(Last updated 9/26/22)

Concert Reports

General Info:

 All music students are expected to turn in two concert reports a year. The first one is due the first Monday of December and the second the first Monday of May. Concert reports are worth 10% of your total grade. You are welcome to attend a live concert but this is not a requirement. If you are attending a live performance, you are welcome to observe high school level performances and beyond. If you choose to observe a recorded concert posted to YouTube, however, it will need to be at the professional level. Music videos are NOT allowed. It must be a recording of an actual concert.

Essay:

Write as if you were a reporter writing a detailed review for a TV show, news report, or blog. The following is a list of things you may want to include or use to get started:

• Who was playing
• What instruments were being used
• The genre
• How good the musicians were
• The age range of the musicians
• The type of venue (concert hall, a park, and arena, etc.)
• What the audience was like
• The age range of the audience
• What were most people wearing
• How they behaved during the performance
• How much you enjoyed the experience; why/why not
• What your favorite and least favorite pieces were; why
• What the the experience was like for you
• The most memorable moment; why
• If it was what you expected; why/why not

Please summit your paper in Google Classroom.

 Concert Suggestions (Live):

The Americana at Brand: free.

Occidental College: mostly free.

USC Thorton School of Music: mostly free.

Hoover High School: low priced.

• Hoover Tornado Marching Band
• Hoover Choir

Glendale Community College Music Department: low priced or free.

Alex Theater: medium - high priced.

LA Music Center: high priced.

Hollywood Bowl: high priced.

Concert Suggestions (YouTube):

DR Koncert Huset - you will need to watch several to get to the 30 minute minimum requirement

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