PERFORMANCE CRITIQUE TEMPLATE
Some sample concerts that can be found through a web search and used for this assignment would be:
⢠Duke Ellington The Great Paris Concert
⢠Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Jazz Center Orchestra @ The BBC Proms 2004
⢠Spirit of America concerts by the USArmy band
⢠Full length concerts at the BBC proms
⢠Full length concerts by major orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, London
Symphony, or Boston Pops
⢠Full length Jazz at Lincoln center concerts
⢠Full length concerts by military ensembles such as The Presidentâs Own Marine Band or The US Army Chorus.
⢠The US Army Chorus 60th Anniversary Celebration Concert
⢠Sona Jobarteh & Band Kora Music from West Africa
⢠Full length concert from Barcelona Gipsy Klezmer OrchestraMusic and Culture
COURSE ACTIVITY
Performance Critique Template
Please use the template below when writing your Performance Critique to ensure that you cover all aspects of the rubric.
Remember that your concert must be a minimum of 45 minutes and a minimum of 3 songs should be discussed for full
credit.
Your name:
Online link to concert or picture of program if live concert:
Title of the Concert:
Pe
rformer(s):
Section 1: Listening Skills and Identification of Musical Elements:
Describe the music performed in the concert. State the name of the pieces or the # in the concert if name unknown and
describe at least 3 musical elements (melody, rhythm, timbre, form, texture, harmony) at work in the piece.
A minimum of 3 pieces of music need to be discussed in order to receive full credit in this area.
Section 2: Connecting Musical Sound to Cultural Meaning and Personal Experiences
Consider and address the following questions for each of the pieces in the concert:
⢠Part 1: Where does this music come from (geographically, culturally, etc.)? When was it written and by whom?
What is its purpose? What does it mean? What is the genre and how does that affect the workâs meaning? How
does the work relate to the the modules covered so far?
⢠Part 2: How do you feel about the piece? Why? How does the piece relate to your personal experiences?
A minimum of 3 pieces of music need to be discussed in order to receive full credit in this area.
Section 3: Conclusion
Summarize your concert experience as a whole. Would you recommend this concert to friends and/or family? Would you
attend a concert with these performers or these works again?