Concert Reflection

1, EPIPHANIES(FANFARES AND CHORALES) (1956)
2, SYMPHONY NO.6 FOR BAND (1915-1987)
1, Adagio-Allegro
2, Adagio Sostenuto
3, Allegretto
4, Vivace
3, THREE MINIATURES (1947)
1, Allegro
2, Slowly
3, Allegro vivace
4, MARCH OF THE STEEL MEN (1937)
5, RETURN AND REBUILD THE DESOLATE PLACES (1965)
6, THE IMMOVABLE DO OR "THE CYPHERING C"(1940)
7, AVENUE X (2005)

All these are the list in that concert and then is the steps to finish this paper.

What to do for your report, step-by-step:

Before: Use the course website and other local arts calendars to help choose a concert. Do not wait until the last minute. Check with your TA if you are not sure about the suitability of an event, or if you would like assistance finding a particular type of music that interests you. Remember that it takes us 24 hours to answer emails.

Think a little bit about the event beforehand. What kind of group will you be seeing? Are they students or professionals? What kind of music will be presented (symphony, sonata, concerto, etc)? Are you familiar with any of the pieces or composers on this concert? Skim the questions in the “Writing the Report” section (below) to get an idea of what sorts of things you should be thinking about during the concert.

During: Take mental notes as you observe the on-stage and off-stage activity at the concert. Relax, enjoy the music, and let yourself become absorbed in the experience. You might jot some notes on your program during intermission when you will not disturb those around you. You might also want to take down some ideas right after the concert when thoughts are still fresh in your mind. Things will happen quickly at the event; you will not be able to remember every detail, so choose key memories that stand out to you. Your report is on the entire experience of the concert, not an analysis of individual pieces (impossible to do effectively in only one listen).

Keep your program and ticket stub—you will need to turn them in with the report (if the concert is free and you didn’t receive a ticket, then don’t worry about it).

After (writing your report): Your paper will be a piece of thesis-based writing that identifies and then discusses what you found special or eye-opening about the concert you attended. The thesis should address the basic question of what live concerts have to offer: either as opposed to listening to the same music on a recording, in comparison to other arts or entertainments that you have attended in the past, or in contrast to not attending concerts at all. The body of your paper should support and develop your point using specific examples from the particular concert you attended.

Below are some suggestions for what you might want to explore in your paper as may (or may not) relate to your thesis. Take care: Your paper should be more than just a list of answers! Simply going down this list of questions=automatic fail. These are just suggestions for brainstorming.

Did you enjoy the concert? What was your favorite part (and why)?

Did you enjoy watching the performers? Did a live setting impact the way you think about musicians or the way music is produced?

What did the live setting reveal about the typical classical music audience?

What did you think of the mixture of pieces selected for the concert?

Was the concert what you expected? What surprised you?

Did the venue change the way you experienced the music?