Mul1010 music appreciation written assignment #4

1. MUL1010 Music Appreciation
Written Assignment #4
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Written Assignment #4: Live Concert Review Report
Below is a sample of a well-written concert report. It is
detailed and discusses all the required
elements. The student uploaded the ticket sub, program, and
orchestra seating drawing (not
shown) to this report; which, are all required. The student als o
used grammar/spell check to
proofread the report before submitting.
Writing Assignment #4
For this writing assignment, the concert I chose to attend was
the Frost Symphonic Winds
“American Panorama”, performed by the Frost School of Music
at University of Miami. During the
performance, I was primarily a perceptive listener. By
definition, a perceptive listener is one who uses
the appropriate musical terminology to describe music and tries
to develop an awareness of different

2. musical styles. Usually, in my day to day encounters with
music, I am a casual and referential listener.
But since I had to analyze and write a report about the music, I
had to be perceptive about it.
The style of each pieces performed were a contemporary
symphony. The instrumentation of the
orchestra was rather large and differing in style. The orchestra
included performances on the flute, oboe,
bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, horn,
trombone, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba,
percussion, double bass, and last but not least, the harp.
During the concert, I was able to analyze three different pieces
played. The first piece was
“Commando March” (1943) by Samuel Barber. This was the
opening piece of the concert. While there
was some unity with few reiterations of musical ideas, this
piece primarily demonstrated much variation
as it incorporated new, exciting, and unexpected ideas. The
structure of the piece was presented in
ternary, or ABA form. The original purpose of the “Commando
March” was for a dedication to a new
soldier and was first performed by the Air Army Corps Band. I

3. think this piece was meant to be seen as
powerful, inspiring, and celebratory. The basic tempo of the
song could be described as allegro, as it is
played in a lively and quick manner. And the tempo of the pace
as the song went on could be described
as accelerando because the tempo was gradually increasing. The
volume of the piece overall was
crescendo as it was continuously becoming louder. As for the
rhythm, the pulse of the piece was rather
strong and obvious. The main melody of the march was legato
because the notes were played with no
silences in-between. Throughout the piece, there were moments
of dissonance that created tension, and
was then relieved by consonant harmonies. Overall, the
“Commando March” is an iconic piece of music
from the Contemporary Period, and was flawlessly performed.
The second piece of music I analyzed was another piece from
the Contemporary Period called
“Variations on a Shaker Melody” (1944) by Aaron Copland. The
piece mainly demonstrated unity with
the feeling of familiarity, although there was some slight
variation toward the middle/end. The structure
of the music was a two part symphony structure or, binary form.

4. The purpose of the piece in my opinion
was to uplift, relax, and ultimately enhance the mood of the
listener. It made me feel joyous and at ease.
Altogether, the tempo of the piece was andante with the volume
al niente, until the climax when it
becomes crescendo, and then decrescendo diminuendo. The
rhythm contained a consistent pulse
throughout with an obvious beat. The dominant tune of the
composition illustrated a conjunct melody
followed by a slight disjunctive melody, while conveying
consonant harmonies.
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Written Assignment #4
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The third and final piece of music is yet an additional piece
from the Contemporary Period titled
“Chester” (1956) by William Schuman. The purpose of this
symphonic piece was to inspire and enhance
the mood of the listener. The piece demonstrates much unity

5. throughout with snippets of variation. The
structure of the piece was ternary (ABA) form. The pace of the
notes started off as moderato and then
transitioned to allegretto. The volume of the piece transitioned
from al niente to crescendo. The rhythm
of the piece was strong and obvious. While the melody started
off delicate and then transitioned to a
more assertive tune. At the beginning there were consonant
harmonies followed by some dissonance.
The form was composed in an arch form, followed by 5
variations.
As a whole, I thoroughly enjoyed the concert. Each piece that
was played was unique and special
in its own way. The symphony was professional, talented, and
well-rehearsed.
Grader - Instructions PPT 2019
ProjectExp19_PowerPoint_Ch01_ML1_Time_Management
Project Description:
You belong to a student organization on campus that has asked
you to put together a presentation on time management. You
created a presentation with some basic content for a school
project you will use as starting point. You want to modify the
presentation to make it more appealing and better portray the
message.

6. Steps to Perform:
Step
Instructions
Points Possible
1
Start PowerPoint. Download and open the file named
Exp19_PPT_Ch01_ML1_TimeManagement.pptx. Grader has
automatically added your last name to the beginning of the
filename.
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2
Apply the Gallery theme and change the variant to the second
variant.
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3
Change the theme colors to Aspect and the theme fonts to
Corbel.
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4
Add the title Time Management in the title placeholder. Type
Use Your Time Wisely in the subtitle placeholder.
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5
If you want to use slides from another presentation, the Reuse
Slides features saves considerable time, as you do not have to
copy and paste slides from another presentation.
Use the Reuse Slides feature to add all slides from Time.pptx
into the open presentation. Preserve the order of the slides.
Ensure the Use source formatting or Keep source formatting
check box is not selected so that the inserted slides take on the
design and formatting of the open presentation.
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6
Delete Slide 2. Move Slide 3 so that it becomes Slide 2.
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Click Slide 5 and add a new slide. Change the slide layout to
Content with Caption on the newly inserted slide. In the top left
placeholder, type What's Stealing Your Time? (including the ?
mark). Increase the font size of the text to 44 pt and apply Bold.
Click the bottom placeholder and type Identify aspects of your
personal management that need to improve! Increase the font
size of the text to 24 pt.
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Images can be used to enhance a presentation and better portray
your message.
On the newly created slide (slide 6), insert the Steal.jpg image
in the content placeholder on the right. Change the width of the
image to 6.3".
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Apply the Bevel Perspective Left, White picture style. Change
the Picture Border to Tan, Background 2. Set the horizontal
position of the image to 4.8" and the vertical position to 1.5 ".
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Change the layout of Slide 4 to Title and Content. Insert the
TimeMarches.jpg image in the content placeholder. Crop the top
and bottom of the image so that most of the white area is
removed. Change the width of the image to 7.9".
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Apply the Moderate Frame, White picture style. Change the
Picture Border to Tan, Background 2. Set the Horizontal
position of the image to 2.7" and the Vertical position to 2.5".
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SmartArt allows you to communicate information visually with

8. graphics instead of just using text.
On Slide 5, convert the list to a Vertical Box List SmartArt
graphic.
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On Slide 3, convert the list to a Basic Block List SmartArt
graphic.
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Check the presentation for spelling errors. Make corrections as
needed on the slides and notes.
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To help you prepare and deliver your presentation you will add
speaker notes.
Type the following speaker note on Slide 6: To better manage
your time it will be important to identify aspects of your
personal management that may need to improve.
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Save and close Exp19_PPT_Ch01_ML1_TimeManagement.pptx.
Submit the file as directed.
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Total Points
100
Created On: 02/24/2020 1 Exp19_PowerPoint_Ch01_ML1 -
Time Management 2.1