Concert Evaluation Essay

I have personally heard and read about band directors that chose to drive a student to concerts because they do not have a ride. I suppose that if it came down to it, I would do the same for a student, hopefully with the expressed permission of a parent. I would use the situation as a learning experience for both the parents and the student. The parents will need to learn that concerts are a very important and graded portion of their student’s grade and that it is an opportunity to witness his or her growth. The student should learn that if he already knows that he will not have a ride, he should ask a friend. In the situation that the community does not understand the importance of an evening concert, I would take one or two concerts and use them as an educational experience for the audience. I would have a small presentation on concert etiquette. I would teach the audience HOW to listen to music. For example, I would tell the audience “The following piece is ‘---.‘It was written by --- in 1945 and it was truly an important piece in the development of band literature. I selected this piece because it such an exciting piece and it challenges the students. Here are some things that you can listen for in the piece: the clarinets begin with a lovely melody that ---, the brass later ---, and its truly exciting when ---.” Hopefully the parents can become more invested in the product that their students are about to present.

McBeth's points in Solution I. McBeth begins by explaining that everything in this chapter is ultimately to correct pitch. The best way to correct pitch is by properly balancing the ensemble. Instead of yelling at students to listen, educators should teach students exactly what that means and what the hierarchy of an ensemble is. For