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Music Critique Guidelines

1.   Open your textbook to Ch 12 "Style and Function of Music in Society" and read about the following classification of music:  Cultivated versus Vernacular      

2.  Choose 1 cultivated performance and 1 vernacular performance from the list below.  Post your performance choices on the D2L discussion MCA (Music Critique Approval).

CULTIVATED OPTIONS                    

Choral - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neDnpgZPPvY

chamber music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZWKUszkbXU

piano concerto - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWgYg5Iicqk

symphony - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJQ32q2k8Uo

solo piano - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-GSXmn3G4U

ballet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BryIQ9QpXwI

opera/musical - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo8CmwIKiDw

 

VERNACULAR OPTIONS                  

Gospel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzTxQ-oIC3k

Big band - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7zfmiJaKVY

Jazz combo with guitar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HldQ6-RZr5g

American folk piano - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=717v1CS_zJo

Beatles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj5tKYgz9Zc                      

Rap (80's) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKBxDslMpLI

 Rock - progressive/Alternative  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJGl0FQK9Ew

              MUSE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlGJdKxvLSU

Rap -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGKz79d55Fk

Country - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKYtheUG7wQ

Inspiration -  Hillsong United:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_ZJ5M1U1dI

 

3.  View each performance and take notes on what you see, hear, and experience.  Gather as much detail on the music as possible, especially connecting specific timings (3'44") to the elements of the music that you highlight.  Strive to make connections between the cultivated side of music and vernacular.  Both of these types of music are relevant and cherished by mankind.  Why is that? 

Is it possible to appreciate both cultivated and vernacular music? 

After viewing the performances and contemplating their significance, formulate a thesis statement that defines, in your opinion, the relationship between cultivated and vernacular music.  Your THESIS must make a STATEMENT that unites cultivated and vernacular music in some way. 

4.  Support your thesis statement by the following 3 points of comparison:

                     a.  Presentation style.  Give a detailed description of all aspects of presentation.  What type of atmosphere was created at each performance?  How did the creation of atmosphere shape your expectation and response to the music?  Describe the quality of performance, including energy level, technical ability, and professionalism.

                     b.  Musical mechanics.  Describe in detail aspects of the music that stood out to you, linking a minimum of 3 timings (3'44") to your description of 3 musical elements.  Address musical elements such as form, genre, style, rhythm, dynamics, melody, instrumentation, tempo, and mood.  Your descriptions of the music should serve to support your thesis statement.

                     c.  Personal response.  How did the music affect you?  Excitement, relaxation, laughter, tears?

 

5.  Type the critique in Microsoft Word:

* Save it as JohnDoemusiccritique.doc (please put your name in the saved title, and only use John Doe if that's your real name). 

* Double space using 12pts font

* 1 inch margins all around 

* Minimum pages:  3 & 1/4 pages.  The music critique should be a minimum of 3 & 1/4 pages, with a large reduction of points resulting for anything less than 3 & 1/4   pages. 

* Do not put your name, date, or course name in the critique as a header. There should be no need to cite research, and you should use the pronoun "I", as the critique will be based on your unique musical perspective.  

 * Indent paragraphs and write in full sentences with correct grammar, verb agreement, and spelling. 

* Sentences should follow in logical sequence. 

* The critique should begin with an introduction paragraph (which includes your thesis statement and states both your cultivated & vernacular video choices), a "body" of at least 3 paragraphs, and ends with a conclusion paragraph that relates back to the thesis and demonstrates how the body of the critique fulfilled the thesis. 

6.  Submit your Music Critique to the D2L drop-box.