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Paper Instructions:

Students will attend a western art music performance of their choice and write a 2.5 to 3.5-page (800-1000 words) report (double-spaced, 12 point times or times new roman font). The paper should contain information regarding the performance as well as your own observations and analysis of the performance. If the paper is too short, you will NOT receive full credit. 
    
Section 1:Your first paragraph should provide the necessary information about the performance (time, location, etc.)

-Where and when it occurred?
-Who performed?
Who attended?
-What type of venue did it take place in?
-What was the occasion?
-Pay attention to how the performers interact with one another and with the audience, and how the audience responds to the music (dancing, socializing, sitting quietly). Consider the following questions:
-How do the performers address the audience? 
- When does the audience applaud (after the piece, during the piece, not at all) and why? 

Section 2: You should write a few paragraphs describing the actual musical performance in detail. This is the most important part of the report. Please be sure mention the title, composer and era of all pieces played and describe at least 3 pieces in detail, being sure to answer the following questions:
-Title?
-What era was it from?
-Composer?
-Instrumentation? (If different from other pieces)
-Any soloists?
-Musical Texture?
-Tempo?
-Dynamic contrasts?
-Language?
-Have we studied this piece in class? If not, does it remind you of anything we have learned in class (what specific piece(s) and why)? 
-Is it sacred/secular? (What is the music used for)?
-How long was the piece (approximately)?

Section 3:Your final two paragraphs should contain your opinions about the performance 
-Was it good, excellent, sub-par? Why?