Extra Credit Blog Posts

You may receive credit for up to five of the below extra credit blog posts. Blog posts are due Tuesday, May 11th at 11:59pm on your class blog.

UT-Dallas Spring Arts Festival
Write a 300-word performance report post for each Spring Festival event you attend (from the options below). Be sure to mention the music itself (using music vocabulary), the performers/performance, audience, and time/space. NOTE: You may not write about an event in which you performed!

FRIDAY 4/30 - TIME - SPACE
Musica Nova - 8:00 pm - Performance Hall

SATURDAY 5/1
Voice/Senior Honors recitals - 2:00 pm - University Theatre

Piano Solo Recital - 4:00pm - Performance Hall
Piano Courses - 6:00 pm - Performance Hall
Composition Courses - 8:00 pm - Performance Hall

THURSDAY 5/6
Guitar Courses - 7:00 pm - Performance Hall
String Orchestra - 7:30 pm - University Theatre

FRIDAY 5/7
Beginning Voice - 6:00 pm - Performance Hall
Electric Guitar/Jazz Band - 7:30 pm - Performance Hall
Novis - 8:30 pm - Performance Hall

SATURDAY 5/8
Wind Ensemble - 4:00 pm - Performance Hall
Choral Concert - 8:00 pm - University Theatre

Mariachi in DFW

Write a 300-word post for each mariachi event which addresses the aspects of music performance (music itself, performer/performance, audience, time/space) as well as answers the following question: What does this event tell us about mariachi in Dallas/Fort Worth today? (For example: Are new instruments being introduced? What is the target audience?) Below is a list of approved events. If you have any recommendations for events, please leave a comment to this post with details and a website if possible. I will update as I learn of more events.

Friday Nights at La Mexicana Restaurant (7:30-9:30pm) in Duncanville

Saturday, May 1st - Cinco de Mayo in the West End - FREE
12:00pm - 12:30 pm: Bryan Adams HS Mariachi Band
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Mariachi 90
Note: The DART Rail has a stop in the West End

Wednesday, May 5th (start around 5pm) - Cinco de Mayo at Mattitos Restaurant in Dallas
*This is an approximate time since the Mariachi bands will perform as well as a salsa band in the evening. The mariachi band will stay for 2 hours but their exact time has yet to be established.

Dallas area restaurant - El Ranchito's website shows daily mariachi bands, but you might call ahead before dining to be find out what time the mariachi bands perform.