The document discusses critique and feedback for artistic performances. It emphasizes the importance of giving and receiving honest feedback in order to grow as an artist. It provides guidelines for how to properly give and receive criticism, including starting with positives, commenting on areas for improvement, and ending with more positives. It also advises asking oneself if the criticism has valid points and reflects areas for growth instead of becoming defensive.

1. CRITIQUE
INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE

2. COOL THINGS
▸ Who has cool things they would like to share?

3. CRITIQUE-FEEDBACK-CRITICISM
▸ There are few things more important to an artist’s growth
than getting honest and informed feedback.
▸ Having an opinion
▸ Offering feedback freely
▸ Critique étiquettes
▸ Using a musical vocabulary
▸ Receiving criticism openly

5. WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND
▸ If you want to get feedback on your work - you need to
first give feedback on other’s work.
▸ This principle applies in physical and virtual environments
▸ It’s good to have an opinion.
▸ Question what you like, why you liked it, what you didn’t
like, why you didn’t like it. This will be valuable to all
involved parties.

6. CRITIQUE ETIQUETTES
▸ What are some counter-productive ways to critique a
performance?
▸ Rule of thumb:
▸ Start with what you like, comment on what you think could
improve the work, and finish with something else you like.

7. HOW TO DEAL WITH CRITICISM AND FEEDBACK
▸ What are some ideas for dealing with criticism and
feedback?

8. HOW TO DEAL WITH CRITICISM AND FEEDBACK
▸ Ask yourself; does this person have a valid point?
▸ Was that what the voice in my head was trying to say and I
just wasn’t listening?
▸ If you have a reputation for getting defensive and acting
like people are attacking you when they're really just
giving you an honest opinion, you're not going to get
truthful feedback in the future.

9. DISCUSS:

10. TAKE CRITICISM, SMASH IT INTO DUST AND
USE IT TO PAINT BREATHTAKING IMAGES OF
UNICORNS FROLICKING THROUGH ENDLESS
FIELDS OF GREATNESS.
Matthew Gray Gubler

11. ELEMENTS OF PERFORMANCE YOU NEED TO BE CRITIQUING:
▸ Accuracy and fluency
▸ Technique
▸ Musicianship
▸ Stagecraft
▸ What do we think each of these terms mean?

12. WHERE DO MY BLUEBIRD FLY - THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH
▸ https://youtu.be/zG2ccH8jlCA

13. GALWAY GIRL - ED SHEERAN
▸ https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1ZGbRT4J8eM

14. IMPROVISATION - BOBBY MCFERRIN
▸ https://youtu.be/81uJZIF9TCs

15. THE LESSON - VICTOR WOOTEN
▸ https://youtu.be/Ve37F3Ee9Ow

16. TEXT
BLACKBIRD - JACOB COLIER
▸ https://youtu.be/t1OQrI1oUV8