Discuss the items that are most important and relevant to your musical experience as you consider each work on the program (please feel free to include other observations as well):
Please analyze the pieces using the five foundational questions from our textbook that guide our musical discussions.
What did you like and/or dislike about the work and the performance. Why? Please be honest and straight-forward, but justify your position.
Discuss the most prominent musical features of the particular composition? Please consider information learned in the opening section of your textbook and apply these musical concepts (melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, form, style, etc.).
Discuss the instrumentation and how it was used and exploited for aesthetic effect.
Discuss the musical features of the composition as it relates to the historical period of the work.
Discuss the importance of knowing the program in a programmatic work.
Discuss the role of the conductor (if there is one) and how he led the ensemble.
Discuss your level of interest and how it increased or decreased during the performance. Relate any observations you may have about the concert atmosphere, audience members and concert etiquette issues.