The list of the performing artists to choose from: Ana Maria Rosado, guitar; Tyler Duncan and Erika Switzer; Mivos
Quartet; Oliver Markson; Dr. Benjamin Yarmolinsky; Bodoma Garifuna Culture Band; Sweet Plantain Quartet;
Valerie Capers Trio; and Lahti & Friends.
For each paper, introduce, describe, discuss, and reflect on the performances.
• Correctly identify the videos you have chosen by performers, title of the pieces, and the composers.
• Describe and characterize individual works and movements and their respective composers.
• Recognize instruments and ensembles.
• Utilize musical terminology correctly and insightfully.
• Make specific observations about performances.
• Describe interactions among performers.
• Evaluate the performances. Give your opinion of the performances with supporting examples.
• Organize paper into coherent paragraphs that describe every aspect of the concert.
• Use vocabulary and concepts learned in class.
• Use correct grammar.
• Lastly, give a lively sense of the event as experienced and as compared to other musical experiences.
