Writing Format and Instructions 1.  Section One : Note the performer's or ensemble's name, the date, location, time (if known) and performance medium (such as piano recital, orchestra concert, opera). Some concerts can have multiple performers, so please name each one. 2. Section Two : Make a table with three columns listing the music compositions in the order they were performed. Be sure to list any encores that might have been played. (Note that, depending on which concert is selected, the number of compositions performed could vary from several to a dozen or more.) Column 1 should be the title of the composition.  Column 2 should be the composer’s first and last names. In parenthesis write his birth  year (year only) and death year (year only). If you cannot find a contemporary  composer’s birth and date years by doing an internet search, indicate that in parenthesis under the name. Note that the person performing the music is usually not the same as the composer; the composer is the person who wrote the music itself.  The performer is the person who actually sings or plays the music. Column 3 should be the style period for the composition.  Style periods should correspond  to the dates when the compositions were  composed . For this class the style periods are as  follows: Medieval (400-1450), Renaissance (1450 – 1600), Baroque (1600 – 1750),  Classical (1750-1820), Romantic (1820-1900) , and Contemporary (1900-today). Example: Composition Title  Composer  (year of birth – year of death)  Style Period  Die Forelle  Franz Schubert (1797-1828)  Romantic  Quando miro quell bel ciglio  W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)  Classical  Go ‘Way from My Window  John Jacob Niles (1892-1980)  Contemporary  Continue until you have listed all compositions  3. Section Three:   Write a description of each work performed; include each work's mood, tempo, dynamic level (how loud or soft), and length. Make a new paragraph for each work. 4. Section Four:  Describe the concert environment.  Include the following: 1. A description of the physical layout of the performance hall or venue. Be sure to include the audience seating or standing in relation to the performers.  2. The clothing of the performers. Describe what people are wearing. If the men and  women have slightly different clothing, note that information. 3. The clothing and behavior of the audience members (if visible in the video). 5.  Section Five:  Write a paragraph describing your general reaction to the concert. Include information about your own experience going to concerts and whether you were comfortable listening to your selected concert. Would you have liked to have been a member of the audience instead of being a "virtual" viewer? What was your reaction to the music performed? .

1. Writing Format and Instructions
1.
Section One
: Note the performer's or ensemble's name, the date, location,
time (if known) and performance medium (such as piano recital,
orchestra concert, opera). Some concerts can have multiple
performers, so please name each one.
2. Section Two
: Make a table with three columns listing the music
compositions in the order they were performed. Be sure to list
any encores that might have been played. (Note that, depending
on which concert is selected, the number of compositions
performed could vary from several to a dozen or more.)
Column 1 should be the title of the composition.
Column 2 should be the composer’s first and last names. In
parenthesis write his birth
year (year only) and death year (year only). If you cannot find a
contemporary
composer’s birth and date years by doing an internet search,
indicate that in parenthesis
under the name. Note that the person performing the music is
usually not the same as the composer; the composer is the
person who wrote the music itself. The performer is the person
who actually sings or plays the music.
Column 3 should be the style period for the composition.
Style periods should correspond
to the dates when the compositions were

2. composed
. For this class the style periods are as
follows: Medieval (400-1450),
Renaissance (1450 – 1600), Baroque (1600 – 1750),
Classical (1750-1820), Romantic (1820-1900) ,
and Contemporary (1900-today).
Example:
Composition Title
Composer
(year of birth – year of death)
Style Period
Die Forelle
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Romantic
Quando miro quell bel ciglio
W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Classical
Go ‘Way from My Window
John Jacob Niles (1892-1980)
Contemporary
Continue until you have listed all compositions
3. Section Three:
Write a description of each work performed; include each
work's mood, tempo, dynamic level (how loud or soft), and
length. Make a new paragraph for each work.
4. Section Four:
Describe the concert environment.
Include the following:
1. A description of the physical layout of the performance hall
or venue. Be sure to
include the audience seating or standing in relation to the

3. performers.
2. The clothing of the performers. Describe what people are
wearing. If the men and
women have slightly different clothing, note that information.
3. The clothing and behavior of the audience members (if
visible in the video).
5.
Section Five:
Write a paragraph describing your general reaction to the
concert. Include information about your own experience going
to concerts and whether you were comfortable listening to your
selected concert.
Would you have liked to have been a member of the audience
instead of being a "virtual" viewer? What was your reaction to
the music performed?