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MUSIC APPRECIATION

Week 1: Web Lectures Rhythm, Meter, Tempo		Textbook Readings K5 (Kerman 5th ed.) pp. 10-14, K6 pp.11-16		Listening Meter
Week 2: Web Lectures Melody, Pitch, Scale		Textbook Readings K5 pp. 14-19, 24-25, 31, K6 pp. 7-10, 16-24		Listening Melody
Week 3: Web Lectures Timbre (2 pages)		Textbook Readings K5 pp. 36-45, K6 pp. 9-10, 37-47		Listening Strings and Woodwinds
Week 4: Web Lectures Timbre cont. (2 pages) Texture, Harmony, Form		Textbook Readings K5 pp. 2-7, 32, 36-45, 46-49, K6 pp. 9-10, 37-47, 28-36, 48-55		Listening Brass and Percussion
Week 5: Web Lectures Middle Ages		Textbook Readings K5, pp. 56-69, K6 pp. 58-72		Listening Medieval Genres
Week 6: Web Lectures Renaissance Era (2 pages) Instruments from the Middle Ages and Renaissance		Textbook Readings K5 pp. 73-89, K6 pp.76-92		Listening Renaissance Genres
Week 7: Web Lecture Baroque part 1		Textbook Readings K5 pp. 92-107, 119, 96, 122-123, 129-139, 132-134, 143-148, K6 pp. 95-100, 116-141, 148-153		Listening Baroque Genres
Week 8: Web Lecture Baroque part 2 (2 pages)		Textbook Readings K5 pp. 132-134, 149-163, 205-206, K6 p. 99, pp.132-167		Listening Baroque Genres
Week 9: Web Lectures Classical Era (2 pages)		Textbook Readings K5 pp. 164-177, p. 25, K6 pp. 169-181		Listening Classical Genres
Week 10: Web Lectures Classical  Forms (2 pages)		Textbook Readings K5 pp. 175-211, K6 pp. 182-216		Listening Mozart, Sym. 40, first movement, p. 175
Week 11: Web Lectures The Conductor		Textbook Readings Web link		Listening Classical Genres
Week 12: Web Lectures Beethoven		Textbook Readings K5 pp. 223-234, K6 pp.227-238		Listening Beethoven Sym. No. 5, p. 223
Week 13: Web Lectures Romantic Era, Expressionism		Textbook Readings K5 pp. 235-307, 313-351, K6 pp. 239-313, 319-352		Listening Romantic Genres
Week 14: Web Lectures Blues Jazz		Textbook Readings K5 pp. 384-406, 410-417, K6 pp. 391-415		Listening Blues and Jazz

CONCERT REVIEW GUIDE

BASIC GUIDELINES:

Due date is within three weeks of the concert.

Turn in the review(s)

• At the midterm by way of e-mail or the final.
• My office at City College of San Francisco, Phelan Campus, Arts 129
• E-mail the review to Larryferrara27a@aol.com

• At least 1 and a half pages in length, typed, double-spaced, 1" margins top, bottom and sides
• Name, ID#, e-mail, Course Name at the top of review
• Font: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif or similar readable font, 10 - 12 point size (no smaller, no larger)

 

WHAT DO I WRITE ?

You are required to attend three concert performances of classical music ("art" music) during the semester and turn in a written review of those performances. (Remember you can and are encouraged to attend and enjoy more than just the three!). You may review one film in replace of one concert. Of the films you may review please choose one of the following; Immortal Beloved, Impromptu or Amadeus. If you review a film, the focus of your paper will be on the music that accompanies a particular scene in the film and the emphasis should be on how the music relates to the story, scene, event or dialogue. A "review" combines reporting with personal opinion. Please include in your review the following:

• Artist or group you are reviewing.
• What took place, when and where?
• What was performed.
• Share your reaction and opinion:

  1. What did you like most and why?

  2. What did you like almost as much and why?

  3. What did you like least and why?
  4. Include support for the performer(s) if you thought they did well.
  5. Give suggestions for improvement if you thought the performers didn’t do as well as you thought they should of. Remember that amateurs, students, and professionals should not be judged by the same standards.
  5. Give the reader or your paper good reasons for going (or not going) to the next such concert or event.

Try to include in your assessment of the concert some musical terms you have learned in this course such as; melody, rhythm, tempo, texture, harmony, consonance, dissonance and form. In the opening sentences or even in the title you might summarize the general experience. Avoid naming all of the titles of compositions in this paragraph.

A "review" combines reporting with personal opinion. First describe what took place: who, what, where, when, why. Next give an interesting rundown of what was performed. Share your own reactions and opinions: what did you like, what did you not like, and why?

You will find the skills of the advanced music students from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music very impressive and the student recitals there are free. I will try to have links with a number of performance calendars on the Concert Schedule page.

Reviews must be of a full-length concert (or opera) of classical "art" music. The concert does not need to be in San Francisco, but it does need to be one that you attend during this semester. The concert may be a large ensemble, a small ensemble, or a solo recital, such as:

CONCERT RESOURCES:

The Concert Gerrit van Honthorst Mainz, Landesmuseum

Opera (San Francisco Opera company)

Symphony orchestra (San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra.

Ballet with live music (San Francisco Ballet, Oakland Ballet)

Symphony band or Wind Ensemble

Choral concerts (City College of San Francisco, Gospel Choir)

Chamber music (Faculty or Guest Concerts, San Francisco Conservatory of Music Chamber Series and student ensembles)

Solo recitals (San Francisco Conservatory of Music, City College of San Francisco Intermediate and advanced classes)

FOR HELP WITH YOUR WRITING CLICK ON THIS LINK AND LOOK UP THE FOLLOWING TOPICS

"Proofreading for Common Surface Errors: Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar"

"How To Write a Thesis Statement"

"Paragraphs and Topic Sentences"