Essay - CONCERT REVIEW GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS

  

1. Students will need to watch an approved full concert on Youtube.com or any similar streaming website. 

2. Students are required to watch and listen to the entire concert, and WHILE TAKING NOTES, select three songs to analyze. Students must be able to hear the various parts (elements) of the music and describe them using APPROPRIATE MUSICAL terminology.

3.  Paper must be written while following all of the typical guidelines and rules used when writing an ACADEMIC paper. 

4. The overall layout of the paper is as follows:

  

Paragraph   1

Introduction. Describe what you see… Set the scene for the reader. Who’s performing? How many musicians are on   stage? How are they dressed? What/where is the venue? Are there a lot of   people in the audience?

 

Paragraph   2

Using musical terms, describe the 1st song you chose   to analyze 

 

Paragraph   3

Using musical terms, describe the 2nd song you chose   to analyze 

 

Paragraph   4

Using musical terms, describe the 3rd song you chose   to analyze 

 

Paragraph   5

Conclusion. WITHOUT WRITING IN 1st PERSON, share your overall opinion   of the concert. How do you think the   audience responded to the concert? Would you listen to or go see this artist   or a similar artist again? Make sure to provide support for your comments!!!