I need some help please and thank you For this assignment, students are requested to attend a live concert and write a three-to five-page response to the performance using the information, concept

I need some help please and thank you

For this assignment, students are requested to attend a live concert and write a three-to five-page response to the performance using the information, concepts, and terminology you have learned in our class. If you are unable to attend a live performance, you may view one full concert on YouTube or another video platform. Your chosen concert should pertain to western art music. Acceptable musical styles include all classical music performances, opera performances, and musical theater performances. Please contact your instructor if you would like to write about a jazz concert or a concert of non-western music (such as the music of Brazil, India, Africa, etc.). Please view your chosen event in its entirety. Your essay should be typed in formal English and submitted as an email attachment. The Concert Attendance Assignment is due on Thursday, 04/16 (by 11:59 pm). This assignment is worth 15% of your overall grade.

Please consider the parameters listed below as you write your essay. Please include the items that are most important and relevant to your musical experience as you discuss each work on the program:

·       Please analyze the concert pieces using the five foundational questions that guide our musical discussions: What is it? How does it work? What does it mean? What is its history? Where do I go from here?

·       What did you like and/or dislike about the work and the performance? Why?  Please be honest and straight-forward but justify your position.

·       Discuss the most prominent musical features of the specific work. Please consider information discussed in the Elements section of your textbook and apply these musical concepts (melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, form, style, etc.) to the works that were performed.

·       Discuss the instrumentation. How was it used and exploited for aesthetic effect?

·       Discuss the musical features of the composition as it relates to the historical period of the work.

·       Discuss the importance of knowing the extra-musical elements in a programmatic work.

·       Discuss the role of the conductor in the performance. How did he lead the ensemble?

·       Discuss your level of interest and how it increased or decreased during the performance. Relate any observations you may have about the concert atmosphere, audience members and concert etiquette issues.

Please do not be overly concerned about the accuracy of your statements, as I would rather have you make an incorrect aural assessment rather than avoid these issues entirely. I want to inspire you to listen more actively and challenge your ears. This activity requires practice. Most importantly, enjoy the concert!