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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Their experience and extraordinary sense of unity could be appreciated throughout the breathtaking concert, which relied on wild improvisational creativity, incendiary dynamics and languages, and super articulated, if sometimes completely refracted, rhythms. You can think of an intoxicating odyssey whose noisy prayers and agitated passages are gradually transformed into calm and breathable atmospheres, essential to regroup forces and continue exulting inspiration.

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

Prior to attending the concert Swingin’ In The Opera House at Moores Opera House, I had very little experience attending concerts. Aside from few band performances I attended back in middle and elementary school, I was never exposed to the world of concerts and performances. Going into this concert, I was expecting great things since it was my first college concert. To my expectations, everything seemed perfect when I first walked in. The lighting of the opera house was set just right and I could see all the performers lined up in front with their instruments ready to play.

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

When you’re at a concert, especially when you’re in the front row, the connection you form with the artist is surreal because you get to be in the same space as them while they pour their heart into one of your favorite songs and rock out with them when they play one of their biggest hits. It is that direct connection that makes concerts so incredible because you can’t experience it anywhere else. Yes, you can connect to a song on multiple levels when listening to it alone, but when you’re standing in front of your favorite artist and hearing them sing that song you already have some sort of emotional connection to, that connection becomes

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.

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,

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.