Listening Reflection Report: Musical Perceptions and Research
Your Task:
Write a report presenting your focused listening reflection for your two chosen
musical works. You will present two separate analyses of your chosen works and then write a comparison of the two works at the end of your report. You’ll need to listen to each of your chosen works many times.
See the “LIST of MUSIC WORKS” located on Canvas in the “LISTENING REFLECTION REPORT: Details” page.
Listen to and watch the performance of the works to make your choice.
Links to YouTube performances are provided with each of the listed works.
Also, audio recordings of each of most of the works can be found in the indicated
sections of the textbook on CONNECT.
The corresponding textbook sections are identified with the musical examples in the
list.
Choose one work from Group A and one from Group B.
For more help with this assignment, see the Student Listening Reflection Report Examples located on Canvas.
Follow the writing instructions below.
NOTE: If you choose a song (a work performed by one or more vocalists):
1. Pay attention to both the vocal and instrumental parts as they are performed.
o Think about the two parts as separate musical materials and, most importantly,
how they inter-relate (work together).
2. Pay attention to the words or lyrics, even if the words aren’t in English.
Review the translation of the words in the textbook, or locate the translation by
researching online.
Consider how the words relate to the musical elements.
Present this analysis in the technical discussion in the Technical Description section.
