Concert Descriptive Writing

It is Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Mesa, Arizona. A large crowd occupies large spaces all over downtown attending different stages of the first Mesa Musical Festival. Facing the Automotive Callahan Stage at Il Vinaio Restaurant, and only moments after a Rock 'n Roll band finish its performance, the place begins to fill with a public made up of many familiar faces. Voices in Spanish are confused with the English. Suddenly, some musicians begin to take the stage. Six, eight, ten, twelve, fourteen people in total with a lot of musical instruments: keyboards, drums, congas, trumpet, bass, guitars, maracas, cuatro. The music starts, and immediately the public begin jumping, singing,

I am fixing my hair, and humming along to a song I heard on the radio, when I hear the concert start. I heard the announcements begin and the lights go dim. There was people all around me. People tripped over cords or called out demands. Some had microscopic mics on their faces, some had been putting on makeup on.

MUS 110CL Concert Critique Guidelines and Rubric After either attending a live concert or watching a full length concert online, write a critique of the performance following the format below. Here are a few examples of full length concerts you can find online (by conducting a web search using the criteria below) that could be used for this assignment:         Coldplay Live In Boston 2012 (Full Concert DVD) Sting: If on a winters night-Live from Durham Cathedral 2009 (watch all 14 songs on concert) Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ron Wood, Bill Wyman, Jan Hammer, Charlie Duke Ellington The Great Paris Concert Richard Galliano/Winton Marsalis - Billie Holiday meets Edith PIAF Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Jazz Center

I went to this concert not really expecting much, however I was pleasantly surprised. Not only was the concert interesting, it was also fun and a good learning experience. I went in thinking that I wasn’t going to know anything, however, I knew some of the songs, and I was able to recognize many things that happened. I knew three of the songs that were played. These songs include “Take the “A” Train” which we learned in class, I also knew “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong and “In the Mood” by Glenn Miller.

experience for me. It was far different from a rock concert held in some big

I have not been to many concerts in my life. I did not know what to expect when I went to see Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert last month. I saw Celine Dion in concert a few years ago and was very impressed by her beautiful stage set up; with the infallible theatrics of her performers and the wardrobe changes. I expected the Lynyrd Skynyrd concert to be similar, but it was nothing like that at all. I learned that not all concerts are created equal.

In conclusion, when the concert was over, I was able to feel all the energy and passion that the musician had for the each of their songs that they played or

My first concert experience turned out to be very different from what I expected. Even though I would not choose to listen to classical music normally, the concert has made me enjoy this type of music more and made me think about how much more there is to music than just lyrics and a

Now, in an era where anyone can use the internet to find free music, live concerts should rely more on talent, not less. Good live concerts are still great experiences. If a singer is actually singing live, fans get to hear his or her raw, unedited performance. The pure power of a singer on stage sets live shows apart from the tuned and tweaked perfection of a recorded track. However, the prevalence of lip-syncing often turns casual music fans away from pop concerts. People are even still more likely to drop money to see old-fashioned rock bands live than current pop singers. Four of the top five best-attended concert tours in the 2010s have been for rock groups. The only exception is Madonna, who has been performing for decades. No Taylor Swift or One Direction here. Instead, older rock acts like U2, Roger Waters, AC/DC, and Bruce Springsteen have the highest attendance for their tours, proving that rock still endures as the most popular genre to see live. These sales illustrate how the quality and authenticity of a performance remain more important for concert-goers than the flashy facades that popstars use to market

The concert environment is different from those of musical performances such as jazz or hip-hop. When entering the auditorium the musicians are onstage warming up and preparing themselves for the performance. The audience members find seats suitable for their listening needs. The lights begin to dim signaling that the concert is about to begin. When the house lights are officially off the audience becomes silent and so does the performers onstage. Specific instruments play a single not at a time to make sure they are in tune with their fellow members. Once finished the conductor appears and the audience applauds. Many people did not know concert etiquette. Majority were dressed in street clothes, some were texting and others were talking. A few times during the performance people sitting in the front rows would leave there seats only to return a few minutes later. People also

For this assignment I chose to compare and contrast two concerts. The first concert is from the modern era, while the other is a Baroque Era concert originating from the 17th Century preformed by a modern day orchestra. The Baroque Era Concert takes place in a large modern day Lutheran Church in front of a small crowd of well dressed onlookers. The second concert that I chose for this assignment is a modern day rock concert from the English Symphonic Rock Band, Muse. This concert takes place at the O2 Sheppard’s Bush Empire Theatre in London, England. The crowd is large and ruckus, the concert is loud, bright, and energetic.

At first, standing outside in the cold for six hours didn’t seem worth it just to see a concert. My sister and I were the first two in line and we were also alone for over an hour, and it appeared to me that our enthusiasm got the better of us again. We didn’t talk much, not because we didn’t want to, but because we were freezing and I foolishly only brought one jacket. At this point in my life I was facing the harsh reality of growing up and it was terrifying. I didn’t know what I wanted to

Before the concert started I noticed that there were a lot of cars out in the parking out and I knew that there was probably going to be a ton of people out in the audience. I was able to move and roam about the park freely while listening to the concert. There were people sitting in the seats close by the stage and others sitting on the ground in the grass area. I like how the stage is set up because it is easy to see the performers from a far distance and everyone is not so closely seated together. Thankfully the weather was nice that night. I was able to enjoy the location I was seated in. The outdoor venue is a great place to have a concert especially during the summer or when the weather is perfect, it just makes the concert experience much more fun

“A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage,” Elvis Presley once said. I agree with this statement. Live concerts, like a high voltage electricity line, are full of energy. It is not just one individual thing. It is the screaming of the audience, the beat of the drum, the strum of the ukulele, the beautifully crafted notes of the piano. It is not only the music, but the special effects set up. The lights, the lasers, the smoke rising from the bottom of the stage, the endless amount of colors flashing through the air. The music is much more meaningful live, and the feeling you have is indescribable. I will never forget my first concert.

Theatres are usually cold, waiting to be warmed by the shadows that dances across the stage, who then breathes electric air that fills the lungs of the dark, empty spaces, with a new vibrant energy that is like no other. Walking across the worn train track towards NOCCA (New Orleans Center for Creative Arts) on my first day, I got that same feeling that the theaters get when there are performers in them; I realize that I was breathing air that renewed my soul and in that instance I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life and that was to perform. On my first day of my new journey, I witness these talented kids perform at Lupin Theatre (NOCCA’s main performing space), and I have never seen anything like it; they were so poised, sharp,