Concert Choices

Here is the list of approved Notecard Concerts.

If you want to see other concerts, all of the School of Music events that have need "Notecard" next to prices on their pages are notecard eligible. Only the concerts listed on the Notecard Concert list above will count though.
UW School of Music Events Page
You show the usher your Notecard when you enter and they will give you a program. Hold onto the program and they will stamp it at the end of the night. If you attend a UW School of Music concert in Brechemin recital hall in the music building, you will be given a red ticket - this must be stapled to your concert program unless you have the person issuing tickets sign the program for you.

Here are a few ensembles in the area you can also check out for your concert attendance. You must turn in a program from these concerts - tickets alone will not get you credit.

Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra
Philharmonia Northwest
Seattle Philharmonic
Tacoma Symphony
Everett Philharmonic
Seattle Modern Orchestra
Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers
Lake Union Civic Orchestra
Bellevue Chamber Chorus
Federal Way Symphony
Seattle Wind Symphony

Lastly, these are the events for the Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall and Nordstrom Recital Hall. Your campus club membership will allow you to buy tickets for some of these events for only $12!
Seattle Symphony Events

If you know of any other local symphonies, orchestras, choirs, and the like that are not on this list please let me know so I can add them to it!

Grading scale

Some students have been asking how the grading scale was determined for the class. It is based on the UW grading system ( here is the link). Below is the scale from the website:

Letter	Number	Note
A	4.0-3.9
A-	3.8-3.5
B+	3.4-3.2
B	3.1-2.9
B-	2.8-2.5
C+	2.4-2.2
C	2.1-1.9
C-	1.8-1.5
D+	1.4-1.2
D	1.1-0.9
D-	0.8-0.7	Lowest passing grade.
E	0.0	Academic failure. No credit earned.

More concerts!

Here is another concert for those of you that are interested:

Bellevue Chamber Chorus (directions to the performance site from UW)
Sunday, December 9th at 3PM in Prospect Congregational United Church of Christ (Seattle, WA)
Here is the link to buy tickets

Reminder of Upcoming Concerts

Hello Music 185! There are a few concerts coming up that might interest you:

UW Chamber Singers and Chorle
Studio Jazz I 
Studio Jazz II (also on November 29th, but in Brechemin)
UW Women's Choir and University Singers on November 29th, at 7:30PM in University Presbyterian Church (
4540 15th ave NE Seattle, WA)
Oceana Quartet on December 2nd, in Brechemin Auditorium at 4:30PM

Happy Concerting!

Amazing concerts this weekend!

This weekend, there are 2 orchestras performing that have very affordable student pricing. In an effort to help you reach your concert attendance requirement, I will accept both of these concerts for the concert attendance:

1. http://psso.org/concerts-tickets/2012-2013-schedule
This concert will feature a Haydn symphony, a zippy Ravel work, and the mammoth 5th Symphony of Shostakovich. If you buy tickets online it is only $5 for students, at the door it is $6.
The concert will take place Saturday night (the 17th) at 7:30PM at Townhall downtown (check out this link for directions: http://townhallseattle.org/directions/)

2. http://philharmonianw.org/
This concert features a world premier (you will be the first audience to see the piece!), a clarinet concerto (remember the day I brought a clarinet to class?), and selections from Smetana's Ma Vlast (programmatic music at its finest!). Student tickets are $12 online (http://www.philharmonianw.org/?page_id=161) or $12 at the door (I believe... the website didn't say what it would cost at the door, though). The concert will take place at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (4805 NE 45th St. Seattle, WA) at 2:30pm on Sunday (the 18th).

Happy concerting, see you in class!

 

Concert Attendance Guide

Step 1: Go to 5 concerts and collect 5 programs and/or tickets (for Seattle Symphony concerts collect tickets, for all other concerts - including UW concerts - collect programs). At the end of all UW School of Music concerts there will be an usher that will sign your programs. When you submit your programs to Nicole, all programs from School of Music programs must have this signature for them to count for credit.




Step 2: Bring your materials to Nicole to sign them (as she signs them, she will record your score for the assignment in her gradebook) by Wednesday, December 11, 2013, before 9:00AM. When you submit your materials, she will ask you 3 questions about your concert experience for the School of Music concerts. In order to receive credit for the concerts, you must have informed responses to these questions. You will not receive credit if you cannot demonstrate active attendance at these concerts. Example questions may include, but are not limited to:
How large was the group on stage?
Was there any point in which someone spoke to the audience?
During the multi-movement piece did the music stop? Or was it continuous?
During the fanfare, who was playing?

P.S. You can only submit your materials once. Nicole will not take programs throughout the quarter as you obtain programs.

Listening to Music!

Below are links to the pieces you need to know for the exams. There are 2 or 3 pieces per genre, and for the first exam you will be asked to identify 3 of the first 6 recordings listed here (Orchestra and Wind Ensemble). On the second exam you will be asked to identify 4 of the 10 recordings listed here (all genres). I will play the piece from the beginning for the exam. During the exam I will play the piece in question for 1 minute from the beginning, two times.

Orchestra
1. Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, Movement 2 - Allegretto
2. Respighi Pines of Rome
3. Mendelssohn Violin Concert, Movements 3 and 4
Wind Ensemble
1. Bernstein Slava! A Celebration for Band
2. Grainger Lincolnshire Posy, Movement 1 - Libson
3. Stamp Gavorkna Fanfare
Jazz Band/Combo
1. Foster Who, Me?
2. Kubis Chinese Samba
Choir
1. Barbershop Quartet Irish Lullaby
2. Gorczycki In virtute tua, Domine