Analyzing Writing Across the Disciplines Papers for
Presentation: Topics Part 1 Main Part 2 Group Worksheet MUSIC
101: Introduction to Music This course should train your ears
and minds for critical listening and thinking. Writing a concert
report will allow you to practice these skills. You need to
attend two musical events--one classical and one anything you
want. Within three days of the concert, you need to turn in a
1-3 page essay about the experience. The reports should describe
the musical and extramusical aspects of the musical event. Pay
attention to the performance space and participant behaviors.
What was the interaction between the audience and the
performers? Did audiences participate? Were there program notes?
If so, were they helpful? What did you notice about the people
in the audience; age, gender, race, class? Did people dress up
or dress down for the event? What kind of an experience did you
have as a listener? Were you inhibited knowing that this was
something you would have to write about