Attend a live professional concert, recital, musical, opera, or special music event and write a one-page report on two pieces from that Program. These will need to include screenshot of the program to qualify.
Take a screenshot of the front and inside list of all music being performed. These include any recital, concert, opera, musical or event where a program is provided. Music heard at a Church Service or Club or on a recording do not qualify. This live. You may submit anytime before then. *Remember that this is 15% of your final grade.
**Listen to the entire program and take notes from the following a list on two pieces or numbers in the program.
Write a one-page comparison of two pieces describing which music elements stood out most to you for each piece. You can use some or all of the following list to describe the 2 pieces, or;
Find 3 YouTubes of 3 of your 3 Favorite Artists. Write a three-page paper describing the music elements and emotional content of one or more pieces including citations at the bottom of each one.
Possible Musical Elements to write about:
Instrumentation (tone color changes);
Melodies. (lyric or dramatic):
Rhythm and tempos;
Harmonies (key changes, unusual chords or modulations;
Dynamics (overall how many soft or loud passages were the pieces;
Textures. (mostly monophonic, homophonic or polyphonic textures;
What Style Periods of Music did each represent?
Any other distinct comparisons that you noticed?
