Trident Technical College Music Appreciation Cultivated vs Vernacular Music Essay Music Appreciation Essay Thesis: Cultivated and Vernacular music displa

Trident Technical College Music Appreciation Cultivated vs Vernacular Music Essay Music Appreciation Essay

Thesis: Cultivated and Vernacular music displays are both essential pieces to the puzzle of music. Together they provide the foundation and body of what we know as music today.

CULTIVATED OPTION

ballet (Swan Lake):

VERNACULAR OPTION

Imagine Dragons

1. Strive to make connections between the cultivated side of cultivated music and vernacular music. Both of these types of music are relevant and cherished by mankind. Why is that?

Is it possible to appreciate both cultivated and vernacular music?

2. Support your thesis statement by the following 3 points of comparison:

a. Presentation style. Give a detailed description of all aspects of presentation. What type of atmosphere was created at each performance? How did the creation of atmosphere shape your expectation and response to the music? Describe the quality of performance, including energy level, technical ability, and professionalism.

b. Musical mechanics. Highlight 3 musical elements from each concert (totaling 6 musical elements) and include the specific TITLE of the pieces/songs described. Describe in detail aspects of the music that stood out to you, linking musical elements to timings (3’44”) from the concert videos. There should be a total of 6 timings associated with 6 musical elements. Address musical elements such as form, genre, style, rhythm, dynamics, melody, instrumentation, tempo, and mood.

c. Personal response. How did the music affect you? Excitement, relaxation, laughter, tears?

3. Minimum pages: 3 & 1/4 pages. The music critique should be a minimum of 3 & 1/4 pages, with a large reduction of points resulting for anything less than 3 & 1/4 pages.

There should be no need to cite research, and you should use the pronoun “I”, as the critique will be based on your unique musical perspective.

* The critique should begin with an introduction paragraph (which includes your thesis statement and states both your cultivated & vernacular video choices), a “body” of at least 3 paragraphs, and ends with a conclusion paragraph that relates back to the thesis and demonstrates how the body of the critique fulfilled the thesis.