#1: This assignment could be used for a music appreciation
course of any type. You could begin with a discussion of good
vs. bad music. What makes them good or bad? What criterion do we
use to decide if a piece of music is good or bad? Have students
read: • How to Review a Concert (Classical)
http://www.bachtrack.com/youngreviewer-how-to-review • How to
review a Concert (Jazz/Popular)
http://www.ehow.com/how_4514634_review-concert.html • Concert
Goer's Guide (General) https://paris.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/00731
22130/student_view0/concert_goer_s_guide.html • How to Write a
Great Album Review http://www.ehow.com/how_4800853_write-great-
album-review.html • How to Write a Good Music Review for Money
(eHow) http://www.ehow.com/how_5898226_write-good-music-review-
money.html Have students get into small groups and articulate
what criterion they should use when rating a performance. This
can include a numeric scale of some type if desired, but should
also have a place for them to articulate a "why" type response
as wel