• (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.

    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

    2CELLOS

     

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