)
    Gives no
    objective
    critique.
    0
    Gives little
    objective critique
    and doesn’t back
    up opinions.
    10
    Gives reasonable
    critique and states
    musical reasons
    for opinions.
    16
    Critiques the music in
    depth using musical
    terms and reasoning.
    20
    Gives personal
    opinions/preferences.
    (10 points possible)
    Includes no
    personal
    opinions or
    preferences.
    0
    Includes only
    vague comments
    about whether or
    not the writer likes
    the music.
    10
    Describes their
    favorite and least
    favorite moments
    in the concert and
    states why.
    16
    Gives in depth personal
    descriptions of why the
    music either does or
    does not appeal to the
    student.
    20
    Concludes with
    appropriate
    comments.
    (5 points possible)
    Ends the
    critique with no
    concluding
    statements.
    0
    Ends the critique
    with only a brief
    concluding
    sentence.
    4
    Ends the critique
    with an adequate
    summary and
    recommendations.
    8
    Ends the critique with a
    summary and
    recommendation for
    future listening or
    improvement.
    10
    Uses good grammar
    and appropriate
    sentence structure.
    (5 points possible)
    Grammar has
    obvious glaring
    errors and/or an
    inappropriately
    casual tone.
    0
    Student used
    proper grammar,
    overall, but did not
    proofread and
    included many
    errors.
    4
    Student used
    good sentence
    structure and
    overall grammar,
    but still had some
    errors.
    8
    Grammar and spelling
    has no errors, and the
    paper is logical and
    well-structured.
    10

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