EXTRA CREDIT PROJECTS

 

EACH PROJECT EQUALS UP TO 2 LISTENING ACTIVITIES

 

Attend a concert of any kind and write a 2-3 page description of the event, focusing more on the music than anything else. 

 

Review a CD or concert DVD or video in detail, commenting on each track and the overall CD; at least half of your observations and interpretations should be about the music, as compared to the lyrics, career of the artists, history, etc.  3 solid pages.

 

Analyze a scene of film music underscoring in detail.  Briefly comment on the uses of music in the film.  Do not analyze only a piece of source (also known as “diegetic”) music.  3 solid pages.